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middle of August; doing it frequently, and very little at a time, 
in fine dry weather. 
The two best sorts of celery that I have tried, are Seymour's 
White Solid and Red Solid. But, after all, I have raised as heavy 
and as fine plants of the Common White, by the mode here given, 
as of either of those varieties. 
A word or two about keeping celery for winter use, may not 
be out of place here. Many persons complain of the difficulty of 
keeping it in winter — its rotting in the cellar, root house, etc. 
The method I have employed for nine years, is a very simple, easy 
one, and I have never lost a single head by it, though I have 
raised and kept many thousands. It is as follows: in November, 
when the frosty weather sets in, and the time for digging the 
plant comes, choose a high and dry part of the garden, in any 
convenient place; level it, and begin at one side to-open a shallow 
trench, deep enough to lay in the roots of the celery close together, 
burying them in an inclined position, so as to cover all the blanched 
part of the stalks, only leaving the green leaves at the top exposed. 
The next row may be put within three inches of the last, and so 
on, row inclining upon row, till the whole is laid in. In this 
compact way, the space required for a large crop, will be only a 
few feet square. This done, cover the whole, as soon as the win- 
ter sets in, with two mid a half feet of straw, covered with a few 
bits of wood to keep it down. This will most effectually keep 
out all frost, while the temperature of the soil itself is so low, that 
there can be no decay or change in the plants. At the same time, 
by removing a portion of the straw on one side, the celery may 
be reached at any time during the winter when required. — Horti- 
culturist. 
MOUNT AIRY AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE. 
(See Plate— Fig. 26.) 
We took occasion in a former number of this Journal to notice, 
briefly, this institution. It is now in successful operation, and 
bids fair to be very useful to the rising generation. The want of 
such an institution has long been felt, and we presume will be 
properly appreciated. 
Mount Airy is situated in Germantown, seven miles north of 
the city of Philadelphia. The situation is proverbial for its salu- 
brity, and is, we are informed, eminently adapted to the objects 
of such a seminary. 
