THE IVANHOE APPLE. 
wide on, each side of the row, supported by 
pairs of stakes with a strip of lath nailed 
< >n top. All imperfect and straggling stalks 
should be pullod off, and none allowed to 
grow but straight, thrifty stalks. The 
stalks of each individual plant should be 
kept close together, and not allowed to get 
entangled with the one next to it, this may 
be accomplished by placing the hand be¬ 
tween the plants near the ground, and rais¬ 
ing it directly up and separating the stalks 
carefully. The crop needs a good deal of 
water, and will be greatly benefited by ar¬ 
tificial watering. By October 1st that por¬ 
tion of the crop needed for early use should 
be banked up, “to blanch”. This should be 
done when theearth is not too wet, by plac¬ 
ing a bank of earth on each side of the 
row as high as the stalks of celery, leaving 
only the leaf uncovered, observing in the 
operation to keep the stalks of each plant 
close togther, and packing the earth firm to 
the stalks. In about three, or four weeks 
this will be ready for use. Before freezing 
weather the crop should be stored in trench¬ 
es in a dry place. The trench should be 10 
inches wide and deep enough so that the 
celery may stand in its natural position 
with the top a little below the surface of 
the ground. Place the roots on the bottom 
of the trench, the plant standing upright, 
and cover the roots with soil, the same as 
it was when growing, put it quite close to¬ 
gether, but not bruise it. Cover the trench 
with boards to keep dry, and straw, and 
earth, to keep from freezing. Cover light¬ 
ly at first, and increase the covering as the 
weather gets colder. It should be kept as 
cool as possible and not freeze. Some per¬ 
sons store it in a cellar, but I prefer the 
trench. The celery will blanch in about 
eight weeks. 
The exact time of performing any of the 
operations can only be determined by the 
condition of the crop, the time here stated 
is only an approximation. 
THE IVANHOE APPLE. 
Our illustration represents finely a new 
apple, the Ivanhoe, which is being intro¬ 
duced by Mr. R. H. Haines, Moorestown, N. 
J. It is claimed for it that it has good size, 
shape and color, and that it will keep well. 
It is a deep golden yellow when mellow. 
The tree retains the fruit very late, the ap¬ 
ples hanging on the tree long after frost. 
It produces fruit when quite young. See 
Mr. Haines’s advertisement in another place. 
