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inches thick at the top, and the ends closed in the same 
manner! The roots are packed solidly in the soil, and 
the banks are carried np level with the longest tops; 
when the very cold weather sets in the whole top, 
banks and leaves, is covered with straw, leaves or 
corn fodder, to keep the frost out. I would not recom¬ 
mend this method of storing unless it is expected to 
have the supply all used or marketed by the 1st of 
January. The best way to store celery is in a hotbed 
or cold frame, which is built two or three feet deep in 
the ground, as already described. The celery plants 
are set side by side in this, as in the boxes or barrels, 
and the roots tightly packed in moist soil; then the 
sash can be put on at nights and in the daytime can 
be entirely removed or slightly raised to admit air, 
according to the temperature. On very cold nights 
the sash can have an extra covering of straw or old 
carpet, and if there is a heavy fall of snow it can be 
left on a few days, until the weather again becomes 
warmer. Stored in this manner, it is no trouble to 
get the celery when wanted; it can be given plenty 
of air, without which it will not keep, and the late 
kinds, if packed closely together, will complete their 
bleaching. If the kinds which require blanching 
are not kept earthed up as the growth advances, it 
will be almost impossible to blanch them. 
VARIETIES OF CELERY. 
The dwarf and half-dwarf kinds are the best, as 
they are superior both in quality and appearance 
and are much easier grown. Of these the Dwarf 
