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flenderson’s White Plume Celery. 
It was claimed by the introducers of this variety that the stems 
will blanch of their own accord while exposed to the light, so that 
it is unnecessary to bank up the plants with earth. We grew a 
Jarger number of plants of this variety with the view of testing the 
validity of these claims. We found them to be correct. Although 
the young plants differed little in color from those of other varieties, 
as they became larger the inner leaves assumed a paler shade of 
green, and toward the latter end of the season, the stems and the 
inner leaves changed to a creamy white. We tried hilling up the 
plants in the ordinary way, but no advantage was gained unless it 
be that the stems were slightly longer and rather more compact. 
During the month of November, the quality was excellent, but late 
in December, the stems became somewhat tough, and seemed to lose 
much of their flavor. In regard to its keeping qualities, we cannot 
yet speak. | 
We noted that the foliage of this variety was more affected by 
blight than that of any other tested; also that when grown in the 
trench the plants were more affected by blight than when grown on 
the level. It appears from the table that the difference in the yield 
in the trench and level culture is less in this variety than in any 
other, the Solid Ivory excepted. It seems possible, therefore, that 
owing to the liability of this sort to blight, it may succeed best on 
rather dry soil. 
Haperiments in Blanching Celery. 
The process of hilling up celery with earth for the purpose of 
blanching the stems is necessarily quite expensive. We made a 
series of experiments with the view of discovering a cheaper method 
of accomplishing the object. On September 15, we placed three- 
inch drain tiles over twenty-four plants of Boston Market celery ; 
wrapped an equal number with old newspapers, tying the paper on 
loosely with twine; and a third twenty-four plants we inclosed in 
straw, by simply placing a sufficient quantity of this material along 
the row on each side, so that when pressed down, the longest leaves 
of the plants just appeared above the straw. | 4 
The result was satisfactory only with the drain tile. Where in- 
closed in paper, and especially where surrounded with the straw, the 
outer stems.of the plants rotted. | 
We found slightly more decay where the tiles were used than we 
usually find where the plants are hilled up with earth, but the 
-amount was by no means serious. | , 
It seems probable that in localities where drain tile are conven- 
iently obtained, something may be gained in garden culture by their 
use. They are readily slipped over the plants, and are of course 
available for more than one season. 
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