of sand, rotted leaves, or ashes. Put on the sash when freezing weatherarrives and open on pleasant days.
2. Pots may be placed in a cool, dark cellar, and will keep well if the soil is kept
moist hut not wet. The danger here is from drying out if they are notwatched at frequent intervals.
3. A better method is to dig a trench one foot deep, put in three inches of ashes
for drainage and to keep out worms; put in the pots and fill the trench withsoil. During freezing weather cover with rough stable manure, leaves, orstraw, to a depth of four inches.
4. Pots may be set out and covered with eight inches or ten inches of leaves, filling