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best variety ; under good cultivation it attains a higlit of 

 2 feet, and a circumference of 12 inches ; it is perfectly 

 solid, the stalks half round, the leaves and stems being 

 rather light green. When blanched, it is a yellowish- 

 white, crisp, tender, and of a most agreeable nutty flavor. 

 The great advantage of this, and other dwarf sorts, over 

 the large kinds, is, that nearly every part of the plant is 

 fit to eat when blanched ; for instance if in the dwarf va- 

 rieties the length is only 2 feet, and in large sorts 3 feet, 

 the extra length of the large sort is unfit for use, being 

 usually only an elongation of the outer leaves, the heart 

 or edible part rarely rising more than 18 inches in the 

 large sorts, while the dwarf sorts may be said to be all 

 heart. This variety, for fall use, is planted 3 feet be- 

 tween the rows, by 6 inches between the plants, or nearly 

 27,000 roots per acre. For winter use, when it does not 

 require to be " banked," we plant 2 feet between rows, 

 and 6 inches between plants, or about 40,000 roots per acre. 



Boston Market, A variety very similar to the above, 

 but rather more robust, though a dwarf variety ; the leaves 

 are darker green, the stalks when blanched nearly white ; 

 it is solid, crisp, and tender; an excellent variety. 



Dwarf Red, A variety similar in all respects to the 

 "Incomparable Dwarf," except in color of the stalks, 

 which are of a rosy crimson ; although the flavor of the red 

 varieties of Celery is acknowledged to be superior to the 

 white, and the appearance, when blanched certainly far 

 richer, yet, for some unexplained reason, they do not so 

 readily sell in our markets. In the London markets, about 

 equal quantities of each are sold. 



Seymour's Superb, The best of the large-growing 



