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gardens for family use. It blanches readily, and, with little 

 care, will supply the table from the last of September 

 through most of the winter. 



^" var * e ty represented as being superior to 

 pion. Seymour's Superb White. The stalks are 

 broad, flat at the base, and form a compact, well-blanched, 

 crisp heart. 



Shepherd's Much like the Manchester Red, but has 

 Bed. Thomp. _ A . .. . 



SHEPHERD'S natter stems ; consequently it is more com- 



pact, and blanches sooner and more perfectly, 

 than that variety ; to which, for these reasons, it is preferred 

 by growers for competition. 



Turkey or A remarkably large variety, resembling the 



Frisian C - Common White g olid> Leaf-stalks long, 



SBK^SHGIANT large, erect, fleshy, and solid ; leaves large, 

 with rounded serratures, and of a glossy 

 green color. 



It is one of the largest of the White sorts, and is con- 

 sidered superior to the Common White Solid. 



Wall's An improved variety of the Italian, es- 



Thomp. ' teemed by growers for competition, where 

 quantity, not quality, is the principal con- 

 sideration. 



White A short, broad, flat-stalked variety, of ex- 



Lion's-paw ,, ,. 



Celery. cellent quality ; crisp and white. Its short, 



L5s rW- flat ' spreading habit gave rise to its name. 



White Solid. This variety is of strong and rather tall 

 FINE WHITE growth ; the leaf-stalks are generally solid, but 



SOLID. , . .,,.,, 



when grown in rich, jjighly manured soil, they 

 sometimes become slightly hollow ; the leaves are large, 



