SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 
J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. 
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French Golden Self-Blanching Celery 
CORN SALAD 
1 ounce will sow 20 square feet: 6 pounds to the acre. 
Ackersalad tse Seeded Dutch. A vegetable used as 
a salad. It is sown in the opening of 
spring in rows 1 foot apart, and is fit to use in 6 or 8 weeks 
from sowing. If wanted in early spring, sow in September; 
cover with straw as soon as cold weather sets in. Can be 
grown in cold frames, covered with straw mats or shutters, 
and used any time during the winter. 
POP CORN 
The most popular variety. The 
Japanese Hulless pearly white grains pop free 
from hull. 
9 It pops pearfectly white, 
Queen s Golden Yellow and produces very large 
akes. 
PRICES 
Variety 
CELERY 
Columbia 
Easy Bleacher 
Evan’s New Triumph 
French Golden Yellow 
Giant Pascal 
Golden Heart 
Golden Plume 
Golden Self-Blanching 
Silver Self-Blanching 
White Plume 
CORN SALAD 
Ackersalad 
POP CORN 
Japanese Hulless 
CELERY 
1 ounce to 1,000 plants. 
Celery seed is very slow to germinate and therefore should 
be started indoors in boxes from February to April or sown 
out of doors in a finely prepared seed bed during April. See 
that the seed is not covered too deep and that the bed is 
kept moist, almost wet until the seeds germinate. When the 
plants are about two inches high thin out and transplant to 
a distance of two or three inches apart each way. ‘These 
must be kept entirely free from weeds and when they are 
four inches high the tops may be cut off so that the plants 
will grow more stocky. The plants are usually set out in 
the permanent bed when five inches high and it is usually 
best to do this during July or the first of August. In some 
sections best results are obtained by transplanting in June. 
The permanent beds should be thoroughly prepared and 
well enriched with rotted manure, which should be spaded 
in deeply, the rows being spaced 3 to 4 feet apart. Cut off 
some of the root and set the plants 8 to 12 inches apart in 
the rows, firming the soil tightly, and cultivate them fre- 
quently for a period of six weeks. Celery needs plenty of 
moisture. 
When the plants are nearly full grown they should be 
blanched. This is done by drawing the soil closely about 
the plants to about two-thirds of their height, being careful 
not to allow any of the earth to fall between the leaves. 
Repeat this process every few days until only the top of the 
leaves are visible. Do not disturb the plants while they are 
wet or the soil is damp as this is liable to result in injury 
from rust. nih 
is new strain of Golden Self- 
Golden Plume Blanching has been pronounced by 
authorities to be the best of all the early varieties. It 
matures two or three weeks earlier than any other sort, 
blanches more quickly and shows less tendency to blight or 
ecrown-rot. Distinctly larger and ranker in growth than 
Golden Self-Blanching; more plainly ribbed and does not 
grow hollow. The crisp, tender stalks are very broad and 
the large full plumed centers are displayed to advantage. 
Combining the assets of earliness, finest quality and appear- 
ance Golden Plume offers a splendid opportunity to Market 
Gardeners. Celery Growers in New York and New Jersey 
have met with tremendous success using this variety. 
French Golden Yellow Self-Blanching 
(Originator’s Stock.) Our strain of this very popular sort 
cannot be excelled in quality or appearance. The plants 
are of medium size, compact and stocky, with yellowish 
green foliage. The stalks are solid, crisp, tender, free from 
strings and of a fine nutty flavor. 
Easy Bleacher T° weeks later than Golden Self- 
Blanching. Blanches readily and is a 
great favorite with Southern growers who usually plant a 
full crop of this one sort. Vigorous in growth and a splen- 
did keeper. 
Winter Queen 
Of medium height, an excellent winter 
keeping sort, producing thick creamy 
white stalks which are broad, very solid and crisp. The 
hearts are large and it blanches well. 
A distinct variety of sturdy dwarf 
Golden Heart habit. It is solid, and an excellent 
keeper, and of fine nutty flavor. When blanched, the heart, 
which is large and full, is of a light yellow, making it ex- 
ceedingly showy and desirable for either market or private 
use. 
, An exceptionally fine, early variety. The 
Columbia plant is of medium height, but very stocky, 
foliage is a light shade of green with yellow tinge, and the 
stalks are thick, almost round, and resemble Giant Pascal in 
shape, but are of a rich, yellow color. 
, A superior keeping sort. The stalks 
Giant Pascal are very large, thick, solid, crisp and 
of rich nutty flavor; it blanches very easily and quickly, 
and retains its freshness a long time. 
CELERY PLANTS 
All Leading Varieties 
Ready During July and August 
SEE PAGE 36 
USE A 
FELINS VEGETABLE TYING MACHINE 
Described on Page 47 
