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130 Wisconsin St. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Golden Self-BIanchingr Celery* 



Celery 



Celery is a crop that requires a very long season. If an 

 early crop is to be grown from seeds, the latter must be 

 started indoors In boxes about the last of February, the 

 plants being set in the ground, six inches apart, in May. 

 The crop should be ready in August. Celery for winter may 

 be grown from seeds started in the open ground In late April, 

 but it Is advisable to have a seed bed and to transplant the 

 seedlings to the open fierd when large enough. It is well to 

 cut ofC the lower half of the roots at transplanting time, and 

 firming the soil around the plants Is very important. 



About the middle of August the banking of the early crop 

 can be begun. Earth may be drawn up around the plants or 

 a twelve-foot board may be set on edge each side of the row. 

 The boards should Incline toward each other so that they 

 will be only three Inches apart at the top. Cleats or hooks 

 will hold them In place. From 10 to 20 days will be needed 

 to blanch the celery. When there are only a few plants they 

 may be wrapped with paper or tiles set over them. 



Celery for winter needs less earthing up, as it will blanch 

 after being stored. Before freezing weather comes the plants 

 should be lifted and the outside leaves removed. Then they 

 should be stored In a cool cellar or In a vegetable pit out- 

 doors, being set closely together on the floor. The plants 

 will keep well into the winter If simply set In trenches In 

 the garden, being covered with boards over which hay, straw, 

 leaves or manure is thrown. 



One ounce will furnish 5,000 to 10,000 plants. 



GOLDEN PLUME, OR WONDERFUL — It is similar to Golden 

 Self Blanching, but matures earlier, is larger and more 

 blight resistant, and blanches in half the time. It pos- 

 sesses all the excellent qualities of that well known celery, 

 and we believe it is the most profitable sort to grow. Pkt>, 

 25c; % oz., 65c; oz., $2.00; V4 lb., $6.00; 1 lb., $20.00. 



EASY-BLANCHING (Originator's Extra Selected Stock) — The 



plants make a rapid growth of thick, very tender stalks of 

 excellent quality, and while it bleaches very early, it is 

 unsurpassed for winter storage. Fkt., 10c; oz., 80c; % lb., 

 $2.40; 1 lb., $8.00. 



Colombia — Early, with thick round stalks of a rich yellow 

 color, unsurpassed in quality. Fkt., 10c; oz., 40cj % lb., 

 $1.40; 1 lb., $5.00. 



Golden Sclf-Blanchlng (Paris Golden) — Originators French 

 Grown Seed. The earliest and best of the self-blanching 

 sorts. The plants are of dwarf compact habit, with thick, 

 solid stalks of a waxy-yellow color. Pkt., 10c; oz., $1.00; 

 y4, lb., $3.25; 1 lb., $12.00. 



WHITE] PLUME (Extra Selected) — A favorite early self- 

 blanching variety. It requires very little earthing up. 

 Stalks crisp and sweet. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; 14 lb., $1.00; 

 1 lb., $3.00. 



Winter Q,ueen — A compact variety with large, broad, creamy 

 white stalks, crisp and tender. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; i/4 lb., 

 $1.00 1 lb., $3.00. 



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