PETER HENDERSON & CO. S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 



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CAULIFLOWER. 



German, Blumen-Kohl. — French, Choufleur. — Spanish, Goliflor. 



Any soil that will grow Cabbage will grow Cauliflower, as their requirements are almost 

 similar; but as the product is more valuable, extra manuring and preparation of the soil will be 

 well repaid. 



The seeds may be sown in September, and wintered over in the same manner as described 

 for early Cabbage. Where this is not practicable, it may be had nearly as well by sowing the 

 seeds in the hot-bed in January or February, and transplanting the plants at two or three inches 

 apart in boxes, or in the soil of another hot-bed, until such time as they are safe to be planted in 

 the open ground, which, in this latitude, is usually from the 15th of March to the 10th of April, 

 If properly hardened off, they are seldom injured by being planted out too early. 



Perpkt. Oz 



34 lb. 



$3 50 



3 00 



Extra Early Paris. A well-known excellent variety 25c. $1 00 



Half-Early Paris, or Nonpareil. One of the best 25c. 1 00 



Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt. A favorite early market variety ; 



large compact heads of fine quality 25c. 2 50 8 00 



Extra Selected Early Dwarf Erfurt. The earliest variety in 



cultivation. Very dwarf, large white compact heads of 



finest quality 50c. 



Early London. An excellent and very early variety 20c. 75 2 50 



Lenormand's Short-stemmed. (See cut) A large late variety, 



with well-formed heads of superior quality 25c. 1 25 4 00 



Autumn Giant. A new and valuable late variety. 25c. 1 50 



Walcheren. An old and favorite variety 20c. 75 2 50 



Lb. 



$12 00 

 10 00 



30 00 



8 00 

 15 00 



8 00 



CELEKY. 



Germon, Seleri. — French, Celeri. — Spanish, Apio. 



Our manner of treating the Celery crop of late years is very much simplified. Instead of 

 sowing the seed in a hot-bed or cold-frame, as formerly, it is sown in the open ground as soon a& 

 it is fit to work in April, and kept carefully clear of weeds until the time of planting in June and 



July. The tops are shorn off once or 

 twice before planting, so as to insure 

 '* stocky " plants, which suffer less on be 

 ing transplanted. 

 After the ground has been nicely pre- 

 pared, lines are struck out on the 1 level 

 surface, three feet apart, and the plants 

 set six inches apart in rows. If the wea- 

 ther is dry at the time of planting, great 

 care should be taken that the roots are 

 properly "firmed." Our custom is, to 

 turn back on the row, and press by the 

 side of each plant gently with the foot. 

 This compacts the soil, and partially ex- 

 cludes the air from the root until new 

 r^iIT* ^L*L a rootlets are formed, which will usually be 



ueiery earthed up. in forty . eight hours> after which all dan- 



ger is over. This practice of pressing the soil closely around the roots is essential in planting of 

 all kinds, and millions of plants are annually destroyed by its omission. After the planting of 

 the Celery is completed, nothing further is to be done for six or seven weeks, except running 

 through between the rows with the cultivator or hoe, and freeing the plants of weeds until they 

 getstrong enough to crowd them down. This will bring us to about the middle of August, by 

 which time we have usually that moist and cold atmosphere essential to the growth of Celery, 

 Then we begin the " earthing up," necessary for blanching and whitening that which is wanted 

 for use during the months of September, October and November. The first operation is that of 

 " handling," as we term it, that- is, after all the soil has been drawn up against the plant with the 

 hoe, it is further drawn close around each plant by the hand, firm enough to keep the leaves in 

 an upright position and prevent them from spreading. This being done, more soil is drawn 

 against the row (either by the plow or hoe, as circumstances require), so as to keep the plant in 

 this upright position. The blanching process must, however, be finished by the spade, which is 

 done by digging the soil from between the rows, and banking it up clear to the top on each side 

 of the row of Celery. Three feet is ample distance between the dwarf varieties; but when larger 

 sorts are used, the width of the rows must be at least four and a half or five feet. 



Perpkt. Oz. 3^ lb. Lb. 



Henderson's Dwarf White. Our favorite market variety of 



close habit, solid, crisp and tender 10c. 40c. $1 25 $4. 00 



Sandringham Dwarf White. An excellent variety, remark- 

 able for fine flavor and soliditv 10c. 30c. 1 00 3 00 



