CELERY 



GOLDEN PLUME 



Culture — Planting time, Southern States: 

 For bleaching celery, June to August, for sea- 

 soning purposes, any month. Plant I1/2 ounces 

 to 150 feet of ro-w. Sow seed in a bed, cover 

 with canvas to protect from heat. Transplant 

 to large bed when about 3 inches high to 

 rows 3 feet apart, plant 8 inches apart. When 

 about matured earth is brought up around the 

 plants or boards are placed on both side of 

 rows for proper bleaching. Approximate time 

 of maturity is given after each variety, this 

 varies with climatic conditions and soil. 



GOLDEN PLUME CELERY— Early, delicious 

 and self-blanching. Early maturing, 

 large and vigorous grower, easy to cul- 

 tivate, very attractive and when matured 

 is most inviting. Foliage creamy yellow 

 and stalks creamy white, brittle, tender 

 and well flavored, profitable for market- 

 ing and home use. Extra fine strain. 



GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING— 118 days. 



Solid, very fender, golden yellow color, 

 brittle with delicious flavor. We cannot 

 recommend this variety too highly. 



GIANT PASCAL — 135 days. Grows about 2 

 feet high, forms broad, thick, crisp stalks, 

 entirely stringless. Very desirable and 

 planted extensively throughout the South. 



WHITE PLUME CELERY— 112 days. Early va- 

 riety, leaves bright green, tinged ■white, 

 easily blanched, solid, crisp, fine quality. 



CELERIAC TURNIP ROOTED— 135 days. Forms 

 a turnip-shaped root which is used exten- 

 sively for soup, sliced and cooked, or salad. 



CUCUMBERS 



Culture — Planting time, 

 Southern States, Spring, Feb- 

 ruary to July; Fall, August 

 to September. Plant five 

 ounces to 150 feet of row, 4 

 pounds to acre. Sow in hills 

 3 to 4 feet apart. Each hill 

 should be fertilized heavily 

 ■with rich decomposed ma- 

 nure or other suitable ferti- 

 lizer. Plant about 8 to 10 

 seeds to each hill. Approximate number of 

 days to edible condition given after each va- 

 riety. 



A & C — 60 days. Fine dark green variety. 

 Disease resistant vines which produce 

 an abundant crop of uniform cucumbers, 

 fully 10 inches long and straight. 



CLARK'S SPECIAL — 60 days. An outstand- 

 ing variety, deep green in color, sym- 

 metrical fruits about 9 to 10 inches long. 

 Very firm and considered one of the best 

 for shipping. Bears abundantly from 

 early to late in the season. Truly a very 

 fine variety. 



CUBIT — A dark green, white spine, averag- 

 ing 9 inches in length. Ideal for slicing 

 and shipping with firm white flesh. 



DAVIS PERFECT— 65 days. Dark glossy 

 green color, average length 10 to 12 

 inches. Seeds soft, cucumber tender and 

 brittle. 



EARLY FORTUNE— 70 days. An excellent 

 shipping variety, producing very attrac- 

 tive ■white spined fruits of rich dark green 

 color. The fruits average uniformly 

 about nine inches long. 



MARKETER— 70 days. Noted for uniform- 

 ity, deep green in color, has become 

 the leading early shipper. Fruits me- 

 dium dark green, slightly tapered to 

 both ends. 



IMPROVED LONG GREEN— 70 days. Very 

 dark gren, length about 12 inches, one 

 of the best and largest cucumbers on the 

 market, none better. Excellent for table 

 and shipping. 



CUBIT 



STRAIGHT EIGHT— 65 days. Almost cyl- 

 indrical fruits; well rounded on ends, 

 straight and eight inches in length. Deep 

 green, very productive and vigorous 

 growing, ideal for slicing. 



JAPANESE CLIMBING — 60 days. Strong, vig- 

 orous vines con be gro^wn on trellis. Cu- 

 cumbers round, about 10 inches long, thick. 

 Grown extensively for shipping and Ihble. 



WEST INDIA GHERKIN— (For Pickles) 60 days. 

 Very small, oval fruits, prickly sort, very 

 distinct from all others and grown ex- 

 clusively for pickles. Fruits should be 

 picked when young and tender. Seed is 

 distinctly smaller than that of other cu- 

 cumbers and requires from two to three 

 ■weeks to germinate. 



STAYSGREEN — 60 days. The greenest of the 

 Long White Spine varieties. Hardy, large 

 fruited, of excellent shape and uniform. A 

 favorite among market gardeners. Used 

 extensively for shipping. 



LONGFELLOW — 70 days. A very attractive 

 long, dark green variety. Fruits 12 to 15 

 inches long, fine for slicing, few seeds and 

 an ideal type. 



IMPROVED WHITE SPINE— 60 days. Prolific, 

 continuous producer of uniform, large and 

 cylindrical cucumbers. Excellent for slicing. 

 A favorite wherever gro^wn. 



PALMETTO — 67 days. Resistant to downy 

 mildew; fruits are very dork green in color 

 and taper slightly at both ends; white 

 spines, an important variety for fall plant- 

 ing in the South. 



SNOW'S or HEINZ PICKLING— 52 days. An 

 early maturing, small dark green cucumber, 

 round square ended, growm largely for 

 pickling. A very fine variety. 



EARLY FORTUiMt 



Cucumber Prices ^_ ^^ 



A & C _S .10 S .30 



Clark's Special 10 .25 



Davis Perfect 10 .25 



Early Fortune 10 .25 



Improved Long Green 10 .30 



Straight Eight 10 .30 



Japanese Climbing 10 .30 



West India Gherldii. 10 .30 



Stoysgreen 10 .25 



Longfellow 10 .30 



Improved White Spine 10 .25 



Snow's or Heinz Pickling 10 .25 



Cubit 10 .35 



Palmetto 10 .50 



Marketer 10 .30 



Celery Prices ^_ ^^ostpoid 



Golden Plume $ .15 S .75 



Golden Self Blanching 15 .75 



Giant Pascal 15 .70 



White Plume IS .70 



Celeriac or Turnip Rooted. IS .65 



Postpaid 



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 2.25 



5 lbs. 



310.70 



9.50 



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10.70 



9.50 

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1/4 lb. 



$2.35 

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STECKLER SEED COMPANY. Inc.. NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 



