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One ounce of Celery teed will produce from 5,000 to 10,000 plants. 



Culture. — For early or summer Celery sow seed of the self-blanching sorts in flats under glass during February, and pick out, 

 singly or in sections of row, into other flats, frames, or in nursery row in the open, selecting soil in the highest state of cultivation. 

 In May to June, set the plants in very rich and well prepared land, 6 inches apart in the rows, and rows 3 or 4 feet apart. Give 

 thorough and clean cultivation, and blanch by means of boards set up against the rows. For later and winter Celery, start seed of 

 standard sorts either in flats as for early, only a little later, or directly into open ground. Make the rows for plants 1 foot apart; 

 sow seed shallow and firm well. The rows in which the plants are to be set are 4 or 5 feet apart. Blanch by earthing up gradu- 

 ally clear to within a few inches of tip of leaves. For winter storage, take up the plants with roots, and place upright on wet soil 

 in a dark cellar or root house, packing closely. 



Columbia. (See Specialties, page 5.) Pkt., 10 cts. ; oz., 60 

 cts.; i lb., $1.75. 



Winter King. (See Specialties, page .5. ) Pkt., lOcts. ; oz., 



50 cts.; } lb., <;i.,50. 



Perfected White Plume. (See cut.) We offer a choice 

 strain of this valuable and popular variety. It is ready for 

 use ahead of all other varieties and is unsurpassed for fall 

 and early winter use. The leaves are bright green with 

 white tips, and as the plants grow to maturity the inner stalks 

 and leaves turn white, thus making very little earthing up 

 necessary to thoroughly blanch it. The flavor is good and it 

 is a fine celery for early marketing. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 50 

 cts.; } lb., $1.,50. 



Golden Self- Blanching. An early .sort, requiring but little 

 labor to blanch. Plants medium size and make a stocky 

 growth; heart is rich golden-yellow, with light yellowish-green 

 outer leaves; quality excellent, as the flavor is remarkably 

 crisp and tender. American grown seed. Pkt., 10 cts. ; oz., 

 75 cts.; \ lb., .?2.50. 



Originator's Golden Self-Blanching. Seed of this strain 

 is very scarce, but we have secured a limited supply. This 

 produces a more solid stalk than American seed, otherwise it 

 is similar in every respect. Pkt., 20 cts.; oz., $2.00. 



Golden Half- Dwarf. The l)est of the half-dwarf varieties; 

 stalks large and full; the heart is golden-yellow, turning to a 

 light color when blanched. Very solid, rich flavor and good 

 keeper. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 75 cts. 



Perfection Heartwell. A most excellent variety. Stalks 

 long and thick, very compact, crisp and of fine flavor. Pkt., 

 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; i lb., 75 cts. 



Boston Market. Very mild flavor, extremely tender and 

 crisp. Forms a cluster of heads instead of a single large one, 

 should be blanched by earthing up. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 

 Cts.; ^ lb., 75 cts. 



Dreer's Monarch. A decided acquisition in green Celery, 

 producing large stalks, and magnificent bright golden yellow 

 heart. The stalks are very solid, brittle, and of most delicious 

 flavor, and entirely free from stringiness. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 

 30 cts.; J lb., $1.00. 



Fin de Slecle. Grows very large, stalks solid and crisp. 

 This variety will keep well over winter. Pkt., 5cts. ; oz., 

 25 cts.; i lb., 75 cts. 



Schumacher. The stalks are perfectly solid and crisp. It 

 has a firm and beautiful golden heart, and the flavor is first- 

 class. This variety is grown largely by market gardeners. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; ^ lb., 75 cts. 



Giant Pascal. A superior keeping sort. The stalks are very 

 large, thick, solid, crisp and of rich nutty flavor; it blanches 

 very easily and quickly, and retains its freshness a long time. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; J lb., 75 cts. 



Winter Queen. An excellent winter-keeping Celery. Grows 

 a very thick, solid and heavy stalk and has a large heart. 

 The color is creamy- white when blanched. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 oz., 30 cts.; Jib., $1.00. 



New Rose. The red sorts surpass the white in flavor, and 

 possess in their coloring a feature which renders them valuable. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 2.T cts.; J lb., 75 cts. 



Soup, or Flavoring Celery. Oz., 5 cts.; lb., 40 cts. 



CELrERIAC (Turnip-rooted Celery). 



Knoller Sellerie, Ger. C'elerie Rave, Fr. Apio Jti'abo, Sp. 



Culture. — Grown mostly for its bulbous root. Seeds are 



started and plants set in same way as advised for Celery. 

 Celeriac is not usually blanched, but very fine when thus 

 treated, and much hardier than the stalk celeries. 

 Apple-shaped. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; J lb., 75 cts. 

 Giant Smooth Prague. A very large and smooth variety. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., '25 cts.; } lb., 75 cts. 



