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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— CELERY PLANTS, ETC. 



CELERY PLANTS 



Plants will be ready to send out July 1st. They can be planted 

 in this latitude from then until the end of August. 



Celery requires a moist, rich soil, and will not thrive in poor 

 soil and dry situations. After the plants have attained a height 

 of five or six inches they should be set out in rows three feet 

 apart, and six inches in the row. When twelve to fifteen 

 inches high the soil should be loosened by the use of the plow 

 or hoe, and the plants "handled." This operation consists of 

 drawing the stems upright with one hand and pressing the soil 

 firmly against the plant with the other ; by this process the 

 plant grows upright, and can easily be cultivated and blanched 

 by drawing the soil close up to the plant. Celery should receive 

 thorough cultivation if good results are desired. To store for 

 winter use, select well-drained ground, dig trenches one foot 

 wide and deep enough to cover the tops of the plants. Pack the 

 stalks in this in an upright position, covering with waterproof 

 celery paper to shed the water ; in severe weather protect with 

 straw or leaves. 



We grow in quantity the following splendid varieties. 



Dreer's Monarch. A superb variety, producing large stalks 

 and magnificent bright golden-yellow heart ; very solid, brittle 

 and of most delicious flavor. A remarkably good keeper. 



Columbia. An exceptionally fine early variety of medium 

 height, but very stocky, foliage light green with yellow tinge, 

 stalks thick, almost round, of a rich, yellow color, similar to 

 the well-known Golden Self-blanching, which it resembles 

 when trimmed and bunched. Its exceedingly fine flavor and 

 crispness will please the most critical. 



Easy=Blanching. A new variety of remarkably easy-blanching 

 characteristics. The stalks are thick and brittle, of splendid 

 quality and flavor. Useful alike for early use and keeping 

 during the winter months. 



Giant Pascal. Stalk very large, thick, solid, crisp and of 

 rich, nutty flavor. It blanches very easily and quickly and has 

 superior keeping qualities. 



Golden Self=BIanching. An early, beautiful and in every 

 way desirable sort, requiring but little labor to blanch. The 

 heart is a rich golden-yellow, with light yellowish-green outer 

 leaves. 



Perfected White Plume. A choice strain of this valuable 

 and popular variety. It is unsurpassed for fall and early 

 winter use, requiring very little earthing up to blanch it. , 



Winter King. One of the best of the Winter-keeping Celeries. 

 While the outer stalks are green, it naturally produces many 

 golden hearts, which are very crisp, tender and of excellent 

 flavor. 



Winter Queen. This variety is a valuable sort, particularly 

 on account of its excellent winter-keeping qualities. It grows 

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

 when blanched is a creamy white color. 



All Celery Plants 75 cts. per 100; $6.00 per 1000. 



// zvanted by Parcel Post, add 15 cts. per 100 for 

 Postage 



Miscellaneous Vegetable Plants 



In stock until August, If wanted by Parcel Post, add 15 cts. per 100 for postage 



CABBAGE 



Dreer's Selected Late Flat Dutch. Short stem, and 

 large, solid and flat heads. Our stock has been carefully 

 selected for several years, in order to get a Cabbage of 

 this type, and we are confident no better strain is on the 

 market. 



Mammoth Rock Red. The largest and most solid of 

 the red varieties ; a sure heading sort, and tender. 



Perfection Drumhead Savoy. Of superior quality; the 

 largest solid heading Savoy, possessing the rich flavor 

 of the Cauliflower. 

 Price. Any of the above, 50 cts. per 100 ; $4.00 per 1000. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS 

 Dreer's Select Matchless. A small-leaved variety of 

 this noted vegetable, which, through careful selection, 

 has been brought to perfection ; grows freely during the 

 summer, and is fully developed by the early frosts, at 

 which time the stems are thickly set with sprouts the 

 full length. 75 cts. per 100; $6.00 per 1000. 



NOTE.— We supply 250 or more of a kind at the 1000 rate. 



