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5) RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS: || 
One ounce of Celery seed 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 prick 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. 
thorough and clean cultivation, and blanch by means of boards set up against the rows. 
Give 
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. 
ally clear to within a few inches of tip of leaves. 
in a dark cellar or root house, packing closely, 
Easy=Blanching. (See Specialties, page 6.) Pk.; 20 cts.; 
% 0Z., $1.25; oz., $2.00; + lb., $6.00. 
Winter King. (See Specialties, page 6.) Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 
50 cts.; 3 lb., $1.50. 
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.; 4 Ib., $1.50. 
Originator’s Golden Self-Blanching. Seed grownin France 
especially for us by the originator, and far superior to the 
American grown seed. Itis 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. The quality excellent, as the stalks are remark- 
ably crisp and tender. Pkt., 20 cts.; 4 oz., 85 cts.; oz., 
$1.50; 4 1b., $4.50.. 
Golden Self-Blanching. Similar to above, but seed grown 
in America direct from’ French grown stock. A very good 
strain. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 75 cts.; 4 lb., $2.50. 
Golden Half=Dwarf. The best'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., 5cts.; 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.; 4 1b., 75 cts. 
Boston Market. Very mild flavor, extremely tender and 
crisp. Formsa cluster of heads, and should be blanched by 
earthing up. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; $ Ib., 75 cts. 
‘he rows in which the plants are to be set are 4 or 5 feet apart. 
For winter storage, take up the plants with roots, and place upright on wet soil 
Blanch by earthing up gradu- 
Columbia. Stalks are thick, almost round, and resemble 
Giant Pascal in shape, but are of a rich, yellow color, similar 
to the well-known Golden Self-blanching. It matures early, 
and its exceedingly fine flavor and crispness will please the 
most critical. Pkt., 10 cis.; oz., 45 cts.; }1b., $1.25. 
Dreer’s Monarch. A decided acquisition in green Celery, 
producing large stalks, and magnificent bright golden-yellow 
heart. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 80 cts.; ¢ lb., $1.00. 
Fin de Siecle, Grows very large, stalks solid and crisp. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.;.} lb., 7a cts. 
Schumacher. The stalks are perfectly solid and crisp. 1t 
has a firm and beautiful golden heart, and the flavor is first- 
class. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; 4 1b., 75 cts. 
Giant Pascal. A superior keeping sort. Stalks are large, 
thick, solid, crisp and of rich nutty flavor; it blanches very 
easily and quickly. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; }1b., 78 cts. 
Winter Queen. An excellent winter-keeping Celery. Grows 
a very thick, solid and heavy stalk, and has a large heart. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; + lb., $1.00. 
New Rose. The red sorts surpass the white in flavor, and 
possess in their coloring a feature which renders them valuable 
for decoration. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; +1b., 85 cts. 
Soup, or Flavoring Celery. Oz., 5 cts.; lb., 40 cts. 
CELERIAC (Turnip-rooted Celery). 
Enoller Sellerie, Ger. Celerie Rave, Fr. Apio Nabo, 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 stock celeries. 
Apple=shaped. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; 4 Ib., 85 cts. 
Giant Smooth Prague. A very large and smooth variety. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; + lb., $1.00. 
