5 RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS {IT 
Celeri, FR. 
Aptos, SP. 
Culture.—For early or summer Celery sow seed of the self-blanching scrts 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 the leaves. For winter storage, take up the plants with roots, and place upright on wet 
soil in a dark cellar or roothouse, packing closely. One ounce of Celery seed will produce from 5,000 to 10,000 plants. 
Easy-Blanching. (See Colored Plate and page 8.) Pkt., 
20 cts.; $ oz., $1.25; oz., $2.00; 3 lb., $6.00. 
Columbia. (See Specialties, page 5.) Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 50 
cts.; + Ib., $1.50. 
Winter King. (See Specialties, page 5.) 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 and quickly blanch it. The flavor is good and it 
is a fine Celery for early marketing. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 60 
cts.; 4 lb., $1.75. For Plants see page 118. 
Originator’s Golden Self=blanching. (French-grown 
seed.) A splendid variety of early Celery, requiring but little 
labor or trouble to blanch. Plants grow to a medium size and 
make a stocky growth; heart is rich golden-yellow with light 
yellowish-green outer leaves. The quality is excellent, as the 
stalks are remarkably crisp, tender and good for early use. 
Pkt., 20 cts.; 4 oz., 85 cts.; oz., $1.50; 4 Ib., $4.50. 
Golden Self=blanching. Similar to above. (American- 
grown seed.) Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 85 cts.; 4 lb., $2.50. For 
Plants see page 118. 
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., 10 cts.; 0z., 35 cts.; 4 lb., $1.00. 
Perfection Heartwell. A most excellent large green varie- 
ty. Stalks grow long and thick, very compact, crisp and of 
fine flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; $ lb., $1.00. 
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 for five or six weeks, Pkt., 
10 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; $ lb., $1.00. 
Dreer’s Monarch. This variety was introduced by us and 
is a decided acquisition in green Celery, producing large stalks 
with bright golden yellow heart; very solid, brittle, and of 
most delicious flavor, free from stringiness. It is a good 
keeper, and presents a handsome appearance when ready for 
the table. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 45 cts.; } Ib., $1.25. 
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., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts.3;  lb., $1.00. 
Giant Pascal. A superior fall and winter sort. The stalks 
are very large, thick, solid, crisp and of rich nutty flavor; it 
blanches very easily and quickly. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; 
4 lb., $1.00. For Plants see page 118. 
Winter Queen. An excellent winter-keeping Celery. Grows 
a very thick, solid and heavy stalk and has alarge heart. The 
color is creamy-white when blanched and quality very good. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 45 cts.; -} lb., $1.25. For Plants see 
page 118. 
New Rose. The red sorts surpass the white in flavor, and 
possess in their coloring a feature which renders them valu- 
able. This is the best variety of rose-colored, or pink Cel- 
ery. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 45 cts.; } Ib., $1.26. 
Soup, or Flavoring Celery. Not for planting purposes, 
but used for flavoring. Oz., 5 cts.; } lb., 50 cts. 
CELERIAC (Tumip-rooted Celery). 
Celerte Rave, FR. Apto Nabo, Sp. 
Culture.—Grown mostly for its bulbous root. Seeds are 
started and plants set in same way as advised for Celery. Cel- 
eriac is not? usually blanched, but very fine when thus treated 
and much hardier than the stalk celeries. 
Apple-shaped. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 45 cts.; } lb., $1.25. 
Giant Smooth. A very large and smooth globe-shaped va- 
riety. Pkt,, 10 cts.; oz., 45 cts.; } Ib., $1.25. 
