DREER'S MID-SUMMER CATALOGUE. 



CELERY PLANTS 



WHITE PLUME. 



White Plume. 



We offer a choice strain of this valuable and 

 popular variety. The White Plume is unsurpassed 

 for fall and early -winter use, requiring very little 

 earthing up to blanch it. 



Golden Self=Blanching. 



An earl}-, 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. Of dwarf, compact habit, rich nutty .flavor, 

 and an excellent sort for table decoration. 



Giant Pascal. 



A superior keeping sort. The stalks are very 

 large, thick, solid, crisp, and of a rich, nutty flavor, 

 free from any trace of bitterness ; it blanches very 

 easily and quickly, and retains its freshness a long 

 time after being marketed. The heart is golden yel- 

 low, very full and attractive in appearance. 



Perfection Heartwell. 



A large, solid growing variety of excellent flavor 

 and cream} - white color. In size it is between the 

 Golden Dwarf and White Solid. It is an excellent 

 market sort, as the stalks are clear and attractive in 

 color. 



Boston Market. 



An excellent half dwarf sort of rigorous and 

 bushy habit, producing many side shoots. Blanches 

 perfectly white, is very sweet, crisp and of excellent 

 flavor. 



Dwarf Rose. 



The red sorts surpass the white in flavor, and 

 possess in their coloring a feature which renders them 

 valuable as a table ornament. 



Celery plants can be supplied from June 15th to August 25th. 

 We grow "the following varieties, which we offer at the uniform 

 price of 



40 cents per hundred. 

 $3.00 per thousand. 



(If wanted by mail, add i$c. per ioo for Postage). 

 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 be "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 plants grow upright, 

 and can be easily 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 boards to shed the water, and in severe 

 weather protect with straw or leaves. 



Selected Golden Heart. 



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. 



flbrice. 



ANY OF THE ABOVE VARIETIES 40 CENTS PER 100 ; $3.00 PER 1000. 



If wanted by mail add /j cents per ioo Jor postage. 



