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CELERY 



Culture. — Sow the seed in a coldframe or dry border as early as the ground can be worked, in drills 8 to 10 inches apart, covering 

 the seed M inch deep. When fairly out of the seed-leaf, they may be transplanted to another bed or else thinned out to 5 or 6 inches apart, 

 and let them grow until wanted for transplanting out into the beds or trenches. Early in July in the North, or a month or six weeks later 

 in the South, is the proper time to set out the plants in the trenches. The trenches should be shallow, and wide enough to hold one or two 

 rows. These rows should be 1 foot apart and the plants set about 8 inches apart in the row. As the plants grow, they should be earthed 

 up to blanch them, care being taken not to let the earth get into the heart of the plant. For keeping over the winter, they can be either 

 banked up with earth and covered over with litter to protect from frost where they have grown, placing boards on top to keep out the rain; 

 or they may be taken up and blanched in a box in the cellar for winter use. 



One ounce of seed will produce about 2.500 plants 



Field of Golden Self-blanching Celery at farm of A. P. Seabrook, Esq., of New Jersey, showing the Skinner system of overhead ir- 

 rigation, and the method of blanching by the use of '"Celery Paper." It is easy, clean and effective. Celery Paper comes in 

 rolls, 3 feet wide, at 70 cents per roll of 500 square feet, 10 rolls for S6.50, $30 per ton. 



Stokes' Paris Golddl Self-blanchlllff. * se '^ on 'y French-grown seed of this most valuable of all Celeries, for either 



— — — — — — — — — the amateur or market gardener. All other strains have proven pithy and 



unreliable, so that I do not sell any American-grown seed of this variety at all. Unfortunately the French crop this year is a very short 

 one indeed, owing to the severe floods they had in the early spring of last year, so that the price is necessarily higher this year than usual. 

 In this original French strain great care and attention is given each year to the selection of the rich golden, solid type, and my Stokes' 

 " Paris Golden Self-blanching" is, I believe, the very finest type of this Celery that is offered in the trade. It is very early, entirely self- 

 blanching, with large, beautiful, golden yellow hearts; very crisp, solid and nutty. Price, pkt. 10 cts., *Aoz. 60 cts., 02. $1, z A\b. $3, lb. $10. 

 Stokes' "Winter Queen. ^he most popular as a late keeper. Since our introduction of this very valuable new Celery, it has 



become the most popular of all as a late winter keeper, frequently being seen and and selling at 



high prices in the month of May, after all other Celeries are done. It is, without doubt, the most valuable variety of Celery for winter and 

 spring use ever introduced. It is also much stouter, thicker and heavier, with double the amount of heart of other sorts. Ribs perfectly 

 solid, crisp and of delicious nutty flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., Klb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



THE BEST OF THE STANDARD CELERIES 



Large packets IO cts. each, except where noted Oz. 

 Stokes' Standard Early Self-blanching. Seepage 11 $1 00 



See page 4 pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 25 cts. . . 



Stokes' Standard Winter. See page 11 

 Stokes' " Nof ault " Giant Self-blanching (Novelty) 



Silver Self-blanching (Novelty). See page 4 



Myers' Quick-growing White Plume. A strain of White Plume Celery, selected and improved until it is unquestion- 

 ably the earliest Celery known, being ready for market ten days to two weeks earlier than any other strain. Pkt. 10c. 25 



Perfected White Plume. Very early and extensively grown for market 20 



Boston Market. White, crisp and solid, very dwarf, tender 20 



Giant Pascal. Popular green sort, very brittle, crisp and nuttv in flavor 15 



Perle le Grand. A new, large, green Celery, for early and late use 15 



New Rose. The best red Celery, solid and ornamental 15 



Golden Heart. Fine large, solid, waxy golden heart 15 



Perfection Heartwell. Large heart ; superior quality ; excellent for winter 15 



Schumacher. Immense size ; solid, crisp; firm golden yellow heart 15 



Fin de Siecle. A fine selection from Schumacher; fine keeper and shipper 15 



Giant White Solid. Of tall, large size; very solid, pure white pkt. 5 cts... 15 



CELERIAC, or Turnip-rooted Celery. Extra large smooth Prague pkt. 5 cts.. . 15 



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