VEGETABLE §EEDS 



CELERY 



Culture. — Sow the seed in a coldframe or dry border as early 

 as the ground can be worked, in drills 8 to lo inches apart, covering; 

 the seed '4 inch deep. When fairly out of the seed-leaf, they may be 

 transplanted to another bed orelsethimied out to 5or6 inches apart, 

 and let them grow until wanted for transplanting out into the beds 

 or trenches. Earlj' 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 i 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 



Stokes' Paris Golden Self-blanching:. Seed 



— grown 



in France by the originator. It is univers.ill v acknowledged among 

 market-gardeners that the Golden Self-blanching Celery is one of 

 the best and most profitable Celeries known, if a good strain of it 

 can be procured. The difficulty in the past has been that a large 

 percentage of it grows pithy and soft, with occasional reversion to 

 the green type. In this original French strain great caie and atlt n- 

 tion have been given to reselection of the rich, golden, solid type, 

 and I offer this strain with every confidence that my market-gar- 

 dener and family customers will find it true to the best type, and 

 well worth the seemingly stiff price asked for it. It is very early, 

 entirely self-blanching, with large beautiful golden yellow heart, 

 very crisp, solici and nutty. Fkt. loc, oz. 50c., j^lh. $1.50, lb. fo.50. 



Stokes* Winter Queen, ^he most popular as a late 

 keeper. Snice our introduc- 

 tion of this very valuable new Celery seven years ago, it has be- 

 come the most popular of all as a late winter keeper, frequently be- 

 ing seen and selling at high prices in the month of May, after all 

 other Celeries are done. It is, without doubt, the most valuable va- 

 riety of Celery for winter and spring use ever introduced, and e.\- 

 cels the celebrated Perle le Grand and Perfection Heartwell as a 

 late winter keeper. It is also much stouter, thicker and heavier, with 

 double the amount of heart of other sorts. The plant is b autiful in 

 appearance, of close habit and compact growth, and blanches to a 

 beautiful cream-white. Ribs perfectly solid, crisp and of delicious 

 nutty flavor. I'kt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., !4 lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



Myers' Quick-Growing White Plume. new 



of white Plume Celery, selected and improved by Myers & Bowman, 

 the well-known Philadelphia market-gardeners. It is uncjuestiona- 

 bly the earliest Celery known, being ready for market ten days to two weeks earlier than any other strain. It dit?ers also from the old 

 White Plume in size and habit, somewhat resembling the Paris Golden Self-blanching, but more stocky and robust, throwing out from eight 

 to twelve hearts Leaves are very light iir color and entirely free from green Celery. It has proven to he by far the handsome.st, best and 

 most salable early Celery that has been offered on Philadelphia markets the past three seasons. Choice home-grown seed, pkt. to cts , oz. 

 35 CIS , i^lb. $1, lb. $3.50. 



THE BEST OF THE STANDARD CELERIES 



Large packets lO cts. each, except where noted 



Stokes' Standard Early Self -blanching. See page 11 



Stokes' standard Winter. See page 11 



Silver Self -blanching (Novelty). See page 2 , 



Perfected White Plume. Very early and extensively grown for market. Our extra-selected and perfected market 



garden strain is entirely free from green Celery found in most other strains of this important market sort 



Golden Self -blanching. (American seed) 



New Cremona. Sport frotn Winter Queen ; fine late keeper 



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



'Giant Pascal. Popular green sort, very brittle crisp and nutty in flavor 



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



New Rose. The best red Celery, solid and ornamental 



Golden Heart. Fine large, solid, waxy golden heart 



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



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



rin de Siecle. A fine selection from Schuiriacher ; fine keeper and shipper 



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



Soup, or Flavoring Celery. (Old seed.) Used for flavoring soups, stews, etc pkt. 5 cts. 



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



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Stokes' Paris Golden Self-Blanching 



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