CELERY 



Culture. — Sow the seed in a coldframe or dry bor- 

 der as early as the ground can be worked, in drills 8 to 

 lo inches apart, covering the seed % inch deep. Whea 

 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 keep out the 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 prodnce about 2,600 plants 

 Stokes' Paris Golden Self - blanching. 



Seed grown in France by the originator. It is univer- 

 sally 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 care and attention 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 be.st 

 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, solid and 

 nutty. Pkt. locts., oz. 40 cts., yi\b. $1.10, lb. $3.75. 



The most popular as a 

 late keeper. Since our 



Stokes' Winter Queen Celery 



Myers* Quick-Growing White Plume. 



Stokes' Winter Queen. 



introduction of this very valuable new Celery seven 

 years ago, it has become the most popular of all as a 

 late winter keeper, frequently being 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 intro- 

 duced, and excels 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 beautiful in appearance, of close habit and 

 compact growth, and blanches to a beautiful cream-white. Ribs perfectly solid, crisp and of delicious nutty flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 

 %\h. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



A new strain of White Plume Celery, selected and improved by Myers & Bowman, the 

 well-known Philadelphia market-gardeners. It is unquestionably the earliest Celery 

 known, being ready for market ten days to two weeks earlier than any other strain. It differs 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 in color and entirely free from green Celery. It has proven to be by far the handsomest, best and most salable early Celery 

 that has been offered on Philadelphia markets the past three seasons. Choice home-grown seed, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., %\h. 80c., lb. $2.75 



THE BEST OF THE STANDARD CELERIES 



Large packets lO cts. each, except where noted 



Per oz. 



Stokes' Standard Early Self-blanching. See page 10 $0 40 



Stokes* Standard Winter. See page 10 25 



Silver Self-blanching ( Novelty). Seepage 10 pkt. 15c... 50 



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

 den strain is entirely free from green Celery found in most other strains of this important market sort pkt. 5 cts. . . 25 



Golden Self-blanching. (American seed) 35 



New Cremona. Sport from Winter Queen ; fine late keeper 30 



Boston Market. White, crisp and solid, very dwarf, tender pkt. 5 cts... 15 



Giant Pascal. Popular green sort, very brittle, crisp and nutty in flavor pkt. 5 cts.. . 15 



Perle le Grand. A new, large, green Celery, for early and late use pkt. 5 cts.. . 20 



New Rose. The best red Celery, solid and ornamental pkt. 5 cts.. . 20 



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



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



Schumacher. Immense size; solid, crisp ; firm golden yellow heart pkt. sets. .. 20 



Fin de Siecle. A fine selection from Schumacher; fine keeper and shipper pkt. 5 cts... 20 



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



Soup, or Flavoring Celery. (Old seed.) Used for flavoring soups, stews, etc pkt. 5 cts... 08 



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



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