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

 transplanted to another bed or else thinned out to 5 or6 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 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 rnay 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 



. -S. grown 



in France by the originator. It is universallv acknowledged among 

 market-gardeners tliat the Golden Self-blanching Celerv 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 atten- 

 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 vellow heart, 

 very crisp, solid and nutty. Pkt. loc, oz. 45c."^ Klb. Si. 25, lb. $4.50. 



Stokes' Winter Queen. '^'''^ "^^^^ popular as a late 



keeper. Since 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 ex- 

 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 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. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., ^i\h. 75 cts., lb. S2.50. 



Myers' Quick-Growing White Plume. ^^J^en^ 



of white Plume Celery, selected and improved b}' Myers & Bowman, 

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

 bly the earliest Celery known, being ready for market ten da3-s 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 earlv Celerv that has been offered on Philadelphia markets the past three seasons. Choice home-grown seed, pkt. 10 cts , oz. 

 35 cts., Klb. $1, lb. $3.50: 



THE BEST OF THE STANDARD CELERIES 



Large packets lO cts. each, except where noted 



Per oz. Jilb. I.h. 



Stokes' Standard Early Self-blanching. See page 14 So 45 $1 25 $4 50 



Stokes' Standard Winter. See page 14 25 75 2 50 



Silver Self -blanching ( Xovelty). See page 4 40 i 25 400 



Perfected White Plume. Very early and extensivelj- 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 30 S5 3 00 



Golden Self-blanching. (American seed) 35 i 00 350 



New Cremona. Sport from Winter Queen ; fine late keeper 30 So 300 



Boston Market. White, crisp and solid, very dwarf, tender 20 60 2 00 



Giant Pascal. Popular green sort, \ery brittle crisp and nutty in flavor 20 60 2 00 



Perle le Grand. .A new, large, green Celery, for early and late use 25 65 2 50 



New Rose. The best red Celery, solid and ornamental 20 60 2 00 



Golden Heart. Fine large, solid, waxy golden heart 20 60 2 00 



Perfection Heartwell. Large heart ; superior quality ; excellent for winter 20 60 2 00 



Schumacher. Immense size ; solid, crisp; firm golden yellow heart 20 65 2 50 



Fin de Siecle. A fine selection from Schumacher; fine keeper and shipper 25 65 2 50 



Giant White Solid. Of tall, large size ; very solid, pure white pkt. 5 cts... 25 60 2 00 



Soup, or Flavoring Celery. ^ Old seed.) Used for flavoring soups, stews, etc pkt. sets... oS 15 25 



CELERIAC, or Turnip-rooted Celery. Extra large smooth Prague pkt. 5 cts... 15 40 150 



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Stokes' Paris Golden Self-Blanching 



