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Dwarf Solid White 

 Celery. — This variety, 

 besides being easily 

 blanched, has the further 

 advantage of not pro- 

 ducing suckers. The 

 stalks are extremely 

 broad, solid, and erect, 

 so that the plants may 

 be grown very close 

 together, thereby obtain- 

 ing from an equal area 

 as heavy a crop as that 

 produced by the larger 

 varieties. The stalks are 

 more largely developed 

 in proportion to the 

 dimensions of the leaves 

 in this variety than in 

 any other. 



Curled Solid White 

 Celery. — A very distinct 

 variety, with numerous 

 large leaves. Leaflets 

 crisped and undulating, 

 and a lighter green than those of any other variety. The stalks 

 are fairly thick and perfectly solid, and the leaves, instead of 

 being bitter, like those of 

 other kinds, have a mild 

 flavour and can be used 

 in salads. This new 

 variety was raised in the 

 neighbourhood of Niort 

 (Vendee), and began to 

 be distributed about the 

 year 1870. It is, perhaps, 

 somewhat more sensitive 

 to cold than the plain- 

 leaved kinds. 



White Plume Celery 

 {Celeri Pie in Blanc 

 d'' Amerique). — A very 

 distinct kind, introduced 

 from the United States 

 of North America in 1885. 



Jt is characterised by the Dwarf Solid White Large-ribbed Celery. 



White Solid Pascal Celery. 



