Tlie Best Celery Seed>- 



\NM. C. BECKERT, 

 ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Golden Self-Blanching. 



GELEBIHG, OF TORNIP-IIOOTED 

 CELEBY. 



(ilnoUen Seaerie.) 



The turnip-like roots of this vegetable 

 are used for flavoring meats and soups, 

 or are prepared for cooking like Tur- 

 nips — boiled in just milk enough to cover 

 them until quite tender, then seasoned 

 with salt and pepper, and served with 

 butter. They are also good when used 

 with vinegar as a salad. The seed .should 



be sown in early spring in light, rich ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ 



sou, the seedlings transplanted in May, 



and watered freely in dr)' weather. ■\\'hen the plants are nearly full-grown 

 they are sometimes banked 4 or 5 inches deep, to blanch them, but this is not 

 really necessary, as only the roots are used. They will be read}' for cookmg 

 in October, and may be preserved for use during winter in dry sand. Celeriac 

 is said to be as fine a nerve tonic as celery, and can be grown in many sec- 

 tions where celery culture is practically impossible. The roots have almost 

 the same flavor as the crispest white celery stalks, and do not require half sq 

 much care in banking, while they keep perfectly with no more care than a 



ycrop of turnips — much longer than celery stalks will. An ounce of seed will 

 produce about 5,000 plants. 

 FRAGUI! G-IANT. The roots of this variety are very large and smooth, 

 with no side roots, and sell better in market than those of almost anv 

 other sort. When young they are quite tender and marrow-like, having a 

 fine flavor and cooking quickly. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts. 

 APPIiE-SHAPEP. Small, round leaves and apple-shaped roots, of good 

 flavor ; early in maturing, smooth and smaller than the above, but quite 

 as 'nutty and palatable : fine for flavoring. Pkt. 5 cts., 02. 30 cts. 

 ROOTS OF CELERIAC. If these are planted instead of the seed, thev 

 may be used earlier the same season, 35 cts. per 100. 



GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING. Like the White Plume, this Celery is self-blanching 

 to a remarkable degree, but unlike it, has stalks of beautiful golden vellow, equal 

 in quality to those of any variety grown. The plants are rsemi-dwarf and vigorous 

 m habit, with large, ribbed and rounded stalks, which are quite crisp and tender. 

 The variety may be distinguished when quite small bv the distinct yellowish green 

 of Its leaves. This is one of the best and handsomest'kinds of Celery which can be 

 grown, either for home use or for market. Pkt. 5 cts.,oz. 35 cts., Klb. 90 cts., lb. $3.40. 

 GIANT GOLDEN HEART. A choice strain, derived from Dwarf Golden Heart by 

 careful selection and higli culture. In beauty, size and quality it is all that could be 

 desired, and is a great favorite with private gardeners on account of its rich color 

 and fine flavor. Pkt 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., Jilb. 80 cts., lb, §2.80. 

 KALAMAZOO. A celebrated market sort, of large, neat and rapid growth, and showy 

 appearance. It is remarkable for the even, uniform growth of 

 / its stalks, which are close-growing, large, thick, solid, crisp and 

 / delicious. A good-keeping, first-class Celery. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 / oz. 30 cts., Klb. 80 cts., lb. ■?2.8o. 

 VbOSTON market. This variety is much grown in the city 

 from whence it takes its name. The plants are half-dwarf and 

 very robust in growth, producing numerous small shoots from 

 the sides. The main stems are large and rather coarse ; qual- 

 ity fine. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., Klb. 80 cts., lb. S2.80. 

 W ROSE. The red-tinged sorts of Celery have never been 

 so generally appreciated as other varieties, but are really su 



perior to the white and yellow-blanching kinds in flavor, hardiness, and the sohduy 

 of their stems, which are of good size, crisp and tender, keeping in prime condition 

 longer than those of white and yellow Celeries. The delicate shadings and tracings 

 of rose on the blanched stalks and in the heart render this a very ornamental 

 variety, especially when mingled with White Plume in a holder, as shown in the 

 illustration on the preceding page. The flavor is much bettt-r than that of While 

 Plume, however, being very rich and nutty. The pink-tinted Celeries deserve 

 wider cultivation, and they will have it when thev are better known. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 30 cts., Ji'lb. 80 cts., lb. .*2.8o. 

 ARGE WHITE SOLID. This variety is 

 not extensively grown on account of its very 

 latige size, yet few other sorts are equal to it 

 in rich delicacy of r^r'.-f'^f^^f^^'^^'yj-^y^^-^ 

 For Vegetable > 

 Plants and Roots \ 

 see closing pages > 

 of this depart- 

 ment. 



flavor. It is one of 

 the best of the large- 

 growing sorts, at- 

 taining a height of 3 

 feet under good cul- 

 tivation. It is espe- 

 cially adapted to 

 southern sections of 

 thecountrv, as it grows freely in a hot or dry 

 atmosphere. The rows should never be less 

 than 4 feet apart for this variety. Although 

 the labor of banking it up is considerable, 

 still its fine qualitv makes the trouble well 

 worth while, as all' who have ever tasted the 

 crisp, nuttv-flavored stalks will attest. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 30 cts. Klb. 80 cts., lb. S2.80. 



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