The Best Cauliflower and Celery. 



SXTRA EARLY ERFURT. We believe ours to be tlie 

 finest strain of Erfurt ever offered. The plants may be 

 depended upon to form large, firm, white heads very early. 

 The variety compares verv favorably with Early Snowball. 

 Pkt. 20 cts., 5<oz. $1, oz. $3.50. 



EXTRA EARIiT PARIS. A standard early variety, with 

 short stems, large leaves, and large, firm, white heads. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., Ji'oz. 25 cts., oz. 90 cts. 

 ..^^ONFAREIL, or HAI.F EARI.Y PARIS. Sown at the 

 same time with the above. Nonpareil furnishes fine, uniform 

 heads of good size as soon as the others are gone. Pkt. loc, 

 }ioz. 20 cts., oz. 60 cts. 

 — lONG ISLAND BEAUTY. (American-grown seed.) A 



/choice selection from Extra Early Erfurt, kept pure and true 

 by saving seed from the finest selected heads. Pkt. 20 cts., 

 *ENORMiAND^S^°SHORT-STEM, A hardy late variety, 

 / endures dry weather well ; produces good heads, with close, 

 / uniform curds, well protected by leaves. Pkt. loc, oz. 60 cts. 

 ✓VEITCH'S AUTUMN GIANT. An unusually fine late sort, 

 ; with beautiful white, large, firm heads, which are well pro- 

 J tected by large leaves, and remain tender and fit for use a 

 / longtime. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 

 yALGIERS. Late, sure-heading; the heads are good in color 

 and quality, and long-keeping. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 75 cts. 



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Celery. 



A Bouquet of Neiv Rose and White Plume Celery. 



{©eltene.) 



RISP, tender, white stalks of Celery form one 

 of the most tempting, popular and healthful 

 relishes that can be placed upon the table. 

 They can be grown successfully in any good 

 soil, but are finest on deep, mellow bottom 

 land. Seed for early crops should be sown 

 in hot-beds about March 15 ; if sown too 

 early, the plants are apt to run to seed 

 after being transplanted. The plants may 

 either be thinned to give them room to 

 grow, or transplanted to another bed to 

 grow until it is time to plant them in the open ground. For the 

 main crop, seed should be sown in ihe open air as soon as the 

 soil and air are warm enough. They should be covered very lightly, or merely pressed into the earth with a board, if the soil is fine and 

 mellow. The seed-bed must be kept free from weeds and well watered in dry weather. When the plants are large enough, transplant 

 them to shallow trenches or furrows from 4 to 6 feet apart, according to the variety grown, setting the plants 6 inches apart in the rows 

 and pressing the soil firmly around them. They must be well cultivated and kept free from weeds until ready for blanching, which 

 consists in drawing earth up to the stalks at intervals of about two weeks until all but the tops of the plants are covered. During this pro- 

 cess no earth should be allowed to fall into the center of the plants, as this would cause them to rust or decay. Celery may be kept for 

 winter use in pits or cellars, or in deep, narrow trenches, in a dry situation ; the latter must be covered with boards and sufficient soil 

 ajhd manure on top to ke^ out the frost, leaving openings for ventilation in mild weather at short distances. An ounce of seed will pro- 

 duce about 2,000 plants. 



\ /golden dwarf, orGOLDEN HEART. A very attractive variety, with heart and inner leaves a beautiful golden yellow when 

 y blanched ; the stalks are solid, crisp and nutty in flavor, and ke€p for a longtime. The plant does not differ materially in habit from 

 the half dwarf sorts. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., Klb. 80 cts., lb Ss'So. 



/'^HITE PLUME. A very popular market variety, easily blanched, 

 and one of the handsomest sorts grown. In large plants the stalks, 

 hearts and inner leaves become white without any blanching. Good 

 for fall and summer;crops but does not keep well enough for winter use. 

 Its fine appearance sells it readil}' in market, but the quality of the 

 jtalks is not so good as m some less showy sorts. For very early mar- 

 ^ket use, however, few varieties surpass it. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts., 

 Klb. 90 cts., lb. .$3.40. 

 I PERFECTION HEARTWELL. A choice selection from Golden 

 Dwarf, but more vigorous in growth and with heart larger and closer- 

 growing. The stalks are easily blanched, crisp, tender and of good 

 flavor, keeping until quite late. One of the very best varieties ; a lit- 

 tle taller than Crawford's Half-Dwarf and a little later in maturing; 

 the best-flavored, most crisp and tender of all the white varieties ; sure 

 to give satisfaction. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., ^Ib. 85 cts., lb. $3.00. 

 iSRAWFORD HALF-DWARF. A vigorous, bushy-growing and late- 

 keeping Celery, with solid, crisp, nutty-flavored stalks, blanching to 

 ^yellowish white. The stalks are so solid and close growing that the 

 ' variety surpasses manv taller-growing sorts in weight iper bunch. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., jilb. 80 cts., lb. §2.80. 



GIA.NT PASCAL. A selection from the popular Golden Self-Blanching, 

 partaking of all the best qualities of that variety, but larger in growth 

 iiid better keeping. The stalks are remarkably broad and thick and 

 iliout 2 feet high, yet blanch quickly with but slight banking; their 

 l ich, nutty flavor is entirely free from any bitter taste, and they are 

 tende, crisp and stringless; likely to ■♦»-m.»««» » ««»»*».«.^ 

 be a valuable sort for both earlv and ^ ! 



This variety is especially S TReliaDle SeeOS h 

 nded for culture in the south', • , ^ « 



where it has given great satisfaction J ViXZ allsimpOrtaUt. ; 



both in growth and qualitv. Pkt. 5 cts., X_^^ I 



oz. 35 cts., Klb. 90 cts., lb. fo.40. - 



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