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ALLEGHENY, fA. 



CRISP and NUTTY CELERY. 



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Celery Seed 



(SeKerie.) 



RELIABLE SEEDS 

 ARE ALL-IMPORTANT. 



(SeKerie.) 



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 hotbeds 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 the 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 process 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 situa- 



tion iy'the latter must be covered with boards, with snfficient soil and manure on toii to keep out the 

 fros/ leaving openings for ventilation in mild weather at short distances. An ounce of seed will 

 produce about 2,000 plantssA 



V GOLDEN DWARF, oKgOLDBN HEART. A very attractive variety, with heart and 

 inner leaves a beautiful golden yellow when blanched ; the stalks are solid, crisp and 

 nutty ill flavor, and keep for a long time. The plant does not differ materially in habit 

 fron/fhe half-dwarf sorts. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., i^lb. Socts., lb. S2.75. 



M^WHITE PLUME. A very popular market variety, easily blanched, and one of 

 trie 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 readily in market. For early market 

 use, however, few varieties surpass it. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., Klb. 90 cts., lb. $3. 



- PINK PLUME. A new variety of self-blanching Celery, similar to the "White 

 Plume, with this distinction, that its stalks are suffused with pink and possess the crisp- 

 ne.ss, rich, nutty flavor and long-keeping charactistics for which red Celeries are noted. 

 This Celery when bleached is very attractive in appearance, and this, combined with its 

 really.<'ery fine quality, is sure to make it one of the most popular sorts in cultivation 

 whaif better known. Pkt. 10 cts. , oz. 35 cts., J^lb. $1.25, lb. $4.50. 



// 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, keepuig until quite late. One of the 

 very best varieties ; a little taller than Crawford's Half-Dwarf and a little later in matur- 

 ing ; the best-flavored, most crisp and tender of all the white varieties : sure to give 

 satisfaction. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 2=; cts.. i^lb. 80 cts.-. lb. S2.75. 

 ^,„-B»-CRAWFORD HALF-DAVARF. A vigorous, bushy-growing and late-keeping 

 Celery.^ith solid, crisp, nutty-flavored .stalks, blanching to yellowish white. The 

 stalks are so solid and close-growing that the variety surpasses many taller-growing 

 sort^i-^n weight per bunch. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts.. i-^Ib. 60 cts.. lb. 

 \ /GIANT PASCAL. A selection from the popular Golden Self-Blanching- partak- 

 lAg of all the best qualities of that variety, but larger in growth and better keeping The 

 stalks are remarkably broad and thick and about 2 feet high, yet blanch quickly with 

 but slight banking ; their rich, nuttv flavor is entirely free from any bitter taste, and 

 they are tender, crisp 

 andstringless ; likely to 

 be a valuable sort for 

 both early and late use. 

 Especially recommen- 

 ded for culture in the 

 south. Pkt. 5 cts., oz 

 25c., YiXh. 80c., lb, I2.75. 



Golden Self-Blanching. 



lustratioos stjow/ only style of growth, aod have no reference to the comparati 



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height of varieties. 



