GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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CELERY. 



For Price List see Red Pages in Back of Book. 



Celeri (Fr.), 



Large White Solid. 

 Perfection Heartwell- 

 Dwarf Large Ribbed. 

 Golden Self Blanching. 



Sellerie (Ger. ), Apio (Sp.), Sedano (Ital.) 



Large White Plume. 



Giant Pascal. 



Cutting or Soup. 



Celeriac or Turnip-rooted Celery. 



CULTURE.— Sow in May and in June for early transplanting, and in August 

 and September for a later crop. Sow thinly and shade during the hot months. 

 When the plants are six inches high, transplant into trenches about four inches 

 deep, nine wide and two and half feet apart, made very rich by digging in 

 rotted manure. Plants should be from 6 to 8 inches apart. When planted out 

 during the hot months, the trenches require to be shaded, which is generally 

 done by spreading cotton cloth over them; lataniers will answer the same 

 purpose. Celery requires plenty of moisture, and watering with soapsuds, or 

 liquid manure, will benefit the plants a great deal. When tall enough, it should 

 be earthed up to hlanch to make it fit for the table. Which can be commenced 

 with when the plants are a foot high. Best not to earth up too high at first, 

 only when the final or last hilling up is made. 



Golden Self-Blanching. 



Golden Self-Blanching. A French va- 

 riety, of the best quality. The heart is 

 solid, very tender, of a beautiful yellow 

 color; the ribs brittle and of a delicious 

 flavor. Can not be too highly recom- 

 mended. 



Cfeleriac or Turnip-Rooted. 



Celeriac or Turnip-Rooted. Is very 

 popular in some parts of Europe, and 

 should be more cultivated here. It should 

 be sown in the fall of the year, and 

 transplanted six inches apart. When 

 the roots have obtained a good size, they 

 are boiled, scraped off, sliced and dress- 

 ed with vinegar, etc., as a salad. 



Dwarf Large Ribbed. This kind was 



brought here some years ago from 



France. It is short but very thick ribbed, 



solM and of fine flavor. The hest dwarf 



variety. 



Our Bird Gravel speaks for Itself. 



