Bolgiano's Garden Guide for 1929 



VEGETABLE SEEDS II 



CELERY 



Apio ©etlerie 



Celeri 



Culture. — Sow the last of March or early April in rich, mellow 

 ground in shallow drills well pressed down, watering freely in dry 

 weather. Pinch back the seedlings once or twice before planting out, to 

 make them stocky. When 5 to 6 inches high, transplant the dwarf va- 

 rieties in rows 3 feet apart and the taller sorts to rows 4 feet apart, 

 6 inches apart in the rows. Cultivate well and when large enough, blanch 

 by earthing up. The first operation is that of "handling," generally done by the beginning 

 of September. After the soil has been drawn up with the hoe, it is placed around each 

 plant by hand to keep the leaves firm in upright position and prevent spreading. When 

 plants have become "set" and are wanted for early use, they should be "banked." This 

 is done by throwing the soil up as close to the plants as possible with a plow and finishing 

 it with a spade, bringing the earth nearly up to the tops of the plants. The method em- 

 ployed now for protecting it is by covering the tops of the banks with waterproof paper. 

 One ounce of seed produces about 2,500 plants or sows about 200 feet of row 



Bolgiano's French Golden Self-blanching. An excellent keeper which 



— stands shipment better than 



any other sort and brings the highest market prices. It is vigorous, dwarf, com- 

 pact, self-blanching to a very remarkable degree — even the ribs become hand- 

 some, fresh, clean, yellow — with a large, solid heart of beautiful, rich golden 

 yellow. It is quite early and easy to cultivate. In the home garden it produces 

 golden yellow stalks very early, which are crisp, tender, and nutty. It will keep 

 in good condition until Christmas or New Year's. Our stock is grown especially 

 for us by the originator in France. 



BOLGIANO'S EASY- 

 BLANCHING. A bulky 

 plant of medium height, usu- 

 ally twice the size of other va- 

 rieties, producing a great 

 number of crisp, sweet stalks 

 that excel in earliness, in 

 quick-blanching, in flavor, and 

 in tenderness. 



GIANT PASCAL. A large, 

 solid, excellent sort that 

 blanches very quickly to beau- 

 tiful yellowish white and is 

 very solid, crisp, with a fine 

 nutty flavor. Stalks broad 

 and thick. 



Bolgiano's French Golden Self-blanching 

 Celery 



GOLDEN HEART. A gardener 

 found in his Dwarf Golden 

 Heart a few plants of larger 

 growth. Careful selection, 

 made for many years resulted 

 in the Golden Heart, which 

 excels it in size, solidity, and 

 keeping quality. 



PERFECTED WHITE PLUME. Extensively used on account of its 

 extreme earliness. Its stalks and portions of its inner leaves and heart 

 are naturally white and require simply tying the plant together or draw- 

 ing the soil firmly against it. 



WINTER QUEEN (Pedigree Stock). A good keeper of beautiful ap- 

 pearance. Ribs perfectly solid, crisp, and of delicious nutty flavor. 



CELERIAC (TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY) 



GIANT FRENCH. There is not a single item of interest in the growing 

 and developing of seeds that we do not thoroughly investigate and test 

 to see if there is something of value to our customers. Many thought 

 the Celeriac which the market gardeners have had for years was good 

 enough, but we are able to off"er this splendid Celeriac of much better 

 quality and productiveness. 



LARGE SMOOTH PRAGUE. A large Celery-flavored root used exten- 

 sively for soups, pickles, etc.; also relished sliced as a salad, with pep- 

 per and vinegar, or used to flavor chicken and potato salad. 



Bolgiano's Easy-blanching Celery 



CELERY Pkt. 



Bolgiano's Easy-blanching $0.10 



Bolgiano's French Golden Self-blanching 10 



Giant Pascal 10 



Golden Heart 10 



Perfected White Plume 10 



Winter Queen 10 



CELERIAC or TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY 



Giant French 10 



Large Smooth Prague 10 



Oz. 



V4lb. 



Lb- 



$0.35 



$1.15 



$4.00 



.75 



2.00 



7.00 



.25 



.75 



2.50 



.20 



.65 



2.25 



.25 



.75 



2.50 



.25 



.75 



2.50 



.25 



.75 



2.50 



.25 



.75 



2.50 



