HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— CELERY PLANTS, ETC. 



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CELERY PLANTS 



Plants will be ready to send out July ist. They can be planted in this 

 latitude from then until the end of August. 



Celery requires a moist, rich soil, and will not thrive in poor soil and 

 dry situations. After the plants have attained a height of five or six 

 inches they should be set out in rows three feet apart, and six inches in 

 the row. When twelve to fifteen inches high the soil should be loosened 

 by the use of the plow or hoe, and the plants "handled." This operation 

 consists of drawing the stems upright with one hand and pressing the 

 soil firmly against the plant with the other; by this process the plants 

 grow upright, and can be easily cultivated and blanched by drawing the 

 soil close up to the plant. Celery should receive thorough cultivation if 

 good results are desired. To store for winter use, select well drained 

 ground, dig trenches one foot wide and deep enough to cover the tops of 

 the plants. Pack the stalks in this in an upright position, covering with 

 waterproof celery paper to shed the water; in severe weather protect with 

 straw or leaves. 



We grow in quantity the following splendid varieties: 



Perfected White Plume. Ready for use ahead of all other varieties 

 and unsurpassed for fall and early winter use. The leaves are bright 

 green with white tips, and as the plants grow to maturity the inner 

 stalks and leaves turn white, thus making very little earthing up 

 necessary to thoroughly blanch it. 



Golden Self-blanching. A splendid variety of early Celery, re- 

 quiring but little labor to blanch. Plants grow to a medium size and 

 make a stocky growth; heart is rich golden-yellow with light yellowish- 

 green outer leaves. The quality is excellent, as the stalks are remarkably 

 crisp and tender. 



Easy Blanching. A new variety of Celery with remarkable 

 easy-blanching characteristics and useful both for early use and 

 for keeping during the winter months. The plants make a 

 quick, healthy growth, and the stalks are thick, very tender and 

 brittle, with a rich flavor. 



Giant Pascal. Stalk very large, thick, solid, crisp and of rich, 

 nutty flavor. It blanches very easily and quickly, and has 

 superior keeping qualities. 



Winter King. One of the best of the winter keeping Celeries. 

 While the outer stalks are green, it naturally produces many 

 golden hearts, which are very crisp, tender and of excellent flavor. 



All Celery plants 75 cts. per 100; $6.00 per 1000. 



// wanted by Parcel Post, add go cts. per loo. 



CABBAGE PLANTS 



Dreer's Selected Late Flat Dutch. Short stem, and large, 

 solid and flat heads. Our stock has been carefully selected for 

 several years, in order to get a Cabbage of this type, and we are 

 confident no better strain is on the market. 50 cts. per 100; 

 $4.00 per 1000. If wanted by Parcel Post, add 15 cts. per 100. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS PLANTS 



Dreer's Select Matchless. A small leaved variety of this 

 noted vegetable, which, through careful selection, has been 

 brought to perfection; grows freely during the summer, and is 

 fully developed by the early frost, at which time the stems are 

 thickly set with sprouts the full length. 75 cts. per 100; So. 00 

 per 1000. If wanted by Parcel Post, add 15 cts. per 100. 



NOTE— We supply 250 or more of a kind at the 1000 rate 



