DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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the seed is selected with extra care, by one of the most 

 careful growers in Germany 



Early Snowball.— A variety held in great estima- 

 tion by market gardeners, for its earliness and reliability 

 as a sure header. Tested with several other varieties, 

 it has proved to be as early, if not earlier than any other 

 sort. 



Early London.— This is a standard variety ; very 

 tender and quite early ; heads compact, solid, and of 

 delicious flavor ; good for general use. 



Extra Early Paris. — A most excellent French vari- 

 ety, and the popular early sort in the Paris markets. 

 Heads large, white, compact and solid, of excellent fla- 

 vor, tender and delicious. Leaves lacge, stalk short. 

 Being so early, it must always be a favorite, especially 

 with market gardeners. 



Early Erfurt. 



ICarly Erfuit. — One of the best for general cultiva- 

 jit/n. Heads close, compact and large, measuring from 

 s<..err. to ten inches in diameter. 



Early Walcheren.— An excellent variety, vigorous 

 and hardy, and well adapted to our climate. St&m short, 

 leaves rather poLited and serrated. It not only resists 

 the cold in wintei, but the drought in surajoer, better 

 than many sorts. 



Early Paris.— A most excellent French variety with 

 good-sized, uniform, close heads, which are tender and 



delicious. Planted at same time with the Extra Early 

 Pans, it will afford a succession. 



LeNormand's Short Stem.— Is of dwarf growth, 

 very early, hardy, and stands dry weather. Is consid- 

 ered by the French gardeners to be one of the very best 

 sorts. The curd is very close and uniform, and well 

 protected by leaves, which renders it desirable for early 

 and late use. 



Nonpareil. — A very superior variety, and in great 

 demand by market gardeners, many of whom will use 

 no other sort. A sure header, large, tender and delicious. 



Late London. — A fine, large, white, compact varie- 

 ty, taller, and somewhat later than the Early London. 

 It also has larger leaves. Sown at the same time, it wilJ 

 afford a succession. 



Veitch's Autumn Giant. 



Veitch's Autunan Giant. — An extremely valuable 

 late variety, entirely distinct from any other sort. The 

 heads are very large, beautifully white, firm and com- 

 pact, and being well protected by foliage, remain a long 

 time fit for use. The plants should be started and trans- 

 planted early in the season, to insure their full devel- 

 opment. 



Thorburn's WonderfuL — This variety is interme- 

 diate in its season, and produces very large, solid, beau- 

 tiful heads, which are unusually well developed. Almost 

 every plant produces a fine head. 



LeNormand's Short Stem. 



CELERY. 



Fr. Celeri. — Ger. Sellerie. 



Celery is one af the most popular salad plants, 

 used in this country. Succeeds well throughout the 

 Northern and Middle States, and, in the vicinity 

 ©f oar large cities, is produced of remarkable size 

 and excellence. 



Culture. — For the principal crop, sow early in. 

 spring, very shallow, in a seed-bed, and when the 

 plants are about six inches high, transplant them 

 six inches apart, into trenches, for blanching. 

 Dig the trenches four feet apart, a foot wide, and 

 ten inches deep. Fill in five or six inches of well 

 rotted manure, and mix it thoroughly, half a 

 spade deep, with the earth at the bottom. The 

 tops and roots of the plants should be shortened, 

 and the suckers pinched off before they are set. 

 Earth up to blanch, three or four times during 

 their growth, taking care that no earth falls in 

 the center of the plants. A slight sprinkling of 

 sak applied to the surface of the soil, just after 

 the earthing up, is decidedly beneficial t« this 

 crop. The seed is slow to come up, and the plant 

 is greatly improved by superior cultivation. 



