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



CELERY PLANTS 



Plants will be ready to send out July 1st. 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 jiressing the soil firmly 

 against the plant with the other; by this process the plants grow 

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

 soil close up to the plant. Celery should receive thorough culti- 

 vation 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 up- 

 right 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 : 

 Columbia. An exceptionally fine early variety of medium height, 

 "but very stocky, foliage light green with yellow tinge, stalks 

 thick, almost round, of a rich, yellow color, similar to the well- 

 inown Golden Self-blanching, which it resembles when trimmed 

 and bunched. Its exceedingly fine flavor and crispness will 

 please the most critical. 



Easy- Blanching. A new variety of remarkably easy-blanching 

 characteristics. The stalks are thick and brittle, of splendid 

 quality and flavor. Useful alike for early use and keeping dur- 

 ing the winter months. 



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

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

 perior keeping qualities. 



Golden Self°Blanching. An early, beautiful and in every way 

 desirable sort, requiring but little labor to blanch. The heart is 

 a rich, golden-yellow, with light yellowish-green outer leaves. 



Perfected White Plume. A choice strain of this valuable and 

 popular variety. It is unsurpassed for fall and early winter use, 

 requiring very little earthing up to blanch it. 



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. 



Winter Queen. This variety is a valuable sort, particularly on 

 account of its excellent winter-keeping qualities. It grows a 

 ■very thick, solid and heavy stalk, and has a large heart, and 

 when blanched is a creamy white color. 



All Celery Plants 75 cts. per 100; $6.00 per looo. 



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



Miscellaneous Vegetable Plants 



In stock until August. If wanted by Parcel Post, add 15 cts. per 100. 



CABBAGE 



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

 large, solid and flat heads. Our stock has been carefully 

 selected fur several years, in order to get a Ciibl)age of this 

 type, and we are confident no better strain is on the market. 



Mammoth Rock Red. The largest and most solid of the 

 red varieties; a sure heading sort, and tender. 



Perfection Drumhead Savoy. Of superior quality; the 

 largest solid heading Savoy, possessing the rich flavor of the 

 Cauliflower. 



Price. Arjy of the above, 50 cts. per 100; $4.00 per 1000. 



BRUSSBI.S SPROUTS 



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 sprou's the full length. 75 cts. per 

 100; $6.00 per 1000. 



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



