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



CELERY PLANTS 



Plants will he 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 easUy cultivated and blanched 

 by drawing the soil close up to the plant. Celery shotild 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 maturitj' the inner 

 stalks and leaves turn white, thus making verj' httle earthing up 

 necessary to thoroughly blanch it. 



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

 requiring 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 quaUty is excellent, as the stalks 

 are remarkably crisp and tender. 



Easy Blanching. A new variety of Celery w:ith remarkable easy- 

 blanching characteristics and useful both for early use and for keep- 

 ing during the winter months. The plants make a quick, healthy 

 growth, and the stalks are thick, verj' tender and brittle, with a rich 

 flavor. 



Giant Pascal. Stalk verj- large, thick, solid, crisp and of rich, nutty 

 flavor. It bl-^nches very easily and quickly, and has superior keep- 

 ing 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. 



Columbia. An exceptionally fine early variet3-, which for size and 

 shape is unsurpassed. The plant- is of medium height, but vxry 

 stocky, foliage is a light shade of green with yellow tinge, and the 

 stalks are thick, almost round, its exceedingly fine flavor and crisp- 

 ness will please even the most critical. 



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



// wanted by Parcel Post, add 20 cts. per lOO. 



Miscellaneous Vegetable Plants 



In stock until August. If wanted by Parcel Post, add ijMs. per loo. _ 



CABBAGE 



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 

 tj'pe. and we are confident no better strain is on the market. 



Mammoth Rock Red. The largest and most soHd of the 

 red varieties; a sure heading sort, and tender. 



Perfection Drumhead Savoy. Of superior quaUty; the 

 largest solid heading Savoy, possessing the rich flavor of the 

 Cauliflower. 



Price. Any of the above, 50 cts. per 100; S4.00 per 1000. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS 



Dreer's Select Matchless. A smaU-ieaved variety of this 

 noted vegetable, which, through careful selection, has been 

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

 fuUy developed by the early frost, at which time the stems 

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

 S6.b0 per 1000. 



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



