GARDEN" MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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Giant Pascal Celery. 



type, and it has always produced a proportion of green plants, 

 but persevering selection for years enables them now to pro- 

 duce an almost absolutely pure stock far superior to any that 

 has ever been offered. Our stock was obtained from 

 originator. 



Giant Pascal. This is a selec- 

 tion from the New Golden Self- 

 Blanching Celery; it partakes of 

 the best qiialities of that variety, 

 but it is a much larger and better ; 

 keeper. It is of a fine nutty flavor; & 

 grows about two feet high; the s| 

 stalks are very broad, thick and ^ 

 crisp, entirely stringless; the width 

 and thickness of the stalks are * 

 distinctive features of this kind. 

 It bleaches with but little "earth- ^ 

 ing up" and very quickly, usually j||f 

 in five or six days. fj|| 



CeSeriac or Turnsp-^ooted. Is |jp 

 very popular in some parts of^/' 

 Europe, and should be more cul- pp| 

 tivated here. It should be sown in |||lj 

 the fall of the year, and transplanted |j|j 

 six inches apart. When the roots §I|| 

 have obtained a good size, they are f== 

 boiled, scraped off, sliced and dress 

 edwith vinegar, etc., as a salad. 



Celery for Soup. This is sown - 

 in the spring of the year, broad- 

 cast, to be used for seasoning the 

 same as Parsley. 



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Perfection Hartwell Celery. 



New Orleans Market Cucumber should be planted before any other. 



