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CELERY 



Golden Self-Blanching Celery 



Prices Include Postage on Pkts., Ozs., '/i Lbs., and Lbs. 



One Ounce Will Produce About 3000 Plants, and Sow About 

 200 Feet of Row 



CULTURE. Sow the last of March or early in April in an open border, 

 in rich, mellow ground, in shallow drills, watering freely in dry weather. 

 Cut the tops off once or twice before planting out to make them stocky. 

 When the plants are 5 or 6 inches high transplant the dwarf varieties 5 

 feet and taller sorts 4 feet between rows; plant 6 inches apart in the row. 

 Cultivate well, and when large enough blanch by earthing up. The first 

 operation is that of "handling" generally done the beginning of September. 

 After the soil has been drawn up with a hoe, it is drawn closer around 

 each plant by hand to keep the leaves firm in an upright position and pre- , 

 vent spreading. When the plants have become "set" in an upright posi- 

 tion and the celery is wanted for early use, they should be "banked." 



94. Golden Self-Blanching. Bolgiano's Special Strain. Very early. 

 Largely grown by market gardenei's as well as home gardeners. Tlie 

 beautiful appearance of the plant, with its close habit, compact growth 

 and straight, vigorous stalks, is faitlrfully shown in the illustration. The 

 ribs are perfectly solid, crisp, brittle and of delicious fiavor. It is self- 

 blanching to a very remarkable degree, for without banking up or any 

 covering whatever, even the outer ribs become a handsome, fresh, yellow- 

 ish white color. The heart is large and solid and of a beautiful, rich, 

 golden yellow color. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; V4 lb. $1.15; lb. $4.00. 



308. Easy Blanching. This splendid new variety is 

 dw^arf and compact in habit; light green foliage. It is very 

 easily blanched and might be termed second early, following 

 Golden Self-Blanching. For winter and spring use, it is a 

 splendid keeper. The flavor is first class, while the stalks are 

 pure white, heavy and crisp. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 14 lb. 

 $1.00; lb. $3.50. 



135. Bolgiano's Golden Heart. This is the old stand- 

 ard sort which has satisfied gardeners these many years. It 

 is crisp, solid, handsome, the most excellent flavor, with a 

 beautiful golden heart. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; % lb. 75 

 cts.; lb. $2.50. 



150. Bolgiano's Sweet Nut Celery. For home gar- 

 dens and nearby markets Bolgiano's New Celery "Sweet 

 Nut" is a delicious, sweet, nutty, crisp celery. It is abso- 

 lutely solid, a most excellent winter keeper, of vigorous, 

 sturdy growth, making fine, large, solid stalks, with a large, 

 full, creamy-yellow heart. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 14 lb. 75 

 cts.; lb. $2.50. 



264. Giant Pascal. Tlie stalks are very large, thick, 

 solid, crisp and a rich nutty flavor, free from any taste of 

 bitterness. Blanches very easily and quickly and retains its 

 freshness a long time after being marketed. The heart is a 

 golden yellow, very full and attractive. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 

 cts.; >4 lb. 75 cts.; lb. $2.50. 



67. Flavoring Celery. Cannot be used for growing 

 purposes, but is an excellent spice for soups, salads, etc. 

 2 ozs. 10 cts.; 14 lb. 20 cts.; lb. 50 cts. 



AROUND THE YEAR IN THE GARDEN, by F. F. 



Rockwell. If you are busy and must use every minute 

 of your time in the garden to the best advantage, this 

 book will help you be m.ore efficient. It is arranged in 

 52 chapters, each telling what to do in the garden every 

 week of the year. It covers the vegetable garden, flower 

 garden, roses, shrubs, berries, fruit trees, insects and 

 diseases, vegetables for winter, pruning, and all other 

 garden operations. 88 illus. 350 pages. $2.50. 



192. Golden Plume or Wonderful. ("Best in 



Garden" -.Variety.) A large, early celery of superior 

 quality and appearance. Large, heavy stalks with a full 

 solid heart of golden yellow. Easy to blanch, a good 

 keeper and always of the crisp, brittle and nutty quality 

 so much desired. Very resistant to blight and rot. Free 

 from strings and hollow stalks. Ready for the table 

 in about 110 days. We consider this the finest celery 

 yet introduced. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; '/4 lb. $1.25; 

 lb. $4.50, postpaid. 



CELERIAC 



(Turnip Rooted Celery) 



This is constantly becoming more popular with gardeners 

 owing to the fact that it is so much easier to grow than 

 blanching celery. The large tliick roots are very valuable 

 boiled or used in soups, stews, and other dishes. Celeriac grows 

 best in moderately moist well 

 drained soils. They do well 

 in almost any good garden 

 soil and grow to perfection in 

 cool seasons. 



Start the seed in boxes in- 

 doors and when the seedlings 

 are large enough to handle, 

 transplant into the garden to 

 stand about 8 to 10 inches 

 apart each way. Use when 

 the roots are moderately 

 large size. They do not re- 

 quire blanching. 



272. Large Smooth 

 Prague. a new and quite 

 distinct sort, the roots being 

 very smooth, large, round. 

 Of a very distinctive flavor,, 

 roots may be boiled or used 

 in flavoring other dishes. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; Vi 

 lb. 75 cts.; lb. $2.50. 



Large Smooth Prague Celeriac 



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