DE JONG FLORAL AND SEED CO., PELLA, IOWA 



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PE TSAI OR CHINESE CABBAGE 



This vegetable has attracted considerable attention in the last few years among gardeners and 

 those that like green. In appearance it is more like Cos Lettuce than real Cabbage, but to the palate 

 a delicious Cabbage. 



It may be served as a salad with dressing or boiled, minced and seasoned with butter or cream 

 sauce. It is very easily grown and does well in nearly all parts of the country. A little can be sown 

 early and used when ready, but early sown is apt to run to seed. The main crop is sown about turnip 

 sowing time, last of July. The seed is sown in drills 16 to 20 inches apart and the seedlings thinned 

 out to stand about 12 inches apart. For winter use it is taken up before hard frost and cared for th< 

 same as cabbage in winter, stored in trenches and covered with straw and dirt to keep out the frost 

 It is worthy of a trial by everyone. Per pkt. 10 cts., y 2 oz. 20 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



CELERY 



One ounce will produce 4,000 plants. 



WHITE PLUME. Each year adds to the popu- 

 larity and value of this variety. It requires 

 very little earthing up to blanch it. Its eating 

 qualities are equal to the very best other sorts, 

 being crisp, solid, and of a rich nutty flavor. 

 It is a good keeper up to the holiday season, 

 and for early use is more extensively grown for 

 market than any other sort. Per pkt. Sets., oz. 

 25 cts., hi lb. 60 cts., lb. $2.00. 



GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING. This fine variety 

 with its rich, golden yellow color, its close 

 habit and compact growth, and the readiness 

 with which it is bleached and rendered market- 

 able, makes it invaluable to the gardener and 

 exceedingly popular with every planter. The 

 entire stalk is solid, crisp, and although not as 

 early, a much better keeper than the White 

 Plume. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz| 25 cts., hi lb. 90 

 cts., lb. $3.50. 



WINTER QUEEN. A most popular and valuable 

 variety of Celery for winter and spring use. 

 The plant is beautiful in appearance, of close 

 habit and compact growth, and blanches to a 

 beautiful cream white. Of vigorous growth, each 

 plant makes a large number of fine stalks, large 

 heart of rich golden yellow, which are broad, 

 thick, heavily ribbed. Stored for winter it is 

 an excellent keeper, and when taken out the 

 blanched stalks are firm and crisp, entirely 

 free from strings, brittle and of sweet flavor. 

 Most highly recommended. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 20 cts., hi lb. 60 cts., lb. $2.00. 



CELERIAC, or TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY. A 



variety of Celery having turnip-shaped roots, 

 which may be cooked and sliced and used with 

 vinegar, making a most excellent salad. It is 

 more hardy, and may be treated in the same 

 manner as celery. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



OLD CELERY SEED.. .For flavoring soups, pick- 

 les, etc. Per oz. 5 cts., hi lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 

 cts. 



SOUP OR CUTTING CELERY. This is not 

 suitable for blanching but the seed is sown 

 thickly in rows. The tops grow very rapidly 

 and furnish a succession of cuttings throughout 

 the seasen. The stalks are cut when three or 

 four inches high for use as flavoring for soups 

 or stews. Pkt. 5 cts. 



CRESS OR PEPPER 

 GRASS 



Ger Kress. Fr. Cresson. 



A very useful and healthful salad plant; can be 

 used alone or mixed with lettuce or other sal- 

 ads for which it is prized; it is also used for 

 garnishing. Sow early in spring, rather thickly, 

 in shallow drills, one foot apart in the open 

 ground; for a succession, sow at short intervals 

 throughout the season. 



Giant Pascal Celery 



GIANT PASCAL. This late variety of celery is a 

 selection from the Golden Self-Blanching, and 

 adds to the genera! good qualities of its parent 

 superior keeping qualities. The stalks are very 

 large, thick, solid, crisp, and of a rich nutty 

 flavor, free from any trace of bitterness ; it 

 blanches very easily and quickly and retains 

 its freshness a long time after being marketed. 

 The heart is golden yellow, and very full. For 

 mid-winter and early spring use it cannot be 

 excelled. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., hi lb. 50 

 cts., lb. $2.00. 



UPLAND CRESS. This is a hardy perennial, 

 thriving on any soil, and is the first to make 

 its appearance in early spring. It grows very 

 rapidly. The young and tender leaves can be 

 eaten raw, or as a salad, or when the leaves 

 become large, boiled as greens. In taste it is 

 very pleasant, having the flavor of the Water 

 Cress, and is agreeable to all. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 25 cts. 



FINE CURLED. This little salad will bear cut- 

 ting several times; used mixed with lettuce its 

 leaves impart an agreeable, warm, pungent 

 taste. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., hi lb. 30 

 cts.. lb. $1.00. 



All 10c packages Garden or Flower Seeds, 3 pkgs. 25c, 



