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J. M. Thorburn & Co., 15 John St., New York. 



CELERY. 



Celeri. 



Culture. — Sow the seed in a light, rich 



4pio. 



SeUerie. 



dry border, as early as the ground can be worked, in drills eight 

 or ten inches apart, and cover the seeds about a quarter 

 of an inch deep, rolling or treading them in if the ground 

 be dry. When fairly out of the seed-leaf, they may be 

 transplanted to another bed, or they may be thinned out 

 to six or eight inches apart, and let grow until wanted to 

 plant out in beds or trenches. The beds should be kept 

 well weeded, and an occasional soaking with water in dry 

 weather will do the plants good. Early in July at the 

 north, a month or six weeks later in the southern states, 

 isthe proper time to set the plantsout in beds or trenches. 

 Press the soil firmly against the roots. In the garden the 

 better way is to set the plants in shallow trenches — we 

 say shallow, for it is obviously a bad plan to remove all 

 the good soil (as must be done in a deep trench) and put 

 the plants in that which is poor. The plants may be set in 

 a single row in a narrow trench, or the trench may be 

 made into a bed wide enough to hold two, three or four 

 rows, and in this case the plants are in a compact form to 

 be covered for the winter where they grow. This will 

 save much labor where there is no root-cellar for storage, 

 as often happens to be the case. When grown in beds in 

 this way, the rows should be one foot apart, and the plants 

 about eight inches apart in the rows. A bed four feet wide will take four rows of plants, leaving six inches 

 space on the outside of the first and last rows. The bed should be made very rich with thoroughly decomposed 

 manure. The plants will need to be earthed up two or three times ; and in doing this, care should be taken 

 not to let the earth get into the heart of the plant. In field culture the plants are set on the surface in rows four 

 feet apart when the Celery is to be earthed up in the field for early use, and two feet apart when the plants are 

 to be taken up and blanched in the cellar for winter use. The plants are set six inches apart in rows. If not 

 grown in beds, the best way to store is to dig trenches in a well-drained spot in the open ground, one foot wide, 

 and of a depth a few inches less than the height of the Celery. The plants are then lifted and set close together 

 until the whole quantity is stored. The edges of the trench should be made sloping from the tops of the plants. 

 When severe cold weather comes on, cover gradually with leaves, hay or straw, and place boards on top. In 

 such a trench the stalks will blanch perfectly, and may be taken out any time during winter for use or sale as 

 required. The turnip-rooted, or "Knob" Celery, needs no earthing up, and may be planted in rows one foot 



apart. 



£14 Improved White Plume 



Peroz. #lb. Per lb. 



5l6 

 518 



520 

 522 



523 

 528 

 534 

 540 

 541 



542 

 543 

 546 

 548 



55o 



25 



75 



2 



50 



20 



50 



1 



50 



30 



1 00 



3 



50 



30 



85 



3 



00 



20 



5° 



1 



50 



20 



5° 



1 



50 



3° 



85 





00 



20 



50 



1 



50 



Naturally white or light foliage ; requires but little 

 banking up to blanch ; very early, and extensively grown for market . pkt., 10 cts. . 

 Golden Self-Blanching. A grand solid variety, on the style of the White Plume, 

 except that it is golden yellow where the Plume'is white . '. . per pkt., 10 cts. . 

 Perfection Heart-well. The finest and largest of the winter varieties, either for the 

 family or market-garden. The heart is golden yellow, and it is of superior quality . 



per pkt. , 10 cts. . 



The Schumacher. Immense size ; solid and crisp ; firm golden yellow heart ; a fine 



keeper " . per pkt., 10 cts. . 



Giant Pascal. An easily blanched and fine-keeping large sort, of excellent flavor ; 



superior for late use 



Large-Ribbed Kalamazoo. A good Peroz. ^lb- Per lb. 



half-dwarf white solid Celery to 20 ?o 50 $1 50 



Boston Market. Rather dwarf ; has no 



particular merit 25 75 2 50 



CrawTord Half- Dwarf. Of vigorous 



growth and excellent flavor 



Sandringham Dwarf White. Small, 



white, solid 



Pink Plume. This new variety is de- 

 scribed as being the same as White 

 Plume % except that the stalks are tinged 



with pink 



Covent Garden Rose. Of good flavor, 

 as the pink varieties generally are .... 

 Cooper Improved Cutting. ' The leaves 

 are used as greens for flavoring soups . . 

 CELERI AC, or Turnip-Rooted. Has 

 edible roots, used for soups and stews. . 

 Celeriac, Thorburn Giant. The best of 

 the class ; very large roots, used for soups 



and stews 



Celeriac, Apple. Has small foliage and 

 small smooth roots, for soups 



30 



So 85 



*3 co 



40 



1 25 



4 50 



30 



85 



3 00 



30 



1 00 



3 50 



20 



60 



2 00 



% 













THORBURN GIANT CELERIAC. 



