CELERY— COLLARDS— CORN SALAD. 
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Celery. 
Ap ium graveolens — CeUri—Apio— Sell eri t — SeJ/m. 
Three Ounces of Seed to loo Yards ol Row. 
iow when the Apple is in bloom, on a finely raked surface, and cover scarcely at all, quite early 
in the Spring, in a moist place or convenient to water, which appl y freely in dry weather. 
When tlie plants are four inches, more or less in height, transplant a portion" into very 
shallow trendies formed m well-manured laud, which planting repeat at intervals of t\v"o 
or tliree weeks for a succession, until the ncceswiry quantity is set out. 
■XOTES <>^ COOKIWtG.— No. CH.— STEWj-.n.— Trim off all defective parts and wash 
thoroughly. Parboil five minutes or until tender and drain throtigh a cloth. Cutstems all 
the same length and put in a stew-pan, with salt, pepper, butter, atid white broth to cover; 
let .simmer for an hour, Urain the Celery througli a sieve or cloth, saving the liqnor, to 
H'h!(.'h add lispagnole Sauce, see No. 69. Skim the I'at so as to form a sauce, press thor- 
oughly through u napkin; place the Celery on a dish and pour over the sauce. 
No. fi9.~]'>p,\GNoi.K Sauce.— Take half pound clarified butler, add one pound flour; 
roast very light brown. Add onions, carrots, a bouquet of herbs, allspice, a knuckle of 
veal and a ham bone. Let simmer .slowly in saucepan, then moisten with three quarts of 
stock to a light thill sauce. Let cook for three hours slowly. Skim off the grease: then 
strain the sauce, and reduce with sherry or white wine, according to taste. 
No. 70.— S.A.i-.\i).— Use the hard roots as well as stems. After washing well cut the 
steins, both blanched and green, into small pieces. Serve with French dressing, No. 3, or 
Mayonaise dressing. 
Dwarf White.— More desirable for the private than the market garden. The dwarf char" 
actt-r mit inducing ready sale. Hearts white and crisp. Pkts. .5c. and 10c. ; per oz. ■2,')C. 
Oolden Owarf.— A showy sort of excellent qualities. Solid, of fine flavor and a good 
KBKPEu, and, as its name indicates, possessing, when blanched, a vellowisli or golden tint, 
stomping it a distinct type and a very desirable addition to the list of rare sorts. Pkts. 
5c. and lOc; per oz. 30c. 
Golden Heart.— Similar to Golden Dwarf. Pkts. 5c. and lOc. ; per oz. 30c. 
Half Dwarf.— A. variety of celebrity among the market gardeners in the vicinity of New 
York, Philadelphia and \Va.ihington. It possesses all thk qualities essential to make 
a perfect Celery— solidity, never being hollow; flavor, a peculiar nutty quality, vioou 
OF growth, dwarf, though producing a weighty bunch. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; peroz. 25c. 
Boston Blarlcet.— -A short white variety, much e-steemed in the New 
England States. Unquestionably one of the best; tlic only sort sold in 
Boston markets. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 30c. 
Giant Pascal. 
Paris Golden Yellow — a large soUdgoWen variety, superior 
to White Plume, very showy and ricli. Very easily blanched, conse- 
queutly early. Pkt. 10c.; per oz. 40c. 
White Plume— Self-blanching to a great extent. Conseouently 
among the earliest ready for table. Desirable as an early sort. Plcts. nc. 
and 10c. ; per oz. 35c. 
Red or Plnli.— A variety fancied by some by reason of its distinctive 
color and HARDINESS. Quality good, desirable in the private garden as 
one of the most reliable sorts. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 25e. 
r,arj(e "White.— The most imposing ot all varieties, though not as d*»> 
cate as dwarfer sorts. Pkts. 5c. and 30c. ; per oz. 2.5c. 
Giant Pascal.— a mammoth silver white stalked variety of French 
origin, rapidly growingiu favor because of its weighty productiveness and 
consequent profitableness. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 25c. 
Sandrlnifliam,— A celebrated English variety. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; 
per oz. 25c. 
Celerlac, or Xuriilp-rooted (imported seed).— A variety forming 
a large solidroot of edible character. Pkts. 5c. and lOc. ; per oz. 20c. 
Kla-vorlng:, for Soups.— This seed is not for sowing, but for flavoring 
purposes only. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 10c. 
Hart-well I»erfectlon.— A desirable form of white solid habit. Pkts. 
5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 25c. 
COLLARDS. 
Brasiica Oleracea Acephalo—Choux verts— Minttx Sio^l— Coles Sin Cogollo. 
One Ounce of Seed to loo Yards of Row. 
PJnIc Heart (novelty).- This ha.s never been offered by any other 
Seedsmen. The lower leaves arc green with bdiie-white veins or ribs, the 
interior leaves are ivory-white, like finest bleached Celery, the leaves 
about the heart are pink and jmrfile. It is very unique and worthy of 
culture in the best gardens by reason of its beauty as nii ornamental plant 
and by reason of its tender and delicious quality asa table vegetable, boil- 
ing as it does marrow-like as Cauliflower. Pkts. .5e. and 10c. ; per oz. 2.5c. 
White t,eaved (novelty).— Very rare and very choice, the plant pro- 
duciug centre leaves generally perfectly white, though soraetimCiS dashed 
with pink. In quality it is much more delicate thaii the ordinary South- 
ern CoUard, and is highlv recommended both as a curiosity and a garden 
vegetable of the first quality. Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 20c. 
A loose-leaved plant of the Cabbage family. A hardy and excellent vegetable for 
Winter use. The Collard succeeds in localities where it is often difficult to grow 
Cabbage to perfection. Sow and treat precisely as Cabbage. 
I^andreths' Marrow (chot.ceV— A plant of the Cabbage family, pro- 
ducing a strong growth of broad leaves, borne upon white marrow-like 
stalks or stems, wiiich, -vvith the broad waxv midribs stripiied of leaf 
matter, alTord a dish much resembliiit; Ciuilfllow er. This plant can be 
grown in any .section and by any novice. Stems cooked like Caulillower. 
AVe recommend it tt> all as .superior to any form of Collard. Pkts. 5c. and 
10c. ; peroz. 20c. 
Creole, or Southern.- Cabbage Greens. Its robust and vi]g;orous 
character fits it to resist conditions unfavorable to the perfection ot more 
highly developed types of the Cidjbage family, and it is, therefore, at 
some seasons in the Soiiihern St.ates, iheonly available form of Cabbage. 
Pkts. 5c. and 10c. ; per oz. 15c. 
Corn Salad. 
VnlerianceUa oUtorla—Mdche Commiuie— 2lcferfalat ober Stcdjialat- 1 (i'ioiti;/(M— A'ooriisatarf. 
Eight Ounces of Seed to lOo Yards of Ho^^r. 
How broadcast or ir 
clo.sc of Winter 
use. Wbeiihov 
lightest hay— I 
jurious. 
teu-iacli rows in Autninn for cutting at 
or sow lit close of Winter for early Spring 
11 in .Viitiimn cover very lightly with the 
le merest jirotection more will be in- 
Broad I^ea-ved (LAUtiS skedf.d).— Used as n .small Salad throui;hout the 
Winter and Spring. Sow thickly in drills, cover .slightly lirst of Autumn, 
and sprinkle with straw on the approach of severe weather, or sow in a 
cold frame, covered in Winter as may be convenient— thus it is accessi- 
ble even when deep enow prevails. Pkts. 6c. and 10c. ; per oz. 10c. 
Postage extra. On Peas and Beans, IG cents per quart, and Coru, 15 c.jiits per iiuart ; other small Seeds, 8 cents per pound. Quarter pound and under, 
and 5 and 10 cent Flat Papers. Free of Postage. 
