18 CONDON BROS., SEEDSMEN, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 
CELERY 
Extra Selected French Grown Stocks 
GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING 
Golden Sell Blanching 
NEW GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING. This Is de- 
cidedly better in quality than the white plume. It 
Is ready for use nearly as early, blanches as easily, 
and is larger in size. It is of dwarf compact habit, 
with thick, solid, heavily ribbed stalks which blanch 
easily to a clear waxen yellow. When grown in rich 
moist soil the stalks are numerous, each plant be- 
ing fully as thick through as the largest of the tall, 
iate sorts, and with a large solid heart, of beautiful 
golden-vellow stalks and leaves. Packet, 10 cents; 
1/4 ounce, 15 cents; 1 ounce, 60 cents; "/4 pound, $2.00. 
WHITE PLUME PRIVATE STOCK. This is the 
earliest and most easily blanched, but does not 
keep well taken from the trenches. The plants 
gi-ow rapidly and blanch easily during the sum- 
mer months. Later in the fall the central stalks 
and leaves are of pure snowy whiteness even with- 
out earthing up. but stalks should be gathered to- 
gether and earthed up as in other varieties, so as 
•to produce close, attractive bunches. Packet, 4 
cents; 1 ounce. 12 cents; Vt pound, 45 cents; 54 
pound, 80 cents; 1 pound $1.50. 
CELERIAC 
. Or Turnip Rooted Celery 
Sow seed at the same season and give the same 
treatment as common Celery. Transplant to moist, 
rich soil in rows two feet apart and six inches 
apart in 'row. Give thorough culture. As the roots 
are the edible portion it is not necessary to earth 
up or "handle" it. After the roots have attained a 
diameter of two inches, they are fit for use. To 
keep through winter, pack in damp earth or sand 
and put in the cellar or leave out of doors, covering 
with earth and straw like beets and carrots. 
LARGE SMOOTH PRAGUE. An improved form 
of turnip rootec celery, e.xcellent for soups and 
Btews. Produces roots of nearly globular shape and 
compartively smooth surface. Packet, 4 cents; 
ounce, 12 cpnts; H pound, 45 cents; Yi pound, 80 
cents; pound, $1.50. 
Culture. — Seeds of Celery are frequently slow to germinate. Sow 
seeds early in spring on soil that has been finely pulverized and just 
barely cover it. Keep it moist by frequently watering. When plants 
are three to four inches high, by clipping the tops, you will make the 
plants much more stocky. Transplant in rows in shallow trenches in 
well-manured land until ready to set out in the garden or truck patch, 
then plant in trenches, 3 to 4 feet apart, about 6 inches apart in the 
rows. Usually about the middle of June to first of July is best time 
to set out celery plants. When nearly full grown start to bank up, 
gathering the leaves together and drawing the soil around the plants 
about one-third up, and repeat in a few days until only the tops of the 
plants are to he seen. This is done for bleaching purposes. One ounce 
of seed for 5,000 plants. 
GIANT PASCAL. This is a green leaved variety developed 
from the Golden Yellow Self Blanching, and we recommend it 
as being of the best quality for fall and early winter use. It 
blanches to a beautiful yellowish white color; is very solid and 
crisp and of a line nutty flavor. The stalks are of medium 
height, very thick, the upper portion nearly round, but broaden- 
ing and flattening toward the base. With high culture this 
variety will give splendid satisfaction as a large growing sort 
for fall and winter use. In the south it is prized more than 
almost any other kind. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 10 cents; ^ 
pound, 35 cents; Yi pound, 65 cents; 1 pound, $1.25. 
KALAMAZOO. We consider our Kalamazoo absolutely and 
without e.xception the very best celery grown. It is late; it is not 
self-blanching, but It is worth many times over all the extra 
trouble and labor involved in growing it. Kalamazoo Celery, 
when properly grown, is e.xtremely large, solid and crisp, and 
possesses a rich, sweet and "nutty" flavor unequaled by any 
celery we ever saw anywhere. 
Take proper care of it and you have a celery beyond com- 
parison. It's a fine keeper. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 
Yn pound, 35 cents; Yz pound, 65 cents; 1 pound, $1.25. 
COLUMBIA. An early maturing sort unsurpassed in shape 
and quality. The plant is of medium height, but very stocky 
and heavy. The stalks are thick, almost round, resembling in 
shape those of Giant Pascal; the color has in it more of the rich 
yellow tint of Golden Yellow Self Blanching, which variety it 
resembles very much in appearance when trimmed and bunched 
for the market. The foliage is of a distinctly light shade of 
green with a tinge of yellow. In season it follows in close suc- 
cession Golden Yellow Self Blanching. Its quality is certainly 
exceptionally fine, some connoisseurs considering it equal or 
even superior to either Golden Yellow Self Blanching or Giant 
Pascal. Packet, 7 cents; ounce, 40 cents; Yi pound, $1.50; Yz 
pound, $2.75; 1 pound. $5.00. 
IMPROVED GOLDEN HEART. A 
fine long keeping golden dwarf cel- 
ery. The heart is large, surround- 
ed by a shapely solid stalk. After 
ptoring, the heart blanches a beau- 
tiful golden, is unsurpassed in qual- 
ity and is so large that little trim- 
ming is required for market. In 
many Celery-growing sections this 
variety is planted most exclusively. 
Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 12 cents; 
Ya pound, 45 cents; Yz pound, 80 
cents; 1 pound, $1.50. 
WINTER RELIANCE. This very 
desirable variety is considered the 
most attractive in color and the 
best in quality of any of the late 
keeping sorts. The plant is dwarf 
growing, compact, with solid heart 
and habit of growth very well 
adapted for late keeping. When 
ready for the late market the color 
is a light creamy yellow, very hand- 
some. Its quality is unsurpassed 
by that of any variety of its class 
and is decidedly superior to most of 
the older long keeping sort. Pack- 
et, 5 cents; ounce, 32 cents; Yi 
pound, $1.15; Yz pound, $2.10; pound, 
$4.00. 
WINTER RELIANCE 
