WALTER S. SCHELL'S QUALITY SEEDS FOR MARKET-GARDENERS 
CELERY 
HOW TO GROW CELERY.— To have matured Celery 
early in the summer, sow seed of the early varieties under 
tlass in February; set the plants out in May. Celery seed is 
y no means so easy to grow as most other seeds. For fall and 
winter crops, sow the seed in April or May, depending on the 
condition of the soil. To get Celery seed to germinate and give 
you a good stand of strong plants, you must have the soil 
worked deep, very fine and loose, moist and warm. Sow the 
seed in rows a foot apart for hand cultivation. Keep moist; 
prevent soil from becoming dry or "crusted." In June set out 
the plants 6 inches apart in the rows, having the soil well pre- 
pared. Make the rows 2 to 3 feet apart, depending on the 
amount you are growing and whether for hand or horse cultiva- 
tion. Blanching is done by banking up the earth around the 
plants gradually until within a few inches of the top. One ounce 
will produce about 5,000 plants. 
My Celery .seed is of that high standard of quality 
required for high-class trade, and means the highest 
prices and quickest sales to the gardeners who use it. 
Wm. C. Carl. Lebanon County, says: "I never had 
such an abundance of Giant Pascal, Winter Queen, 
White Plume, Houser, and Yellow as Gold. The seed 
germinated wonderfully strong." 
Hargest's Allheart Celery 
A Variety of Great Value 
Allheart is a late Celery, the result of a most exhaus- 
ve selection of certain type plants which possessed the 
our essentials necessary for the best Celery, which are. 
The Houser Celery 
A variety that, once grown by market-gardeners or private 
gardeners, will always be grown. It is simply delicious. 
Hargest's Allheart Celery 
flavor, abundance of hearts, size and attractive appear- 
ance. There are big bunches of hearts in each stalk; it 
grows as liigh as White Plume. Its flavor is like that of 
Giant Pascal, but it does not resemble it, being more 
stalky, light green, blanches up easier and to a rich 
golden yellow. One of the best keepers. I urge all my 
customers to grow Allheart, knowing that it will please 
and prove profitable. We have received many letters 
from Celery-growers praising the good quadffl^ of 
Allheart. (See illustration above.) Pkt. KO cts., 
Vzoz. 45 cts., oz. 85 cts., Vilb. $2.75, lb. $91. / 
The Houser Celery 
The Houser is a most valuable green Celery, blanch- 
ing easily to a beautiful white, with rich yellow heart. 
The plants grow about 20 inches high, the stems are 
clean and smooth, almost round, very brittle, with a 
distinctly rich, crisp, nutty flavor, the quality which 
creates a demand for your crop. It is an excellent keeper. 
If I had space to print the many testimonials as to its 
fine quality, written by many of my customers, you 
would not fail to order it after reading them. Everybody 
praises it. This new Houser Celery is sure to please every 
market-gardener who grows it. Pkt. 10 cts., Vioz- 
45 cts., oz. 85 Cts., V^lb. $2.75, lb. $9. 
Golden Self-blanching. (French.) The finest stand- 
ard strain of Self-blanching Celery. Pkt. lO cts., 
oz. 75 cts., 'A\h. $2.50, lb. $8. 
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 CHant 
Pascal; the color has in it more of the rich ycllo<v tint 
of Golden Self-blanching, which it resembles very 
much in appearance when trimmed and bunched for 
the market. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. so cts., >^lb. Ii.ys, lb. $6. 
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