PREMIUM SEEDS 
Carrots 
Danvcr’s Half-Long Carrot 
CULTURE. — Carrots do best in well enriched and 
manured, sandy loam, though they will do well in 
any good land that is deep and thoroughly worked. 
For early crop, sow seed during the early part of 
April; for late crop, in July and August. As the 
seed are very slow in germinating, it will be found 
helpful to soak the seed for twelve hours previous to 
planting, in warm water, and to roll the land after 
planting, to prevent evaporation of moisture. Plant 
in rows 12 to 15 inches apart, thinning later to about 
4 inches apart in the rows. Care should be taken 
to have the land clean, as the seedlings are very 
delicate, and should not be run over with weeds. 
Keep well cultivated. One ounce seed is sufficient 
for 100 feet drill, 3 to 4 lbs., for an acre. 
CHANTENAY, or MODEL.— One of the best for the 
market or home garden, while its great produc- 
tiveness makes it also very desirable for a field sort. 
The tops are medium sized, with small necks. The 
roots are thick, about 0' inches long, smooth, and 
deep orange red In color. The flesh is very crisp and 
tender. For prices see colored pages. 
DANVER’S HALF LONG. — Very productive and 
adaptable to all classes of soil. The roots are smooth, 
of medium length, tapering to a blunt point, and of 
deep orange color. The flesh is tender and of excel- 
lent quality. For prices see colored pages. 
OX HE ART, or GUERANDE.— The best for hard, 
stiff soils. The roots are 4 or 5 Inches long and 
very thick. The flesh is bright orange in color, fine 
grained and sweet. For prices see colored pages. 
EARLY SCARLET HORN.— The earliest variety, 
and best for forcing. The roots are orange red in 
color, about 3 inches long, blue pointed, very fine 
grained and of sweet flavor. For prices see colored 
pages. 
I3IPROYED LONG ORANGE. — A very popular main 
crop sort, with large-sized, smooth, fine-grained roots. 
A splendid keeper. In deep light soil an enormous 
crop can be raised. This variety is grown extensively 
for stock feeding. For prices see colored pages. 
Celery 
Celery seed is very slow in germinating and should therefore be sown in finely prepared rich soil, which 
can be kept moist. For early use, it is advisable to sow in hotbeds or in shallow boxes in the house or 
early in April in the open ground. Pack the soil well over the seed with the foot or with back of the spade. 
Careful weeding by hand will have to be done until the young plants get started. Seed sown in beds 
should be transplanted. When the plants are set in the open field, trim the tops off and put In rows about 
5 feet apart, setting plants 6 to 8 inches apart. Cultivate constantly during the growing season, and as the 
crop matures it must be earthed up or blanched. Sometimes this is done by placing two boards upright, close 
to the plants and filling in dirt both on the sides and in between the plants. The stalks are handled by 
hand, but the soil must not be allowed to get in the center. Sometimes Celery is set in beds about 4 feet 
wide, 6 inches between plants and 12 inches between rows, the earth being thrown out on each side of the 
bed. Then as it grows it is earthed in for blanching. A new method of growing Celery, which is some- 
times used, is to plant a plot completely over, setting plants about 6 inches apart. This enormous growth 
shades the young stalks so that they turn white, but it requires exceedingly rich, heavily manured soil, deep 
and well drained and plenty of water for irrigation. An ounce sow in about 100 feet produces 5 to 8,000 
plants. Four to G oz. produce plants enough to set an acre, which mature in 12 Oto 150 days according to 
the kind and location. 
GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING.— The best Celery in 
cultivation and the most profitable for market and 
family use. The stalks of this Celery are straight, 
tall and handsome. Very attractive in appearance. 
The heart is large, solid, golden yellow in color, and 
of delicious flavor. It will turn at maturity to a 
yellowish white without banking, but like all other 
Celeries, is Improved by having some soil brought up 
to the stalks. For prices see colored pages. 
GIANT GOLDEN HEART.— It is not only a good 
keeper, but Is large, solid, as sweet as a walnut, and 
of a beautiful golden color. For prices see colored 
pages. 
PERFECTED WHITE PLUME is the finest strain 
of White Plume Celery ever grown. Not only does 
the stem whiten, but the leaf itself, especially every 
inner leaf, assumes the attractive white color. This 
makes the White Plume Celery one of the most 
showy ornaments that can be put upon the Thanks- 
giving or Christmas dinner table. White Plume Is 
usually planted for early use, and for this reason 
should have extra good care. Well-grown White 
Plume is simply perfect, both in palatability and 
beauty, and is the earliest Celery in cultivation. 
For prices see colored pages. 
GIANT PASCAL. — One of the most popular sorts for 
winter use. It is very large In growth; the stalks are 
exceptionally thick with very heavy hearts which, 
when blanched ,are of a beautiful creamy yellow 
color. Very brittle and of a superb flavor. For prices 
see colored pages. 
WINTER QUEEN. — A very fine variety for winter 
storage. Robust, stocky growth requiring but little 
labor in blanching. The heart stalks are heavy, broad 
and solid, but crisp and tender, blanching to a rich 
creamy-white. For prices see colored pages. 
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