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GEO. COOLING & SONS, BATH. 
CELERY. 
Cultivation. — Succeeds liest in a highly enriched soil having 
abundance of moisture. For earliest crop sow on a hot bed in 
February, and for main crops in March and April. Prick out the 
earliest sowings when about two inches high, and transfer to the 
trenches in June. The latter sowings should be pricked into rich 
soil, and allowed to stand until they are four or five inches high 
The trenches should be twelve to eighteen inches deep, at the 
bottom of which a heavy dressing of manure should be dug in. 
Earth up gradually as the plants grow, and water every week should 
the weather be dry. 
White Varieties. Pe,pu,_s 
COOLING’S WHITE DEFIANCE, imly variety 
attaining a large size, very .solid and of a sweet 
initty flavour, agrand exhibition vai-iety, 6d. and 1 0 
WRIGHT’S GROVE WHITE, a very excellent 
variety, producing large solid heads, very crisp, 
recommended ... ... ... ... 6d. and 1 0 
WHITE PLUME, a variety that blanches almost 
without earthing up. It is also very orna- 
mental... ... ... .. ... ... 6d. and 1 0 
SANDRINGHAM DWARF WHITE, very dwarf, 
solid, crisp, and of an agreeable nutty flavour... 0 6 
Red Varieties. 
COOLING’S SUPERB RED, a splendid dwarf 
kind, very solid, crisp, of a nutty flavour, of a 
deep rich red in colour, and early ... 6d. and 1 0’ 
COOLING’S PRIZE PINK, a very large variety, 
especially recommended for early exhibition 
per pkt. 6d. and 1 0 
LEICESTER BED, very crisp, and fine 
flavour 3d. and 0 6 
WRIGHT’S GROVE RED, fine dwarf solid variety 
6d. and 1 0 
STANDARD BEARER, of sturdy compact habit, 
grows to a great weight, and of fine nutty 
flavour 6d. and 1 0 
cooling’s whitk defiance. 
CELERY SEED, for Soup per lb. 2/. 
CELERIAC or TURNIP ROOTED CELERY, for flavouring Soups, Salads, &c.— Per oz. 1/. 
CRESS. 
Cultivation. — Will succeed in any ordinary soil j sowings 
should be made once a fortnight to produce a regular supply. 
Per oz. — s. d. 
AMERICAN or LAND, resembling Water Cress 
in flavour 0 4 
AUSTRALIAN, fine flavour ; excellent for 
Salads . 0 4 
COMMON or PLAIN, for general crops, 
per qt. 2/; per pt. 1/2 0 2 
CURLED or NORMANDY, if cut often, will 
continue to grow, per quart 2/; per pint 1/2 0 2 
WATER CRESS per packet 6d. 
CORN SALAD or LAMB’S 
LETTUCE. 
Cultivation. — Sow in April for Autumn use and in August 
for Spring use. This is the most economical of all small 
salads, and may be used as a substitute for Lettuce in winter. — 
Per packet 3d. and 6d. 
DANDELION. 
Cultivation. — Sow in March and April where the plants 
are to stand, in rows 12 to 15 inches apart. The quality is 
much improved by blanching, which may be done by placing 
inverted flower pots over the plants. 
IMPROVED THICK-LEAVED or CABBAGING, 
excellent for salads, per pkt. 6d. 
EGG PLANT. 
Cultivation. — Sow in hot-bed in March, and when 3 ins. 
high put the plants singly into small flower pots and place in 
a frame till all cold weather is past, when they may he taken 
from the pots without disturbing the roots and planted in a 
sheltered place 2 'eet apart. Draw the earth up to their stems 
when about a foot high. 
PURPLE, SCARLET, WHITE, and MIXED. 
Each per pkt. 3d. & 6d. 
Cooling’s Superb Red Celery is the most solid and best flavoured Celery grown ; its peculiar nutty 
flavour is appreciated by all. 
