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THOMAS J. GREY CO.’S SEED CATALOGUE 
Celery 
One ounce will produce about 4000 plants. 
Sow the seeds in March or April in a hotbed or cold- 
frame. As soon as the plants are 3 inches high, transplant 
into a prepared border, setting them 4 inches apart. When 
grown 6 inches, and fine stocky plants, set in richly manured 
deep soil, in rows 3 V& feet apart and about 9 inches from 
plant to plant. Water if dry weather follows transplanting. 
During the next two months all the attention required is 
to keep down weeds. Afterward earth up a little and con¬ 
tinue doing so at intervals until only the tops of the leaves 
are visible late in autumn. Never hoe or earth up when the 
plants are wet. 
Boston Market (Arlington grown), the finest flavored 
variety in cultivation; solid, crisp and of excellent nutty 
flavor; dwarf, branching habit; blanches perfectly white; 
a splendid keeper. Pkt. 25c, oz. $2.00. 
Carter’s Dwarf Crimson. Crisp, tender and delicious; a good 
keeper. Pkt. 25c, oz. $1.50. 
CeJeriac or Turnip-rooted Celery, Giant Smooth Prague. 
Turnip-shaped roots which may be cooked, sliced and 
used in vinegar, also in soup; cultivated as Celery. Pkt. 
10c, oz. 50c, V*. lb. $1.50. 
Easy Blanching. The plants make a rapid and vigorous 
growth, producing rather thick, solid stalks of excellent 
quality and rich, nutty flavor. Pkt. 15c, oz. $1.60. 
Golden Self-Blanching Celery. 
Giant Pascal (Arlington grown). Of a fine, nutty flavor, 
entirely free from any bitter taste. It grows about 2 ft. 
high, the stalks being broad, thick, solid and crisp, with 
golden yellow heart. A valuable variety for both second 
early and winter use. Pkt. 10c, oz. $1.00, lb. $3.50. 
Golden Plume. An improved strain of Golden Self-blanch¬ 
ing. The plants are of strong growth and produce thick 
and heavy stalks of excellent crisp and nutty flavor. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. $1 00. % lb. $3.50. 
Paris Golden. Without doubt the finest early Celery in 
cultivation. The plant blanches quickly to a beautiful 
golden yellow; the stalks are brittle and have a fine, 
nutty flavor. Pkt. 10c, oz. $1.00, lb. $3.50. 
White Plume. Ornamental; stalks and portions of leaves 
are naturally white. Pkt. 10c, oz. 75c, M lb. $2.25. 
Winter Queen. This is one of the finest dwarf winter 
Celeries. The plants make large bunches of extra heavy 
stalks with very large heart which, when blanched, are 
of a creamy white color. Pkt. 10c, oz. 50c. 
CORN, Sweet or Sugar 
One pound of corn will plant 100 feet of drill or 150 
hills; 12 lbs. to the acre. 
We furnish 15c packages of all varieties of Sweet Corn 
free of postage by mail. For other quantities add parcel 
post rate if to go by mail, see inside of back cover. 
Corn requires a mellow, loamy, well pulverized soil, and 
frequent hoeings. Plant in hills 3 feet apart each way, 
dropping five or six kernels in each hill, or plant in rows 
3 to 4 feet apart, and thin the plants out to 8 or 9 inches 
in the row. From the beginning of May until the middle of 
July successive plantings can be made every two or three 
weeks, and by properly selecting the varieties a continued 
supply can be had until frost kills the plants. 
Bajitam Evergreen Corn. A yellow variety maturing about 
10 days after the Golden Bantam and a week earlier 
than the Stowell’s Evergreen white. It has an ear three 
times the size of Golden Bantam. Lb. 35c, 2 lbs. 60c, 12 
lbs. $3.25. 
Stowell’s Evergreen, Platt’s Strain. 
