Celery 
Celery can be grown in any soil, but is finest on deep, mellow 
bottom land. Seed for early crops should be sown in hotbeds 
about March 15; if sown too early, the plants are apt to run 
to seed after being transplanted. The plants may either be 
thinned to give them room to grow, or transplanted to another 
bed. For the main crop, seed should be sown in the open air as 
soon as the soil and air are warm enough. They should be 
covered very lightly, or merely pressed into the earth with 
a board, if the soil is fine and mellow. The seed-bed must be 
kept free from weeds and well watered in dry weather. 
One ounce of seed will produce 8,000 plants; 2 ounces will sow an acre 
Boston Market. The dwarf, branching variety grown so 
extensively about Boston. It is unequaled by any other 
sort, being solid, crisp, and of excellent flavor. Its compact, 
dwarf habit allows closer planting and requires less earthing 
up than taller sorts. Especially desirable as a market variety 
but also good for the home-garden. 
Easy Blanching. 115 days. This will mature just after the 
Golden Self-blanching has been harvested. The general 
color is pale green, with a slight yellowish tinge, which gives 
it a blanched appearance. The inner stalk, at a very early 
stage of growth, blanches to a rich golden yellow, so that the 
usual banking work is eliminated. 
Giant Pascal. 140 days. The stalks are remarkably broad 
and thick, and about 2 feet high, yet blanch quickly with 
but slight banking. Their rich, nutty flavor is entirely free 
from any bitter taste, and they are tender, crisp, and string¬ 
less. A valuable sort for both early and late use. 
Paris Golden Self-blanching. 110 days. Has stalks of 
beautiful golden yellow, equal in quality to those of any 
variety grown. Plants semi-dwarf and vigorous, with large, 
ribbed and rounded stalks, which are quite crisp and tender. 
Distinguished, when quite small, by the distinct yellowish 
green of its leaves. One of the best and handsomest of 
Celeries in our collection. 
Wonderful or Golden Plume Celery. 115 days. A new 
early Celery of great merit. Large, robust stalks, easily 
blanched, blight-proof, and of that crispness and nutty 
flavor so much desired. We consider this and our strain of 
Originator’s Golden Self-blanching, the two finest Golden 
Celeries in cultivation. 
Chicory 
The seed should be sown as early as possible in spring, in 
good, mellow soil; make the drills at least half an inch deep. 
One ounce of seed will produce 4,000 plants; 4 pounds will sow an acre 
Large-rooted Magdeburg or Coffee. Roots mature in 4 to 
5 months. The roots form the Chicory of commerce. The 
leaves, when blanched, make an excellent salad. 
Witloof or French Endive. 80 days. Esteemed as a salad 
plant. Spring-grown seeds produce parsnip-like roots by 
November. Cut the leaves off 1 ^ inches from neck, trench 
1}^ inches apart, cover with soil 8 inches over crown; then 
place a 2- to 3-foot layer of fresh manure which induces new 
growth of blanched leaves folded like cos lettuce, which are 
eaten raw as salad. 
Chives 
Salad or vegetable chiefly used for its mild, onion-like flavor. 
It is a long-lived perennial often planted in herb gardens and 
sometimes used as an edging around flower-beds. 
PRICES OF CELERY Pkt. 
Boston Market.$0 10 
Easy Blanching. 10 
Giant Pascal. 10 
Paris Golden Self-blanching.. . . 10 
Winter Queen. 10 
Wonderful or Golden Plume. . . 10 
PRICE OF CHIVES. 10 
PRICES OF CHICORY 
Large-rooted Magdeburg or Coffee.... 
Witloof or French Endive. 
V 4 oz. 
$0 20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
23 
V 20 Z. Oz. Vilb 
$0 30 $0 50 $1 
30 
30 
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40 
30 
Pkt. 
50 
50 
50 
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75 
50 
Oz. 
25 
25 
25 
25 
2 00 
141b. 
$0 10 $0 30 $0 75 
10 
35 
90 
Wonderful Celery 
Witloof Chicory 
W. E. BARRETT CO., Providence, R. I. 
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