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DE GIORGI BROTHERS CO 
Celery 
CULTURE—1 ounce for about 2,500 plants, 1 lb. required 
for one acre. 
As celery seed is very slow to germinate we suggest 
planting the seed in hot beds covering about % inch deep, 
wetting the bed thoroughly and covering with burlap to hold 
the moisture and hasten the germination. Sow about March 
1. When plants come up remove the burlap and keep the bed 
ventilated to prevent damping off. When the plants are about 
2 inches high transplant in the hot beds 3 inches apart each 
way. When they are 4 inches high cut off the tops which 
will induce stockiness. The plants will soon grow again and 
when they get 6 inches tall set out in the open in trenches 6 
inches deep and 6 inches apart in the trenches cutting off the 
outer leaves pressing the soil firmly around the roots. When 
the plants are nearly full grown they should be handled 
which is done by gathering the leaves together and drawing 
the dirt around the plants to one-third of their length taking 
care that none of the dirt falls between the leaves so that the 
plants will not rust or rot. After a few days draw more dirt 
around the plants and repeat this process every few days 
until only the tops of leaves are visible. This insures perfect 
bleaching. 
Some growers use boards, others bleach their celery by 
wrapping up the individual plants in ordinary newspaper. 
TALL GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING CELERY 
Highly disease resistant, earlier, taller and heavier than 
the original French strain. Of better appearance, very high 
in quality and a remarkably good keeper. Has met with fav¬ 
or in every market. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; lb. $5.00. 
PLANT GROWERS 
As an aid to our customers that 
come to Council Bluffs from 
points miles around looking for plants we are giving the 
names of growers in our city: C. H. Brattain; L. A. Diller; 
Mrs. Mary Hartman; Frank Hecht; Peter Jorgensen; George 
E. Linden; Herman Linden; Mandarin Gardens; Henry Mey¬ 
er; V. H. Neilsen; E. L. Wilcox; J. F. Wilcox & Sons. 
No matter what plants you may be in need of, whether 
it be tomato or cabbage plants, pansies, salvias, cinerarias, 
primulas, snapdragons or hardy perennial plants, you will get 
them from some of the growers named above. 
DWARF GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING—Plants short, stocky 
with well filled heart, ribs broad. Best French grown seed. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; lb. $4.50. 
WKJrk rVIprv Tc R*»cf? The earliest nnd best paying 
W men ^eiery IS me £>esi . variety Is Florida Golden. 
Golden Self Blanching, a little later variety, is firmer, slightly better 
keeper and withstands unfavorable weather well. The tall strain is 
the coming variety for long distance shipping. Trade Builder, is 
high class in quality and always profitable. Giant Pascal makes 
finest looking plants, heavier than most other varieties of attractive 
deep green color and is the best variety for growing plants for sale 
to the general public. A wealth of information is contained in 
Farmers Bulletin No. 1209, “Celery Growing,” which you will get 
free, if you will write to the Department of Agriculture, Washing¬ 
ton, D. C. 
SANFORD SUPERB CELERY 
Same as Easy Blanching or Easy Bleacher. The finest 
“green celery” for an early crop, bleaching readily with 
boards. The thick solid and meaty stalks blanch to pure 
white with bright green tops. Our strain is of outstanding 
quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; lb. $3.20. 
GIANT PASCAL or WINTER KING CELERY 
Large, solid, crisp and of sweet nutty flavor. Color, ivory 
white, long thick and stringless, while the heart is golden 
yellow and very attractive. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 50c; lb. 
$2.00, postpaid. 
FRENCH’S SUCCESS 
A late variety, compact and 
short in stem so that the 
plants may be well earthed up for blanching while growing 
close together. The foliage is dark green. The heart is large, 
solid and is formed early. The stalks become, when blanched, 
almost white or very light creamy yellow, thick, yet brittle, 
without stringiness and of good quality. Remains firm, solid 
and in fine condition until late in spring. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 
*4 lb. $1.00; lb. $4.00. 
WINTER QUEEN —Late, long keeping variety, quality very 
high. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 50c; lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
CELERY GOLDEN FLUME —Of Golden Self-Blanching type, 
but heavier, more attractive in appearance, stalks smooth 
without ridges, bright and lustrous, hearts heavy and full. 
Early. Good keeper. Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; lb. $4.00. 
GOLDEN PHENOMENAL—A highly improved Golden Plume, 
taller, heavier, more compact, easily blanched. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
60c; lb. $6.00. 
CELERIAC GIANT PRAGUE 
Round, smooth roots with very few side roots, 
oz. 20c; V 4 , lb. 50c; lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
Pkt. 10c; 
PRAGUE MODEL CELERIAC 
has small rootlets, and few in number, and is of fine flavor with 
flesh nearly snow-white. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 
LARGE ERFURT CELERIAC—Roots large, smooth and almost round. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; lb. $ 2 . 00 . 
CELERIAC—In order to get large, firm, solid, tender and smooth 
bulbs, celeriac must be grown in very rich soil. Soil heavily fertilized 
with WELL rotted manure is the thing. Frequent cultivation is es¬ 
sential and the crop must never be allowed to suffer from lack of 
moisture, in fact celeriac can hardly be overwatered. Never use fresh 
manure as this tends to make the bulb too big and hollow inside. 
Celeriac is a paying crop in localities with large German or Bohem¬ 
ian population. The Germans are extremely fond of it using it 
boiled, cut in cubes in combination in potato salads. Celeriac is a 
delicacy of the highest order. 
GREEN CELERY—Growers call all varieties of celery that AFTER 
blanching retain green tops “green” celery. To this class belong the 
following varieties listed by us: Easy Blanching. French Success, 
Giant Pascal, §>anford Superb, Trade Builder, Winter Queen. All 
others are “yellow” celeries. 
