Celery 
One ounce will produce about 4,000 plants 
For an early supply, sow seeds of early or self-blanching 
varieties in flats any time during February. Cover with sand 
and keep constantly moist. When young seedlings are big 
enough to be handled, transplant into other flats, 3 inches 
apart each way. When 4 inches high, shear off top to make 
plants stocky. About 2 months after sowing, cut off lower half 
of roots and set plants 6 inches apart in rows 234 feet apart. 
Cultivate freely and water abundantly. The plants should 
give you Celery beginning middle of October and up to Christ¬ 
mas time. For a later supply, start seeds of winter-keeping 
varieties in a hotbed about middle of March to April 1. Trans¬ 
plant as above and plant out into the garden about June 1, 
setting the plants 2 feet apart. To blanch gradually, hill up 
the stalks, or boards pushed up against the row on both sides 
will serve the purpose. As cold weather approaches, h'ill 
more or mulch with leaves. For winter storage, dig up the 
plants with the roots and place upright in well-protected 
frames or store in a cool cellar, packed quite closely. 
Giant Pascal (Special Strain). This is vigorous, compact, and 
productive, and is splendid for fall and winter use. It has 
short, dark green leaves; stalks of medium height, which are 
very thick, nearly round but broadening toward base. It 
blanches yellowish white, is solid, crisp and tender, and a 
fine keeper. Pkt. 10 cts.; 34 oz > 25 cts.; oz. 60 cts. 
Golden Plume Celery 
Late Celery is a good crop 
to plant on the same ground 
upon which grew early peas, 
radishes, lettuce, etc., after 
they have been used. 
Moonarchie Celeriac 
Golden Plume. This closely resembles the old Golden Self¬ 
blanching in crispness and flavor, but is distinctly larger and 
ranker in growth, more plainly ribbed, blanches more 
quickly, matures rather earlier, and shows less tendency to 
blight or crown-rot. It shows the large full-plumed center 
so much desired. Pkt. 25 cts.; 34 oz - $1.20; oz. $3. 
Golden Self-blanching. Dwarf Strain. Our stock of this 
famous variety, long a standard for early use, is unsur¬ 
passed. The plants produced by our seed are compact and 
stocky, with yellowish green foliage turning to golden yellow 
with a slight earthing up. Stalks are ivory-white, very thick, 
broad, solid, crisp and of fine flavor. This is a big-hearted 
strain, with no hollow stalks, even and free from green-top. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; 34°z. 45 cts.; oz. $1.25. 
Newark Market. The plant is somewhat taller than Golden 
Self-blanching, the foliage is broader, and the stalks are 
higher jointed, heavier, and more plainly ribbed. Its stalks 
are easily blanched, by boarding, in from two to three 
weeks’ time. On account of the greater stalk-length and the 
compact foliage, the stalks blanch much higher up than does 
the Golden Self-blanching. Newark Market develops very 
rapidly and produces large, thick, fleshy stalks of great 
solidity, which are very brittle, crisp, and of unusually 
fine flavor. Pkt. 20 cts.; 34 oz * 75 cts.; oz. $2. 
Celery for Soup Greens. A loose-growing type from which 
stalks may be cut continuously. Merely grow in good soil 
kept free from weeds; do not earth or blanch. Pkt. 5 cts.; 
oz. 30 cts.; 341b. 90 cts. 
Celeriac (Turnip-rooted Celery) 
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One-fourth ounce will sow 100 feet of row 
Use a rich, moist soil and sow about April 20, covering the 
seed with about flinch °f soil, firming it down well. Thin 
the seedlings out to about 1 inch apart in the row; trans¬ 
plant into rows 2 feet apart, placing the plants about 5 inches 
apart in the row. Give thorough cultivation. Use when roots 
are 2 inches in diameter. 
Large Smooth Dwarf Moonarchie. Produces large, smooth 
roots of fine quality, which are used as a flavoring or eaten 
as a salad. The “knob” will grow larger if the outer leaves 
are pulled and used for soup greens. This strain is fine¬ 
grained, free from side roots, and has a short top. Pkt. 
10 cts.; ]/ 2 oz. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts.; 341b. $2. 
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