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CROSMAN BROTHERS ’ CATALOGUE . 
CELERY. 
French, Celeri. 
German, (£elterie. 
This is undoubtedly the lead¬ 
ing, if not the best of salad plants. 
To obtain good celery it is very 
necessary that the plants be of 
strong growth. Seed may be sown 
in a hot-bed or very early in the 
open border. Care should be taken 
to keep the soil moist and shaded 
from the hot sun at the time of the 
plants making their appearance. 
When the plants are about three 
inches high, transplant to four or 
five inches apart on a well prepared 
bed of rich soil, well pulverized. 
When about tight inches high, 
transplant into rows or trenches 
any time from the middle of June 
to the first of August, but the time 
we would advise is about the first 
of July. The trenches should be 
dug about one foot in depth and 
well pulverized and enriched in 
the bottom with rotten manure. 
Before transplanting clip off the 
tops and all straggling leaves so as 
to induce a stocky growth ; plants 
thus treated suffer less on being 
transplanted. To blanch or whiten, 
draw up earth against the plants 
from time to time, keeping the 
leaf stalks in a compact position, 
so that the earth cannot get be¬ 
tween them ; this is done during 
September and October. Take up 
plants late in the fall,and remove 
to the cellar and cover with sand 
or earth for future use. golden self-blanching celery. Pkt. Cts. 
New Golden Self-Blanching, waxy golden color, very solid and of a rich 
nutty flavor ; doe* not require much banking up; a general favorite; oz. 30c 5 
New Whit© Plume (Self-Bleaching), like the above, requires little bank¬ 
ing ; in fact it may be blanched by simply tying the stalks together when 
well grown ; crisp, solid and equal to the best in flavor ; oz. 20c. 5 
Pink Plume, similar to the White Plume, except in color, which is light pink. 
Flavor delicious, crisp and nutty ; solid and a long keeper; oz. $1.00.10 
Giant Paschal, selected from New Paris Golden; of the same fine, nut^y flavor, 
but much larger and better keeper ; oz. 20c. ..5 
Perfection Heart well, a little later than Half Dwarf; has fine large golden 
yellow heart; one of the best for winter use ; oz. 20c.5 
Half-Dwarf White, has more vigor of growth than the Dwarfs, but retains 
the qualities of fine flavor and solidity ; bunches weigh heavier than those of 
most other sorts. Oz. 20c.5 
Sandringham Dwarf White, popular in Europe as well as a great favorite 
in this country. Very solid, crisp and of exceedinglv fine flavor. Oz. 20c... 5 
Golden Heart, or Golden Dwarf 66 American, 1 99 very showy and desir¬ 
able ; has all the sterling qualities ; an excellent keeper. Oz. 20c. 5 
Boston Market, short, somewhat branching, compact and solid ; very popular 
in the vicinity of Boston. Oz. 20c. 5 
New Rose, the finest of its class; color beautiful rose ; of fine flavor, solid, 
crisp and free from stringines9. Oz. 25c..5 
Major Clark’s Pink, a red variety, rather hardier than any of the whites ; 
medium growth, with rich walnut flavor, Oz. 25c.5 
Turnip-Itootcd ( Celeriac ) Large Smooth Prague, forms turnip shaped 
bulbs of celery flavor. Oz. 20c.5 
Seed lor Flavoring. Excellent for flavoring pickles, etc. Lb. 30c. 
