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CR OSMAN BROTHERS' CATALOGUE. 
CELERY. 
German, ©elert. French, Celeri. 
This is undoubtedly the leading, 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 hotbed or very early in the open border. When sown in the former, 
great 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 pre¬ 
pared bed of rich soil, well pulver¬ 
ized. When about eight 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 en¬ 
riched 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 with a hoe or 
spade from time to time, keeping 
the leaf sialks in a compact posi¬ 
tion, so that the earth cannot get 
between them; this is done during 
September and October. Take up 
plants late in the fall, just before 
the winter sets in, and remove to 
the cellar and cover with sand or 
earth for future use. pkt. cts. 
New Paris Golden Self- 
I31aiicliing, of a waxy gold- 
den color, very solid and of a 
rich, nutty flavor; convenient 
to grow, as it does not require 
GOLDEN self-blanching celery. much banking up; a general 
Ne ** U , inie (Seif Bhanching), like the NewPads, requires lVttle bank- ° 
ltmay branched by simply tying the stalks together when 
r . , ell-grown, crisp, solid and equal to the best in flavor; oz. 30c. 5. 
° ia J^schai, selected from New Paris Golden; of the same fine, nutty flavor, 
but much larger and better keeper; oz. 25c. 5 
U ™S H f ? 11 c ? P ar abIe Dwar 1 "White, dwarf habit, very compact and 
lr t Pt Juicy and of fine flavor; oz. 20c J 1 5 
Ha thP l } e * If 8 more vigor 0 f growth than the Dwarfs,' but retains 
most other 8ort8^ n o Z 20c Or . an bun ° heS weigh heavier than tho8e of P 
Snn dringhi 1 in Dwarf White, popular in Europe as well as a great favorite 
r nini! crisp and of exceedingly fine flavor; oz. 20c. 5 
Ins all i Gol<le, }. Dwa J i rAmericim^ showy and desirable; 
oz °0c the Ster lng fi ua,lti es of the best varieties ; an excellent keeper ; 
? h T? rt ’ 80mew flat branching, compact and solid, very popular ° 
in the vicinity of Boston ; oz 20c. .... ’ .. . 5 
Ne TT r icf he , fine8t .°. f its cla88 ’ color beautifui ‘rose ; ’of fine’flavor,’solid, 
crisp, and free from Btringiness ; oz. 25c. 5 
