JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
(Corporation) 
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Golden Self-Blanching; Celery 
Celery 
(Apium graveolens) 
German, “Sellerie.”—French, “Celeri.”—Spanish, “Apio” 
(For price on Celery Plants, see Vegetable Plants.) 
Since celery seed is extremely small and rather slow 
in germinating, it is important that the seed-bed be of 
good rich soil, thoroughly prepared. About the middle of 
April sow thinly in a hot-bed or cold frame, in rows 2 
inches apart, taking care to cover the seed with not more 
than V& of an inch of fine soil. Place pieces of burlap 
over the bed until the seeds have germinated, and water 
by sprinkling the burlap. When the seedlings are 2V6 or 
3 inches high transplant into a moist seed-bed, setting 
the plants 4 by 4 inches. To ensure stocky plants the 
tops may be cut back once or twice before setting in the 
field. Celery does well in any deep, richly-manured soil. 
Make the rows about 4 feet apart, and leave 5 or 6 inches 
between plants in the row. Cultivate frequently, but not 
deeply, to keep down weeds and to conserve moisture. 
With the advent of cool fall w r eather, begin to draw earth 
up about the plants, keeping the stalks well together; 
continue this process of ridging until late autumn when 
only the tops of the leaves should remain uncovered. 
The golden Self-Blanching variety is usually blanched by 
means of boards 12 or 15 inches wide set on edge on 
either side of the row. Celery should be stored where 
the air will remain cool and fairly moist. Simply set 
the plants close together in an upright position with sev¬ 
eral inches of soil about the roots. Cold frames, when 
dug to the proper depth, afford very satisfactory condi¬ 
tions for storing this crop. The frames should be cov¬ 
ered with boards, lapped to shed the rain; if sash is used, 
under the boards, it can be blocked up slightly on mild 
days to give ventilation. The turnip-rooted variety, which 
does not require blanching, may be planted in rows about 
15 inches apart. 
One ounce of seed should produce about 3000 plants. 
Breck’s Golden Self-Blanching. The variety most extensively grown in all sections of the country, for all pur¬ 
poses, by both market and private gardeners. The plants are compact with abundant foliage, short, thick stems, 
and large, solid hearts. The stalks, which are rich in flavor, tender, crisp and brittle, may be blanched readily to a 
beautiful creamy white. Our selected strain of this grand variety is a favorite among commercial growers in this 
locality. Pkt., 10c; oz., $1.50; lb., $5.00. 
Pkt. Oz. % lb. Lb. 
Breck’s Boston Market. Popular 
market garden variety; tender, 
mild flavor; good keeper.$0.10 $0.60 $2.00 $6.00 
Giant Pascal. A strong grower, and 
wonderful keeper, quality very fine .05 .30 1.00 3.50 
White Plume. This variety can be 
blanched with boards. It is usually 
solid, and of pleasing nutty flavor .05 .30 1.00 3.50 
Celeriac, or Turnip-Rooted. The 
Cress—Curled, or Peppergrass 
(Lepidium Sativum) 
The popular sort. Sow thickly in drills, of an inch 
deep and a foot apart as early in spring as the ground 
can be prepared. One ounce w’ill sow about 100 feet of 
drill. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; hi lb., 25c; 1 lb., 80c. 
Upland Cress 
(Barbarea vulgaris) 
A perennial variety resembling Water Cress. Pkt., 5c; 
oz., 15c; y* lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.50. 
Water Cress 
turnip-shaped roots of this variety 
are cooked and sliced and used 
with vinegar, making a most excel¬ 
lent salad .05 .20 
Celery Seed for Flavoring.05 .10 
.75 2.00 
.20 .50 
(Nasturtium officinale) 
This variety succeeds only in damp soils on the border 
of ponds or streams, or where its roots are partially 
submerged in water. Seed should be sown about a quar¬ 
ter of an inch deep. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; M lb., $1.25; 
1 lb., $4.50. 
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