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VEGETABLE SEEDS 
CARROTS 
The Carrot should be furnished a deep, rich soil. For garden culture, sow in drills sixteen to eighteen 
inches apart, covering the seed half an inch. Press the soil firmly above the seed, as it is slow to germ¬ 
inate. For field culture, sow from twenty to thirty inches apart. Thin out to from three to eight inches 
apart in the rows, ac¬ 
cording to the variety. 
The short kinds arc 
finest grained and best 
adapted for table use. 
The large kinds arc 
admirable for all kinds 
of stock, and nothing is 
more relished by horses 
in winter, and nothing 
is more healthful. Some 
prefer the short kinds, 
even for stock, as they 
are so easily gathered. 
Pound, $1.00; y x lb., 
30 cents ; oz., 10 cts.; 
l A oz., 5 cents; ex¬ 
cept as noted. 
Earliest French 
Forcing. Greatly 
esteemed for forcing 
purposes ; small top. 
Half-Long Scarlet Nantes Stump-Rooted. 
A very desirable table variety. 
Improved Long Orange. The old standard 
long Carrot. Pound, 90 cents ; lb., 25 cents ; 
oz., 10 cents ; y oz., 5 cents. 
BELGIAN CARROTS 
Grown for stock. Roots large and productive. 
Orange Belgian and White Belgian. Each, 
lb., 60c.; y lb., 20c.; oz., 10c.; ]/ 2 oz., 5c. 
CAKKOT, CHANTENAY STUM T-ROOTKD. 
Chantenay Stump-Rooted. The best early 
Carrot in cultivation. Fine, smooth surface, and 
good cropper 
Guerande, or Oxheart. Intermediate between 
the half-long and horn varieties ; four to six 
inches in diameter. Splendid cropper. 
Danvers Half-Long Orange. A first-class 
variety; sweet, crisp, and tender; the market 
gardeners' favorite. 
CELERY 
Good deep swamp muck, or moist, loamy soil, well enriched with horse or cow manure and a plentiful 
supply of water, is necessary for Celery. Sow seed early in hotbed ; when plants are large enough, 
transplant into coldframes, one and a half inches apart ; keep temperature moderate, and when suitable, 
in latter part of May or June, set in the open ground in rows, four feet apart, and six inches in the rows 
between plants. Earth up a little during the summer, keeping the leaf-stalks close together, so that the 
soil cannot get between them. Finish earthing up in autumn, and never hoc or earth up in moist 
weather, nor when the plants are wet with dew. To preserve Celery for winter, dig trenches a foot in 
width and as deep as the tops of the plants. Stand the Celery in these, erect as they grow, with what 
dirt adheres to the roots, packing closely. After trench is filled, cover with straw or leaves as a pro¬ 
tection from frost. Do not cover until the weather becomes quite cold, and then only a little at a time, 
as the cold becomes greater. Celery will bear a good deal of frost. 
Paris Golden Self-Blanching. Seed from 
originator. Dwarf habit, very stocky, solid, 
tender, crisp, and of rich flavor. The best 
Celery in cultivation. Found, £4.50; oz., 
4i cents ; packet, 10 cents. 
Rose-Ribbed Paris Self-Blanching. Stalks 
large, thick, beautiful, tinted rose-color at base ; 
heart deep,rich yellow; flavor superior. Pound, 
$3.50 ; oz., 35 cents ; packet, 10 cents. 
White Plume. Tender, crisp, and of good 
flavor. Pound $2.50; oz., 25 cts.; packet, 5 cts. 
Improved Dwarf Golden Heart. A fine late 
sort, of fine flavor, and a good keeper. Grown 
extensively by market gardeners. Pound, $1.50; 
oz., 15 cents ; y x oz., 5 cents. 
Giant Pascal. Stalks very large, thick, solid, 
and crisp. It bleaches with slight earthing up. 
Pound, £1.75 ; oz., 20 cents ; y x oz., 5 cents. 
