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Celery 
CULTURE—1 ounce for about 2,500 plants, 1 lb. required 
for one acre. 
As celery seed is very slow to germinate we suggest 
planting the seed in hot beds covering about 1% inch deep, 
wetting the bed thoroughly and covering with burlap to hold 
the moisture and hasten the germination. Sow about March 
1. When plants come up remove the burlap and keep the bed 
ventilated to prevent damping off. When the plants are about 
2 inches high transplant in the hot beds 3 inches apart each 
way. When they are 4 inches high cut off the tops which 
will induce stockiness. The plants will soon grow again and 
when they get 6 inches tall set out in the open in trenches 6 
inches deep and 6 inches apart in the trenches cutting off the 
outer leaves pressing the soil firmly around the roots. 
Number of days from setting of plants. 
BLEECHING CELERY—Let the plants grow to full size, 
lift them with clumps of dirt, place them in a trench which 
must be boarded to avoid the sides crumbling into the pit. 
The pit must be deep enough to allow at least 10 inches of 
head room. Cover the pit with boards to exclude all light. 
Lift the boards and ventilate in case of warm weather to 
avoid rot in the plants. The plants must be watered but 
never from the top. Let the water run on the ground, see to 
it that the water reaches the roots but never any part of the 
plants. In hard freezing weather protect the plants by plac- 
ing hay, straw, etc., on top of the pit. Celery will stand pretty 
low temperatures but no real hard freezes. There are other 
more efficient, more economical ways of bleeching celery. 
Full information is contained in Farmer’s Bulletin No. 1269, 
which you will get free of charge if you will write to the 
Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 

TALL GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING CELERY (120 days) 
Highly disease resistant, earlier, taller and heavier than 
the original Dwarf strain. Of better appearance, very high 
in quality and a remarkable good keeper. Has met with fav- 
or in every market. Height 26 to 28 inches. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
50c; lb. $5.00. 
= The earliest and best it 
Which Celery Is the Best? variety is Florida Golden 
Golden Self Blanching, a little later variety, is firmer, slightly better 
keeper and withstands unfavorable weather well. The tall strain is 
the coming variety for long distance shipping. Trade Builder, is 
high class in quality and always profitable. Giant Pascal makes 
finest looking plants, heavier than most other varieties of attractive 
deep green color and is the best variety for growi 
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UTAH CELERY (125 days) 
Also known as golden Crisp and Salt Lake is a green type 
of celery stocky, full hearted and compact. Blanches readily. 
Stems thick solid medium broad full rounded and of nutty 
flavor and extra good quality. Blanches white. Resembles 
the Giant Pascal variety and is considered as one of the best 
for late use and storage. Our strain is a great improvement 
on the old type in being earlier, taller-growing and easier 
blanching type. Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; Ib. $6.00. 
CELERY GOLDEN PLUME (85 days) 
Our new improved strain No. 4162 is filling the need for a taller 
longer stemmed Golden Plume. Just as easy to blanch as the orig- 
inal strain but is more compact in form, straighter and better 
“shingled.’”’ Much better adapted to standard crate. Heavy producer. 
Normally 24 to 26 inches tall with stems 7% to 8% in. long with 
very full hearts. Pkt. 20c; oz. 60c; lb. $10.00. 
CELERY TRADE BUILDER (130 days) 
Plant 16 inches tall, stocky, heart large and full, 
creamy yellow. Stalks broad, thick and meaty, crisp, very 
tender and so brittle that it will not stand distant shipping. 
It stands alone in quality, which is wonderful in the full 
meaning of the word. This is a celery that will appeal to 
the fancy class of buyers and will fetch fancy prices. It will 
advertise you as a skillful gardener and producer of a per- 
fect product. Grow Trade Builder for your local market. 
You will sell it easily with a pleasing profit at any time. 
Medium early, a wonderful keeper and high class as a winter 
sort. Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 12c; oz. 45c; lb. $3.00. 
GIANT PASCAL or WINTER KING CELERY 
Large, solid, crisp and of sweet nutty flavor. Color, ivory 
white, long thick and stringless, while the heart is golden 
yellow and very attractive. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; 1b. $4.00, post- 
paid. (140 days) 
SUMMER PASCAL (125 days)—Vigorous, compact green type, 
resistant to blight. Easily blanched and very attractive in 
appearance. Height 26 to 28 inches, stems 9-10 inches long 
and very heavy. Of most excellent quality and about the best 
of the so-called green celeries. Pkt. 10c; oz. 80c; Ib. $8.00. 
EASY BLANCHING—Splendid early sort of vigorous erect, 
compact growth. Stalks thick and solid. Blanches easily. 
(110 days). Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; lb. $6.00. 
DWARF GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING—Plants short, stocky 
with well filled heart, ribs broad. Best French grown seed. 
Height 18 in. Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; lb. $4.50. 
WINTER QUEEN (125 days)—Late, long keeping variety, 
quality very high. Height 24 in. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; %4 Ib. 
50c; 1b. $2.00, postpaid 
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CELERIAC GIANT PRAGUE 
Round, smooth roots with very few side roots. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; 1%4 Ib. 50c; 1b. $2.00, postpaid. 
PRAGUE MODEL CELERIAC [reer in size jhe 
the old Giant Prague, 
has small rootlets, and few in number, and is of fine flavor with 
flesh nearly snow-white. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 
LARGE ERFURT CELERIAC—Roots large, smooth and almost round. 
Pkt. 5c; 0z. 20c; lb. $2.00. 
CELERIAC—Jn order to get large, firm, solid, tender and smooth 
bulbs, celeriac must be grown in very rich soil. Soil heavily fertilized 
with WELL rotted manure is the thing. Frequent cultivation is es- 
sential and the crop must never be allowed to suffer from lack of 
moisture, in fact celeriac can hardly be overwatered. Never use fresh 
manure as this tends to make the bulb too big and hollow inside. 
Celeriac is a paying crop in localities with large German or Bohem- 
lan population. The Germans are extremely fond of it using it 
boiled, cut in cubes in combination in potato salads. Celeriac is a 
delicacy of the highest order. 
GREEN CELERY—Growers call all varieties of celery that AFTER 
blanching retain green tops “green” celery. To this class belong the 
following varieties listed by us: Easy Blanching, Giant Pascal, Trade 
Builder, Winter Queen. All others are “yellow” celeries. 
