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more or less fleshy and tangled ramifications; well developed samples 
2 in. in diameter; — foliage more vigorous than in most other varieties, 
but less developed than in celery; petioles hollow, more or less tinted 
with red or bronze, neck nearly as thick as the root. 
Correctly figured in Gar. for Profit, ed. 1887, p. 189; Les pi. pot., p. 
77; Veg. Gar., p. 191. 
No. 3. ERFURT, Vil., '84. 
Syn. Early Erfurt, VEG. GAR. : Erfurt Giant, Hen., '87 : Erfurt Large 
Early, Sib., '85 ; Vil, '87 : Erfurt Short Leaved, H. & S., '86 : Large Early 
Erfurt, Hen., '84: Fr., Celeri-rave d' Erfurt, VIL., '84, '87: Ger., Erfurter 
Knoll-Sellerie, nil. 
Root considerably depressed, slightly thicker than the neck, some- 
what smaller than that of the Smooth Paris, rather smooth above, 
rooty below; — foliage inclining to upright, stems strong, tapering, 
more or less tinged with purple on both sides ; — flesh tender, some- 
times hollow in the center. 
No. 4. PRAGUE, Veg. Gar. 
Syn. Giant Prague, fiil., '84: Giant Smooth Prague, Vil., '85: Fr., Celeri- 
rave geant de Prague, nil., '84, '85. 
Root large, considerably depressed, inclining to flat on the bottom, 
tapering rather slowly to the neck, which is nearly as thick as the 
root; side-roots very few, but base roots large and numerous; well 
developed samples 2|- in. in diameter, 1J in. through the axis; — foliage 
spreading, rather scanty, very deep, but dull green, with a somewhat 
leaden tint; — leaflets short and broad, smooth, usually nearly flat ; 
petioles more slender than those of the Erfurt, somewhat washed in 
the furrows with purple; — flesh white, with translucent rays. 
"May be described as a highly developed form of the Erfurt." 
Veg. Gar. 
No. 5. SMOOTH PARIS, Veg. Gar. 
Syn. Large Smooth Paris, Vil., '84, '85: Fr., Celeri-rave gros lisse de 
Paris, VIL., '84, 85. 
Roots usually slightly depressed, thicker than the neck, and fairly 
symmetrical, though considerably enveloped in rootlets; — foliage 
dwarf, rather spreading; the broad furrows on the upper side of the 
rather numerous petioles usually strongly tinged purple. 
