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1 Oz. for 6,000 Plants; 
elery 4 Ozs. per Acre 

—— Culture—As soon as the ground is workable, 
sow Y4 in. deep in open seed beds richly pre- 
pared and finely pulverized. 
. -Gelery seed germinates slowly and will sprout at low 
* temperatures, but it needs constant and abundant mois- 
po ture. Thin seedlings to an inch apart and trim tops be- 
fore transplanting so as to have nice stocky plants. 
Transplant June or July, using rich well-manured soil 
- and plant in rows 3 to 4 ft. apart and 6 ins. apart in 
Be the row. Firm the soil around the young roots, keep 
+ free from weeds and provide liberal water in dry weather 
throughout the growing season. To blanch, earth up 
gradually in the Fall, taking care that no earth falls into 
y the hearts and never hoe while wet, as it will cause rust. 
ro Repeat until only the tops can be seen. Boards, celery 
paper or paper cylinders are other methods of blanching 
the stalks. 
4 WONDERFUL OR GOLDEN PLUME 
= 110 Days—As the name applies, this is a really 
wonderful celery with unquestionable merit in 
quality, flavor, sweetness and size. The ideal 
variety for home and market garden plant-~ 
ing. Very profitable for nearby markets and 
_ a perfect shipper to distant markets. It re- 
sembles the Golden Self-Blanching, but is 
much larger and heavier in growth, blanches 
more quickly, matures earlier and is Tore re- 
| sistant to attacks of blight and rust. It grows 
: well on muck and upland and -is absolutely 
the earliest celery grown. Plants medium 
height with compact, full heart. Stalks solid, 
er ‘thick and broad, free from strings and blanches 
_-_ geadily to golden yellow. 
ee - GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING 
| Finest French Grown Seed 
110 Days—The well-known French strain has 
2 been a favorite for many years and still is the 
= standard market and shipping variety. We se- 
cure our seed from the introducer, a noted 
grower of France. The quality in color, flavor 
and habit of growth of this strain is superb. 
Plants medium size, uniform in height, with 
yellowish green foliage. Hearts large and solid, 
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blanching a beautiful rich golden yellow. eee Wonderful or Golden Plume Celery 
Stalks crisp, brittle, and of a delicious nutty 
flavor, free from stringiness. . WHITE PLUME 
AMERICAN GOLDEN 112 Days—Very early and the most easily 
SELF-BLANCHING { blanched of all celeries, highly valuable to 
ee 118 Days—This-seed is grown from the best | home and market gardeners. Not recommend- 
selected French stock seed and is the best ob- ed as a long keeper, but is best right after dig- 
wise 
tainable in this country. Repeated trials have ging. It is a favorite with customers because 
proven it to be equal to the French and less of its crisp, tender and desirable eating qual- 
expensive. However, many market gardeners ities. The stalks and portions of its inner - 
prefer to pay the price and insist on having leaves and heart are white so that by drawing 
the renowned French grown stocks. ete ue dae Bae oe an pene to- 
ether with the hands, the Work O anching 
BUIST’S EASY BLANCHING ; a complete without the necessity of banking 
125 Days—A very special strain or earthing up. 
of ne pons, A second f 3 
early, desirable for home or mar- CELERY 
ries pean a See Boke Wonderful or Golden Pkt. % Oz. Oz. 1% Lb. Lb. 
8 Brome Bet Phiniote ee hee eek $0.10 $0.40 $0.75 $2.50 $9.00 
this respect every other sort. Gojden Self-Blanching 
Plants vigorous and compact in seen NS ene oe = 
habit of growth, blanching early Gojden Self-Blanching 
and quickly to an attractive white. — American .....------ +10. 35 65 2.25 8.00 
Stalks are taller than Golden ‘Buist’s Easy Blanching... -10 .35 .60 2.00 7.00 
Self-Blanching; thick, solid, ten- White Plume .........- _ -10 £35.60 2,00. 70 
der, brittle and a rich nutty flavor. Items without price not obtainable this year. 
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