CELERY-BLEACHING TUBES 
simplify the culture of this plant. 
$4.50 per 100. See Implement Section. 
In the 14-inch size they cost 


CRISP CELERY 
One ounce will produce 3000 plants. Early sorts 
take around 15 weeks, late sorts about 18 weeks 
after setting out. 
Sow the seed 4% inch deep in a coldframe in 
March or outside in-April or May-and again in July. 
Transplant or thin to 6 inches apart. Rows often 
are double, the parallel rowlets 6 inches from each 
other. Rows or double rows should be 3 feet apart. 
Two to three weeks prior to harvesting, the plants 
should be boarded, wrapped with heavy paper, or 
earthed up to blanch them. 
Early Quick-blanching Varieties 
Golden Plume. The improvements over 
Golden Self-blanching are (a) superior 
flavor, (b) wonderful color, (c) resistance to 
blight and rust, (d) earlier maturity, (e) su- 
perior keeping qualities, (f) increased size. 
It possesses a nutlike flavor, and is hand- 
some in appearance. Pkt. 25 cts., Woz. 
70 cts., Yoz. $1.25, oz. $2, oz. $3.50. 
Golden Treasure. This finds the greatest 
favor today in the New York market. 
reselection from Golden Plume whereby a 
taller type has been produced, and the head 
is thicker. Flavor is most refined. Preferred 
to the standard sort by some. Pkt. 30 cts., 
4 pkts. $1, Woz. $1.50, Yoz. $2.75, oz. $4. 
Earligreen. The finest, earliest large green 
Celery. The very full heart is pure white, 
brittle, and of the most delicious flavor. 
Pkt. 25 cts., Woz. 70 cts., Woz. $1.25, 
Yoz. $2, oz. $3.50. 
Summer Pascal. Highest quality green 
Celery: short, heavy, nutty and brittle; 
almost ribless and entirely _ stringless. 
Blanches easily in two weeks. Full golden 
heart. Trifle [ater than Golden Plume. 
Height 22 inches. Pkt. 25 cts., 4oz. $1.50, 
LYéoz. $2.75, 4 pkts. 90 cts. 
Paris Golden Self-blanching. Compact, 
stocky, with golden green leaves and fine, 
nutty flavor. Pkt. 15 cts., lgoz. 35 cts., 
Yoz. 65 cts., oz. $1, Ib. $3. 
Improved White Plume. Tender and of the 
very best flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., Y4oz. 50 cts., 
oz. 85 cts., 4b. $2.50. 
CELERIAC, Large Smooth (Knob Celery). 
Turnip-shaped roots, which are white- 
fleshed, tender, and possess the flavor of 
celery stalks. Pkt. 15 cts., Woz. 75 cts., 
oz. $1.25, Wb. $4. 
CHICORY 
Witloof (French Endive). Sow im spring as 
as you would parsnips. The roots are lifted 
in the fall and trimmed. They may be 
planted during winter in a box or trench in 
a cellar or under a greenhouse bench, so that 
the neck of the root is9 inches below the top. 
Then fill level with sandy soil, sand, or ma- 
nure; through this the familiar white salad 
appears in about a month. Pkt. 20 cts., 
Voz. 55 cts., oz. $1, lb. $3. 
Large-rooted Magdeburg. ‘The roots, 
roasted, are an ingredient in French coffee; 
young shoots provide excellent spring salad. 
Pkt. 15 cts., 1440z. 50 cts., oz. 90 cts., Ib. 
$2.75. 
CRESS (Pepper Grass) 
Curled or Pepper Grass. Seedlings used for 
salads, and they make delicious fillings for 
sandwiches. Good winter house-grown 
crop. Scatter seeds cpiekly on boxes of 
fine soil and press in gently—do not cover. 
Also grow on cloth kept continuously 
damp. Yields in two weeks. Pkt. 15 cts., 
oz. 65 cts., Ib. $2, Ib. $6. 


Well-keeping Winter Celery 
New Easy-blanching. Large green leaves 
blanch white. Good keeper, though only two 
weeks later than Paris Golden. Crisp and 
brittle; good flavor. Pkt. 25 cts., Yoz. 
40 cts., Yoz. 70 cts., oz. $1.25, oz. $2. 
Winter Queen. Medium large, light green 
m color. Blanches and keeps well. Pkt. 
15 cts., Yoz. 45 cts., oz. 80 cts., 4b. $2.25. 
Giant Pascal. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 45 cts., 
oz. 75 cts., Yb. $2. 
Cutting Celery. (For Soup Greens.) 
Strongly germinating seed. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 50 cts., 4b. $1.50, Ib. $4.50. 
Celery Seed. Non-germinating. For soups, 
etc. Oz. 15 cts., 4b. 40 cts., Ib. $1. 
CELTUCE 
The lettuce-like vegetable with the celery 
flavor. First sowings can be made in April, 
thereafter at two-week intervals until July 15. 
Rows should be 2 feet apart, and the plants 
thinned to 8 inches. It grows nearly 3 feet 
high, but when only 12 inches you can use the 
leaves like lettuce or spinach. When fully 


grown, remove the leaves, peel the thick main © 
stalk and serve it raw as a salad, or cooked 
like asparagus. Pkt. 15 cts., Yoz. 35 ets: 


Golden Plume Celery 
Celery is a valuable anti-scurvy food. A fair 
source, also, of calcium and phosphorus. 
CUCUMBERS (aisnnc” 

Cucumber, Staysgreen 
Sow 8 seeds in a group or “hill’’ the size of a 
dinner-plate. Hills are flat unless the land is over- 
moist, when they may be 3 inches above the general 
level; and they should be at least 4 feet apart each 
way. Start after mid-May and sow at two-week 
intervals until mid-July. Thin to 2 or 3 plants 
per hill. 
One ounce will plant about 50 hills, 2 pounds an 
acre. Yield in about 9 weeks. 
Straight-8. A new green Cucumber of excel- 
lent quality. Fruits show no lighter strip- 
ing, are about 8 inches long and 11% inches 
through, symmetrical and uniform. Pkt. 
15 cts., oz. 45 cts., Ib. $1.40, Ib. $3.50. 
New Davis Perfect. Dark, glossy green, 
slim and symmetrical, 10 to 12 inches long. 
Flesh brittle and of good flavor. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 35 cts., 14Ib. $1, Ib. $2.50. 
Improved Early White Spine. Fruits 
slightly pointed, smooth and deep green; 
white lines at the blossom-end. Splendid 
table Cucumber or for pickling Pkt. 10 
cts., oz. 35 cts., YWIb. $1, Ib. $2.50. 
Cool and Crisp. An excellent pickling or 
slicmg Cucumber of good size, tender and 
crisp; very early and prolific. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 35 cts., Yb. $1, Ib. $2.50. 
The Lemon. In appearance it resembles a 
Iemon, but edible qualities are good, and it 
withstands drought and disease well. Pkt. 
15 cts., oz. 35 cts., 14Ib. $1, Ib. $2.70. 
Extra-Long Green. Standard variety about 
1 foot in length, of excellent quality; when 
young makes good pickles. Pkt. 15 cts., 
oz. 40 cts., 4b. $1.25, Ib. $3.20. 
Longfellow. A long, slender, very dark 
white-spine Cucumber, desirable for out- 
door planting as well as forcing. Pkt. 15 
cts., oz. 45 cts., 4Ib. $1.40, Ib. $3.50. 
Staysgreen. Reliable and popular com- 
mercial white-spine variety. It holds well 
its beautiful medium dark green color and 
ships well. The fruits are 8 to 9 inches long, 
straight, smooth, and crisp. Pkt. 15 cts., 
oz. 35 cts., 4lb. $1, Ib. $2.70. 
Oriental Climbing. Distinct climbing sort 
to train on pole or fence. Good for pickling 
or slicing. The fruit is about 1 foot Jong, 
smooth and dark green. Pkt. 15 cts, 
oz. 35 cts., Yb. $1, Ib. $2.70. 
Green Prolific (Boston Pickling). For pick- 
ling, because small. For slicing also. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 35 cts., Ib. $1, Ib. $2.50. 
West India Gherkin (Cucumis Anguria). 
Distinct species, cultivated in the same way 
as the Cucumber. The spiny fruits are 
gathered when only 2 inches long and are 
ideal for small pickles. Pkt. 15 cts., 
oz. 35 cts., Ylb. $1, Ib. $2.70. 
Protect Cucumber plants against squash 
bugs, beetles and borers as suggested under 
Muskmelon. 
From 6 to 10 good Cucumbers per plant 
may be expected 

Greenhouse Cucumbers 
Their culture is exacting; this group is of interest 
to professional gardeners with adequate facilities. 
S. & W. Co.’s Improved Telegraph. Very 
dark green, 15 inches long and straight. We 
offer a special strain of this variety. Pkt. 
(15 seeds) 50 cts., 5 pkts. $2. 
Forcing White Spine. Similar to the out- 
door White Spine but larger. It grows 
freely under glass, and is early, prolific and 
robust. Pkt. (25 seeds) 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1 

10 Vegetable Seeds 
Treated Paper Collars, for placing around Cauliflower plants to protect 
against cutworms, are offered in the Implement Section of this Catalogue 
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