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Asgrow Seeds are Well-bred 


THE ASGROW GERMINATION AND 
ANALYTICAL LABORATORY © 
Good seed is viable, clean, disease-free, true to type. 
In one of the most modern, scientifically equipped 
seed laboratories in the country, several thousand 
sample lots of Asgrow seeds are under test each 
month to determine (1) Viability—i. e. power to 
germinate and grow. The view at left shows one of 
three room germinators with fluorescent lighting and 
controlled temperature and moisture. (2) Purity— 
i. e. freedom from dirt, chaff, other crop seeds, and 
weed seeds. (3) Freedom from bacterial or fungous 
organisms likely to lead to plant disease. 
Trueness to type is tested in trial rows grown at one 
or more of our eight breeding and trial stations in 
widely different areas. 
Samples of all Asgrow seed crops are thus periodi- 
cally tested, and very complete, accurate records are 
kept of the laboratory and trial findings, so we may 
know that seed shipped from our warehouses meets 
the high Asgrow standard of quality. 
Such thorough testing is but one link in the chain 
of operations—breeding, growing, cleaning, testing, 
warehousing—planned to justify the confidence of 
gardeners in Asgrow seeds. 
- CELERY 
Celery is usually begun in cold frames as the seedlings do not thrive in temperatures below 45°. 
A well-pulverized and fertilized seed bed is essential, kept moist but not wet. Sow in rows 4” apart, 
allowing one level teaspoonful of seed to 6 ft. When seedlings are well started thin out to 3” apart and 
when 6” high transplant to a rich field, setting in double rows 3-3 ft. apart with 8” between double 
rows and 4°—5” between plants. Blanching is then usually done by boards or heavy paper strips 
placed on either side of the rows. Where soil is used for blanching, the crop is set in single rows. 
Golden Self-Blanching—crisp and brittle 


Giant Pascal: A hardier, later, larger sort with 
solid stalks of nutty flavor and dark green stem 
and foliage. 
* Golden Plume (Wonderful): Resembles Golden 
Self-Blanching but is earlier and larger. Shows 
considerable resistance to blight and rust. Com- 
pact, thick hearts, of excellent flavor. be 
* Golden Self-Blanching: A popular variety for 
market garden or home. Medium tall, compact, — 
with thick, crisp, brittle stalks that blanch easily 
and golden yellow foliage. 
* Utah (Golden Crisp): A new green-stemmed 
variety. Stocky, full hearted and compact. Stems 
thick, broad, well rounded, of fine nutty flavor 
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Celery seed requires great care in production to 
avoid green or hollow-stemmed hearts and early 
seeding plants. As the best seed costs so little in 
proportion to the total expenses of the crop, the 
grower should insist on the highest quality. 
