CELERY 
Planting Instructions For this climate sow celery in May or early June, in drills 4 to 6 inches apart and 
cover about 44 inch deep. When ready to transplant thin out to 2 or 3 inches apart in the row, and leave growing 
until July or August when they should be planted in 
rows 18 to 20 inches apart and set 6 inches in the row. 
In planting press the ground around the plants but do 
not let any earth get into the heart. 
CELERIAC or TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY 
Planting Instructions sow the latter part of April, 
covering seeds 14 of an inch. Thin out to about 1 inch 
apart in the row and transplant into rows 1% feet apart 
and 6 inches apart in the row. 
O Uses—Served as a salad with French dressing, or 
: served hot with cream sauce. 
> Roots are turnip-shaped, very smooth, tender and mar- 
row-like. Pkt., 10c; '% oz., 25c; oz., 45c; '%4 Ib., $1.60. 
EGGPLANT Pattet, 1005 14 00 220 
Planting Instructions sow in hotbeds very early 
in the spring; thin them out,-as soon as big enough to be 
handled, to 3 to 4 inches each way and transplanted to 
2 to 3 feet apart in very rich, warm ground. Do not 
plant them outside until the nights are real warm, as 
the least frost will, if it does not kill them, check the growth. 
Fort Myers Market Fruits deep purple and long and oval. Very 
smooth skin and quite resistant to disease and heat. Days to ma- 
turity, 80. 
Black Beauty The fruits set freely and develop quickly, so en- 
tire crop can be harvested before frost. They are large, thick, lus- 
trous purplish black. Days to maturity, 90. 
New York Improved Larce PURPLE SPINELESS. Stem 
stout, not very tall, usually branching and of gray-green, slightly or 
not at all tinged with purple. Fruit is very large, of a short pear 
shaped and slightly flattened at both ends. Days to maturity, 92. 
Packet, 10c; 1 0z., 15c; 
ENDIVE ot \, Ib. SOc. © 
Planting Instructions same as Lettuce. Fine salad plant. Also 
used as “boiled Greens.” Can be grown the year round. To blanch, 
tie the leaves together two or three weeks before gathering. 
Broad Leaved Batavian Bright green leaves which are broad, 
twisted and waved. White midribs. Crisp and tender. Used in soups, 
stews and salads. Days to maturity, 90. 
Green Curled Best for general use. Leaves finely 
cut, having a mossy appearance. Pungent flavor. Days 
to maturity, 94. 
Florida Deep Heart An improved variety with 
larger leaf, broader, thicker and well blanched heads, 
earlier in maturity. Upright growth with dense mass 
of thick slightly crumpled 
leaves. Favored by market 
gardeners and shippers. 
Celery, Golden Self-Blanching 
Golden Self-Blanching a very fine variety of 
French origin. Half dwarf, compact with well developed 
leaves. It needs very little blanching to fit it for the 
table. Days to maturity, 125. Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 25c; 0z., 
45c; '4 lIb., $1.75. 
Giant Pascal a very vigorous and an extremely pro- 
ductive variety, with short, broad, thick, tender and 
fleshy green ribs, which blanch very readily when 
earthed up. It keeps very well under cover during win- 
ter. Days to maturity, 135. Pkt., 10c; VY oz., 25c; oz., 
45c; 14 Ib., $1.50. 
White Plume This variety is characterized by the 
silver-white color with -which ‘its leaves are partly 
tinged at first. It suffers easily from the cold and 
should be grown for autumn rather than for winter 
use. Days to maturity, 120. Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 30c; oz., 
55c; 4 Ib., $2.00. , Black Beauty 
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