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DE GIORGI BROTHERS CO. 
Celery 
CULTURE—1 ounce for about 2,500 plants, 1 lb. required 
for one acre. 
As celery seed is very slow to germinate we suggest 
planting the seed in hot beds covering about % inch deep, 
wetting the bed thoroughly and covering with burlap to hold 
the moisture and hasten the germination. Sow about March 
1. When plants come up remove the burlap and keep the bed 
ventilated to prevent damping off. When the plants are about 
2 inches high transplant in the hot beds 3 inches apart each 
way. When they are 4 inches high cut off the tops which 
will induce stockiness. The plants will soon grow again and 
when they get 6 inches tall set out in the open in trenches 6 
inches deep and 6 inches apart in the trenches cutting off the 
outer leaves pressing the soil firmly around the roots. 
Number of days from setting of plants. 
BLEECHING CELERY—Let the plants grow to full size, 
lift them with clumps of dirt, place them in a trench which 
must be boarded to avoid the sides crumbling into the pit. 
The pit must be deep enough to allow at least 10 inches of 
head room. Cover the pit with boards to exclude all light. 
Lift the boards and ventilate in case of warm weather to 
avoid rot in the plants. The plants must be watered but 
never from the top. Let the water run on the ground, see to 
it that the water reaches the roots but never any part of the 
plants. In hard freezing weather protect the plants by plac- 
ing hay, straw, etc., on top of the pit. Celery will stand pretty 
low temperatures but no real hard freezes. There are other 
more efficient, more economical ways of bleeching celery. 
Full information is contained in Farmer’s Bulletin No. 1269, 
which you will get free of charge if you will write to the 
Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 
TALL GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING CELERY (120 days) 
Highly disease resistant, earlier, taller and heavier than 
Of better appearance, very high 
Has met with fav- 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 
the original Dwarf strain. 
in quality and a remarkable good keeper. 
or in every market. Height 26 to 28 inches. 
50c; Ib. $5.00. _ . ue a 
“ e earliest and best paying 
Which Celery Is the Best? 775.f37 is Mortda’ Golden 
Golden Self Blanching, a little later variety, is firmer, slightly better 
keeper and withstands unfavorable weather well. The tall strain is 
the coming variety for long distance shipping. Trade Builder, is 
high class in quality and always profitable. Giant Pascal makes 
finest looking plants, heavier than most other varieties of attractive 
deep green color and is the best variety for growing plants for sale 
to the general public. 
UTAH CELERY (125 days) 
Also known as golden Crisp and Salt Lake is a green type 
of celery stocky, full hearted and compact. Blanches readily. 
Stems thick solid medium broad full rounded and of nutty 
flavor and extra good quality. Blanches white. Resembles 
the Giant Pascal variety and is considered as one of the best 
for late use and storage. Our strain is a great improvement 
on the old type in being earlier, taller-growing and easier 
blanching type. Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; Ib. $5.00. 
CELERY MICHIGAN GOLDEN (120 days) 
Resistant to yellows, “sickness” and stunt and can be 
grown successfully in soils infested with yellow fungus where 
other celeries are seriously affected. Is not resistant to other 
celery diseases and seed treatment, together with the use of 
protective dusts or sprays, must be relied upon to control leaf 
blights. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.00. 
GIANT PASCAL (140 days)—Plant large, stocky, leaves 
dark green. A famous old sort of high quality. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 50c; lb. $4.00. 
TRADE BUILDER (1380 days)—Plants stocky and compact, 
stems round, thick of high quality. Excellent green celery 
for late fall use and for winter storage. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 60c; 
Ib. $5.00. 
SUMMER PASCAL (125 days)—Vigorous, compact green 
celery resistant to blight. Easy to blanch. Of outstanding 
quality. Plants 26-28 in. tall and very heavy. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 80c; Ib. $8.00. 
FULL HEART PASCAL (100 days)—Improved strain. An 
early maturing green variety blanching readily to yellowish 
cream color. Generally considered an improvement on Easy 
Blanching. Pkt. 10c; oz. 80c. 
DWARF GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING—Plants short, stocky 
with well filled heart ribs broad. Height 18 in. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 45c; lb. $4.50. 
WINTER QUEEN (125 days)—Late, long keeping variety, 
quality very high. Height 24 in. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; Ib. $5.00. 
GOLDEN PLUME 4162 (85 days)—This strain is bred to fill 
the need for a taller, stronger stemmed Golden Plume. Re- 
tains earliness and ease of blanching of original strain but 
is more compact in form, straighter and better “shingled”; 
much better adapted to standard crate. Normally 24 to 26 
inches tall with stems 7% to 8% in. long and hearts full. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 80c; 1b. $8.00. 
RESISTANT GOLDEN PLUME-—Similar to Golden Plume 
4162 but highly resistant to Fusarium Yellows. Plants are 
tall, normally 25 to 27 inches in height, compact and straight. 
Blanches easily and has full hearts—stems 71% in. to 8% in. 
long—are thick, solid and of fine quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 80c. 
CELERIAC GIANT PRAGUE 
Round, smooth roots with very few side roots. 
oz. 40c; Ib. $4.00, postpaid. 
Pkt. 10c; 
PRAGUE MODEL CELERIAC 48tqi 2,2, {uaz 
the old Giant Prague, 
has small rootlets, and few in number, and is of fine flavor with 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c. 
CELERIAC—In order to get large, firm, solid, tender and smooth 
bulbs, celeriac must be grown in very rich soil. Soil heavily fertilized 
with WELL rotted manure is the thing. Frequent cultivation is es- 
sential and the crop must never be allowed to suffer from lack of 
moisture, in fact celeriac can hardly be overwatered. Never use fresh 
manure as this tends to make the bulb too big and hollow inside. 
Celeriac is a paying crop in localities with large German or Bohem- 
fan population. The Germans are extremely fond of it using it 
boiled, cut in cubes in combination in potato salads. Celeriac is a 
delicacy of the highest order. 
GREEN CELERY—Growers call all varieties of celery that AFTER 
blanching retain green tops “green” celery. To this class belong the 
following varieties listed by us: Easy Blanching, Trade Builder, 
Crispheart, Winter Queen, Utah and the Pascal varieties, The others 
are “yellow” celeries. 
