. Dreer's mid-summer list 1919. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 28 HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA—CELERY PLANTS, ETC. CELERY PLANTS. Plants will be ready to send out July 1st. They can be planted in this latitude from then until the end of August. Celery requires a moist, rich soil, and will not thrive in poor soil and dry situations. After the plants have attained a height of five or six inches they should be set out in rows three feet apart, and six inches in the row. When twe
. Dreer's mid-summer list 1919. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 28 HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA—CELERY PLANTS, ETC. CELERY PLANTS. Plants will be ready to send out July 1st. They can be planted in this latitude from then until the end of August. Celery requires a moist, rich soil, and will not thrive in poor soil and dry situations. After the plants have attained a height of five or six inches they should be set out in rows three feet apart, and six inches in the row. When twelve to fifteen inches high the soil should be loosened by the use of the plow or hoe, and the plants "; This operation consists of drawing the stems upright with one hand and pressing the soil firmly against the plant with the other; by this process the plant grows upright, and can easily be cultivated and blanched by drawing the soil close up to the plant. Celery should receive thorough cultivation if good results are desired. To store for winter use, select well-drained ground, dig trenches one foot wide and deep enough to cover the tops of the plants. Pack the stalks in this in an upright position, covering with waterproof celery paper to shed the water ; in severe weather protect with straw or leaves. We grow in quantity the following splendid varieties. Dreer's Monarch. A superb variety, producing large stalks and magnificent bright golden-yellow heart; very solid, brittle and of most delicious flavor. A remarkably good keeper. Columbia. An exceptionally fine early variety of medium height, but very stocky, foliage light green with yellow tinge, stalks thick, almost round, of a rich, yellow color, similar to the well-known Golden Self-blanching, which it resembles when trimmed and bunched. Its exceedingly fine flavor and crispness will please the most critical. Easy=Blanching. A new variety of remarkably easy-blanching characteristics. The stalks are th
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