. Philips' buyers guide for 1897 : garden, farm and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Mercersburg Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Early Dwarf Erfurt. leaves, and can be planted 20 inches apart each way. The best for market and family use; it can be relied upon. Pkt. 5c, X oz. 50c, oz. 90c. LeNormand's Short Stemmed. A large late variety, with well formed heads of superior quality. Plants hardy, semidwarf, producing many leaves, which protect the close, solid curd, keeping it well protected from the hot sun by the leaves, hardy and sta
. Philips' buyers guide for 1897 : garden, farm and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Mercersburg Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Early Dwarf Erfurt. leaves, and can be planted 20 inches apart each way. The best for market and family use; it can be relied upon. Pkt. 5c, X oz. 50c, oz. 90c. LeNormand's Short Stemmed. A large late variety, with well formed heads of superior quality. Plants hardy, semidwarf, producing many leaves, which protect the close, solid curd, keeping it well protected from the hot sun by the leaves, hardy and stands dry weather. Considered by the French, one of the best sorts. Pkt, 5c, oz. 75c. CELERY. Sow in the open ground ;is soon as it is lit to work, ate in March or early in April. Keep clean of weeds, and transplanting in June and .July. The tops should he shorn off once or twice before trans- planting, to insure stocky plants. When from 4 to (i inches high transplanting into broad, shallow trenches, 3 feet apart and (i inches in the rows. The soil should he light, highly manured and moist, or near water, as the plants must he freely watered in dry weather. Earthing up should not be hegnn until the plants are quite well grown, then earth up gradual- ly, keeping the leaf stocks close together, so that the soil may not fall into the center of the plant; never earth up in wet weather or when the dew is on the plants. Henderson's New Rose. Verysolic] and Xeav Rose. an excellent keeper (lelery are gene the white. Pkt. 5c The red varieties of^lggg <Jelery are generally better flavored than ^ ' oz. 25c. It). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original J. M. Philips' Sons; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Mercersburg, Pa. : J. M. Philips' Sons
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