. Dreer's garden calendar : 1898. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. 28 DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS. CELERY. Sellerie, Ger. CeLri, Fr. ^p'o, Sp. One ounce will produce about twenty=five hundred plants. Sow the last of March or early in April, in an open border, in rich mellow ground, in shallow drills, watering freely in dry weather. By rolling or pressing in the seed the result will be more satisfactory than when covered. Cut the tops off once or twice before planting out, to make them stocky. When the plants are 5 or 6 in
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1898. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. 28 DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS. CELERY. Sellerie, Ger. CeLri, Fr. ^p'o, Sp. One ounce will produce about twenty=five hundred plants. Sow the last of March or early in April, in an open border, in rich mellow ground, in shallow drills, watering freely in dry weather. By rolling or pressing in the seed the result will be more satisfactory than when covered. Cut the tops off once or twice before planting out, to make them stocky. When the plants are 5 or 6 inches high, transplant, the dwarf varieties 3 feet and the taller sorts 4 feet betw^een the rows ; plant 6 inches apart in the rows. Cultivate well, and when large enough blanch by earthing up. The first operation is that of " handling," generally done the beginning of September; after the soil has been drawn up with the hoe, it is drawn closer around each plant by the hand, to keep the leaves firm in an upright position and prevent spreading. When the plants have become "set " in an upright position, and the celery is wanted for early use, they should be " ; This is done by throwing the soil up as close to the plants as possible with a plow and finishing it with a spade, bringing the earth up nearly to the tops of the plants. The method employed now for protecting is by covering the tops of the banks with waterproof felt paper, allowing it to reach down on each side far enough to be held in place by placing soil all along the edges; this keeps the paper in place and protects the celery from all weather, is also easy to get out of the banks any time during the winter. Dreer'S " Open Air Veg'; Gives short pointed notes on growing celery. By mail 25 cts. Golden Half-tlwarf. The best of the half-dwarf varieties, stalks large and full; the heart is golden-yellow, turning to a light color when blanched. Very solid, rich flavor an
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