. Dreer's mid-summer catalogue. Vegetables Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Strawberries Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. DREER'S MID-SUMMER CATALOGUE. CelEry Plants. Celery plants can be supplied from June l5tH to August 25th. We grow the following varieties, which we offer at the uniform price of 40 cts. per lOO, $ per 1000. (If luanted by mail, add ij cents per 100 for postage.) Celer}- 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
. Dreer's mid-summer catalogue. Vegetables Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Strawberries Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. DREER'S MID-SUMMER CATALOGUE. CelEry Plants. Celery plants can be supplied from June l5tH to August 25th. We grow the following varieties, which we offer at the uniform price of 40 cts. per lOO, $ per 1000. (If luanted by mail, add ij cents per 100 for postage.) Celer}- 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 be "; 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 be easily 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 boards to shed the water ; in severe weather protect with straw or leaves. White Plume. We offer a choice strain of this valuable and popular variety. The White Plume is unsurpassed for fall and early winter use, requiring very little earthing up to blanch it. Dreer's Monarch. A decided acquisition, producing large stalks and magnificent bright golden-yellow heart. The stalks are very solid, brittle and of most delicious flavor, and when properly grown it is entirely free from stringiness. It is very desirable both for home use and for market, as it is a remarkably good keeper. Dwarf Rose. The red sorts surpass the vrhite in flavor, and possess in their c
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