. Bolgiano's capitol city bulbs & seeds : fall 1922. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. Bolgiano's Selected Celery Seed. 17 CELERY One Ounce WiU Produce ATjout 3000 Plants, and Sow ATjout 200 Peet of Row. CrriiTUKE. 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. Cut the tops off once or twice before planting out to make them stocky. When the plants are 5 or G inches high transplant the dwarf varieties 5 feet and taller sorts 4 feet between rows; pliant 6 inches ap


. Bolgiano's capitol city bulbs & seeds : fall 1922. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. Bolgiano's Selected Celery Seed. 17 CELERY One Ounce WiU Produce ATjout 3000 Plants, and Sow ATjout 200 Peet of Row. CrriiTUKE. 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. Cut the tops off once or twice before planting out to make them stocky. When the plants are 5 or G inches high transplant the dwarf varieties 5 feet and taller sorts 4 feet between rows; pliant 6 inches apart in the row. Cultivate well, and when large enough blanch by earthing up. The first operation is that of "handling" g-cnerally done the beginning of September. After the soil has been drawn up with a hoe, it is drawn closer around each plant by 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 "; 94. French Golden Self-Blanching. This is the best early celery — ^ in cultivation. Since its intro- duction, in 1884, it has been steadily increasing in sales, until now it is the main early celery raised by market gardeners. The beautiful appear- ance of the plant, with its close habit, compact growth and straight, vig- orous stalks, is faithfully shown in the illustration. The ribs are perfectly solid, crisp, brittle and of delicious flavor. It is self-blanching to a very remarkable degree, for without banking up or any covering whatever, even the outer ribs become a handsome, fresh, yellowish white color. The heart is large and solid and of a beautifitl, rich, golden yellow color. Pkt. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 60 cts.; lb. $; lb. $ Golden Self-Blanching. American oz. 30 cts.; y4 lb. $; lb. $ ;rown. Pkt. 5 and 10 cts.; 185. Easy Blanching. This splendid new variety is dwarf and com- pact in habi


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