. Dreer's garden calendar : 1898. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES IN VEGETABLE Cabbage, •' Golden Sugar Winter. CELERY. New Golden Rose Self=blanching. In character this va- riety is identical with the (jolden Self-blanching, except the color, which IS a beautiful rosy tinge, shading to very pale pink at top of stalk ; the ribs lie prominent and the ^tein thick, solid and biutle; being of hardy nature, it possesses good keeping qualities. While It is very ornamental, veiy early, and


. Dreer's garden calendar : 1898. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES IN VEGETABLE Cabbage, •' Golden Sugar Winter. CELERY. New Golden Rose Self=blanching. In character this va- riety is identical with the (jolden Self-blanching, except the color, which IS a beautiful rosy tinge, shading to very pale pink at top of stalk ; the ribs lie prominent and the ^tein thick, solid and biutle; being of hardy nature, it possesses good keeping qualities. While It is very ornamental, veiy early, and positively bleaches to a beautiful golden- yellow at the heart after storing for winter. It CABBAGE—Golden Sugar Winter. This excellent was introduced in Europe for the first time in the fall of 1896. It is entirely distii ct in character and color, has a very hard head and a short strunk; its special fea- ture is the golden color after being put up, which makes it very attractive compared to the ash-gray color usual among winter Cabbage. This variety is medium late, and is perfectly solid at maturity without breaking. Color of foliage dark green, look- ing verv much like an early sort. The compact growth of this variety admits its being planted much closer than the old varie- ties of late sorts, and comparalively no loss, as every plant grows into a solid head, I'la, 1(1 ct-., oz. 4-0 cts., \ lb. $ is also the best- flavored celery beyond any question. The Rose and Red varieties of Celery are not used extensively ; this is. 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 Henry A. Dreer (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Philadelphia, Pa. : Henry A. Dreer


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