. Dreer's quarterly wholesale price list of seeds, plants, bulbs, &c. : summer edition, July 1896 August. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs. \ DREER'S WHOLESALE PRICE CELERY PLANTS. Celery plants can be supplied from June 15tb to August 25th. We grow the ibllowing varieties, which we ofler at the uuiform price of 30 cents per 100; $ per 1,000. Celery requires a moist, rich soil, and -will not thrive in poor soil aud dry situations. After the plants have attained a height of 5 or 6 inches
. Dreer's quarterly wholesale price list of seeds, plants, bulbs, &c. : summer edition, July 1896 August. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs. \ DREER'S WHOLESALE PRICE CELERY PLANTS. Celery plants can be supplied from June 15tb to August 25th. We grow the ibllowing varieties, which we ofler at the uuiform price of 30 cents per 100; $ per 1,000. Celery requires a moist, rich soil, and -will not thrive in poor soil aud dry situations. After the plants have attained a height of 5 or 6 inches they should be set out in rows three feet apart and six inches in the rovr. 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 plants grow upright and can be easily cultivated and blanched by drawing the soil close up to the plaat Celery should receive thorough caltivation if good results are desired. To store for winter use, select well drained ground, dig trenches 1 foot wide aud 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, and in severe weather protect with straw or leaves. White Plmne, This is a very ornamental vaiiety, while its qualities are equal to the best, being crisp, solid, and having that nutty flavor peculiar to some of the red kinds. Golden Self-Blaitching. An early beautiful and in every way desirable sort, requiring but little labor tp blanch. The heart is a rich golden yellow, with light ' yellowish green outer leaves. Of dwarf, compact habit, rich nutty flavor and an excellent sort for table decoration. Giant Pascal. A superior keeping sort. The stalks are very large, thick, solid, crisp, and of a rich nutty flavor, free from any trace of bitt
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