. Beckert's seeds. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs. Beckert's Early Snowball Cauliflower. Algiers. Late, sure heading; the heads are good in color and quality and long keeping. Pkt. 10 cts., y4oz. 30 cts., oz. $1. Veitch's Autumn Giant. White, large, firm heads. Pkt. 10 cts., Vioz. 30 cts., oz. $1. CELERIAC, or TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY Sow in early spring; transplant the seedling
. Beckert's seeds. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs. Beckert's Early Snowball Cauliflower. Algiers. Late, sure heading; the heads are good in color and quality and long keeping. Pkt. 10 cts., y4oz. 30 cts., oz. $1. Veitch's Autumn Giant. White, large, firm heads. Pkt. 10 cts., Vioz. 30 cts., oz. $1. CELERIAC, or TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY Sow in early spring; transplant the seedlings in May. They will be ready for cooking in October, and may be preserved in dry sand for use during winter. Celeriac is said to be as fine a nerve-tonic as celery, and can be grown in many sections where celery-culture is practically impossible. The roots have almost the same flavor as white celery stalks. An ounce of seed will produce about 2,000 plants. Prague Giant. Roots are very large. When young, they are quite tender and mar- row-like, having a very fine flavor and cooking quickly. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., y4ib. $ CHICORY Prague Giant Celeriac WITLOOF, or FRENCH ENDIVE A winter salad, most delicious served with French dressing and eaten like cos lettuce. The seed should be sown in the open ground not later than June, in drills 12 to 18 inches apart, thin- ning out the plants so that they will not stand closer than 3 inches. The plant forms long, parsnip-shaped roots, which should be lifted in the fall, cutting off the leaves about 1J 2 inches from the neck and shortening the roots by cutting off the bottoms to within 8 inches of the neck. The roots should then be planted in a trench 16 to 18 inches deep in a dark, warm cellar or under a greenhouse bench, and placed upright about 1 V2 to 2 inches apart, which will allow the neck of the root to come within 9 inches of the level of the trench. The trench should be filled with a light soil and if a quicker growth is
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