. Vegetable, flower & agricultural seeds : spring 1900. Nursery stock New York (State) New York Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING CELERY. CELERY. German, Sellerie.—French, Celeri.—Spanish, Apio. One © will produce 5,000 plants. The seed may be sown in the open border as soon in April as the ground can be worked. When the plants are three inches high, trans- plant four inches apart, into temporary beds of soft rich soil, where they will soon acquire sufficient strength fo
. Vegetable, flower & agricultural seeds : spring 1900. Nursery stock New York (State) New York Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING CELERY. CELERY. German, Sellerie.—French, Celeri.—Spanish, Apio. One © will produce 5,000 plants. The seed may be sown in the open border as soon in April as the ground can be worked. When the plants are three inches high, trans- plant four inches apart, into temporary beds of soft rich soil, where they will soon acquire sufficient strength for planting out in beds. Plant in rows "three feet apart, and set six inches apart in rows. If the weather is dry at the time of planting, care should be taken that the roots are firm in the ground. After the planting is completed, nothing further is necessary for six or seven weeks, except run- ning through between the rows with the cultivator or hoe and freeing the plants from weeds. About the middle of August earthing up is necessary for blanching and whitening of that which is wanted for early use.' After the soil has been drawn up against the plant with the hoe, it is further pressed close around each plant by the hand, firm enough to keep the leaves in an upright position and prevent them from spreading, using care to prevent the soil falling into the heart of the plant. GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING. A self-blanching variety of the "White Plume " order, but far superior for either market gardeners' or private use. It re- quires earthing up a little more than the " White ; It is of a rich golden- yellow color, crisp, tender and of fine flavor ; keeps well throughout the season, and is the earliest variety grown. Per pkt., 10 cts. ; oz., 40 cts. ; J4 lb., $ ; lb., $ "WHITE PLUME. A valuable early and exceedingly ornamental variety, requires very little labor in blanching, one of the best for early use. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 25 cts
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