. Catalogue 1891 : W. R. Strong Company California seeds, trees & nursery stock. Nurseries (Horticulture) California Sacramento Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs. 22 W. R. Strong Company, Sacramento, Cal. Celery. One ounce will make about 2,000 plants. Should be sown in open ground, as eariy as it will be fit to work, and be kept clear of weeds until ready for transplanting. Cut tops once or twice before to insure stocky plants. When ground Is well prepared, set in rows three feet apart and six inches from each
. Catalogue 1891 : W. R. Strong Company California seeds, trees & nursery stock. Nurseries (Horticulture) California Sacramento Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs. 22 W. R. Strong Company, Sacramento, Cal. Celery. One ounce will make about 2,000 plants. Should be sown in open ground, as eariy as it will be fit to work, and be kept clear of weeds until ready for transplanting. Cut tops once or twice before to insure stocky plants. When ground Is well prepared, set in rows three feet apart and six inches from each other, and see that the sail is well packed around the roots by pressing with the foot. Hun the cultivator or hoe between the rows to destroy the weeds, and when grown to sufficient size draw up the earth for blanching, pressing with the hand to keep the leaf upright and banking up to the top on each side. Henderson's White Plume. This requires less labor for blanch- ing, is crisp, solid, and of nutty flavor and valuable for family use. (See Specials.; Henderson's Half Dwarf. Solid, crisp, and nutty flavor and very desirable. Boston Market Dwarf. Short, bushy, white, solid and excellent flavor. Dwarf Golden Heart. The heart of this variety is waxy and showy, and for market use desirable. It is very solid and of excel- lent flavor, and a good keeper. Giant White Large size, solid, crisp, and good market variety. Celeric, or Turnip Rooted Celery. A variety with turnip shaped roots which may be cooked and sliced and used with vinegar, making an excellent salad. It is hardy and otherwise treated as other celery. flavoring soups, stews, etc., and is sold for this purpose at a low Giant White Soad Soup Celery. Its seed is used for Self Blanching. See Specialties. CARROT. The Carrot like other root crops, delights in a sandy loam, richly tilled. For early crop sow in spring, as soon as the arouud is in good working order; for later crops they may be sown any time unti
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