Dreer's garden calendar : 1900 . dreersgardencale1900henr Year: 1900 27 CELERY. Sellerie, Ger. Celeri, Fr. Apia, Sp. One ounce will produce about 3000 plants. Sow the last of March or early in April, in an open border, in rich mel- low ground, in shallow drills, watering freely in dry weather. By rolling or pressing in the seed the result will be more satisfactory than when only covered. Cut the tops off once or twice before planting out, to make them stocky. When the plants are 5 or 6 inches high, transplant, the dwarf va- rieties 3 feet and the taller sorts 4 feet between the rows; plant 6
Dreer's garden calendar : 1900 . dreersgardencale1900henr Year: 1900 27 CELERY. Sellerie, Ger. Celeri, Fr. Apia, Sp. One ounce will produce about 3000 plants. Sow the last of March or early in April, in an open border, in rich mel- low ground, in shallow drills, watering freely in dry weather. By rolling or pressing in the seed the result will be more satisfactory than when only covered. Cut the tops off once or twice before planting out, to make them stocky. When the plants are 5 or 6 inches high, transplant, the dwarf va- rieties 3 feet and the taller sorts 4 feet between the rows; plant 6 inches apart in the rows. Cultivate well, and when large enough blanch by earth- ing up. The first operation is that of ' handling,' generally done the be- ginning of September; after the soil has been drawn up with the hoe, it is drawn closer around each plant by the hand, to keep the leaves firm in an upright position and prevent spreading. When the plants have become 'set' in an upright position, and the celery is wanted for early use, they should be 'banked.' This is done by throwing the soil up as close to the plants as possible with a plow and finishing it with a spade, bringing the earth up nearly to the tops of the plants. The method employed now for protecting is by covering the tops of the banks with waterproof felt paper. Winter Queen. This is a late Celery, and has most remarkable keep- ing qualities. (See illustration and full description on page 2.) Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts ; \ lb., §; lb., | Golden Self-Blanching- (see cut). An early beautiful and in every way desirable sort, requiring but little labor to blanch. The heart is a rich golden-yellow, with light yellowish-green outer leaves. Pkt,, 10 cts ; oz., 40 cts.; \ lb., §; lb., | Wllite l*iunie. We offer a choice strain of this valuable and popular variety. The White Plume is unsurpassed for fall and early winter use, re- quiring very little earthing up to blanch it. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 3
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