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Title: Farm and floral guide
Identifier: CAT31283796 (find matches)
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: L. L. May & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Minnesota Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flower Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs
Publisher: St. Paul, Minn. : L. L. May & Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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French—Celeri. Spanish—Apis. CULTURE—Sow seeds in a hot-bed or in a cold frame. As soon as the plants are three inches high transplant to a nicely prepared bed in the border, setting them four or five inches apart. -When eight inches high, and fine stocky plants, set them in the trenches. Earth up a little during the summer, keeping the leaf stalks near together, so that the soil cannot get between them. Finish earthing up in the autumn, and never hoe or earth up in moist weather, or when the plants are moistened with dew. To preserve celery for winter, dig trenches a foot in width and as-deep as the top of the plants. Stand the celery in these, erect as they grew, with what dirt adheres to the roots, packing closely but not crowding. After the trench is filled it should be covered with straw or leaves as a protection from the frost. Do not cover until the weather becomes quite cold, and then only a little at a time as the cold'becomes greater. Celery will bear a good deal of frost. The trench must have a good drainage. THE NEW PINK PLUME—This is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful celeries that has ever been introduced. The flavor is simply delicious and is crisp, sweet and entirely free from the strong flavor found in some sorts. It is intermediate between the white and red celery, combining the good qualities of both. The handsome stalks are of a delicate ivory white shade tinted and marked with a very light pink. It is a strong, robust grower with no tendency to rust, and in keeping qualities it is unsurpassed by any other variety. Pink Plume really belongs to the self-blanching class, as it requires very little earthing up or banking to prepare it ready for the table. The leaves are almost a pure white and very gracefully cut. For private use we cannot recommend it too highly, as we are positive it is far superior to the well known White Plume. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, % lb. 75c, lb. $2.50. SELF BLANCHING—A favorite with amateur gardeners everywhere. Our sales of this variety increases each season. The ribs are perfectly solid, crisp, brittle and of delicious flavor, surpassed by no other variety, while it has the decided merit of beingself-blancbing to a very remarkable degree. Without banking up or any cover- ing whatever, even the outer ribs become of a handsome, fresh, yellowish-white color. The heart is large, solid and of a beautiful, rich golden-yellow color. The leaves also are of a beautiful golden-yellow after the plant has been bleached, which adds greatly to its handsome appearance when prepared for the table. For early use grow White Plume and Self Blanching, for late and winter use our Giant Pascal and you will have the finest selection of Celerv that can be produced. Pkt. lOe, oz. 20c, % lb. 60c, lb. $2.25. GIANT PASCAL OR WINTER KING—The Leading Celery for Winter Use. No variety can equal this for late fall or winter use. Gardeners reports from all sections recommend this Celery to growers who require a variety that will keep for January and February use. The stalks are remarkably large, thick, solid and entirely stringless; it is the largest grown as regards width and thickness of stalks. When fully grown the outer stalks average two inches wide and are nearly as thick as a man's finger. The immense stalks can be sliced lengthwise, and are always very crisp and brittle, snapping like glass. Unlike most other Celeries, it never becomes watery, and can be eaten when quite small. It is a very vigorous grower; the heart is a rich, bright yellow, even without blanching. It blanches very easily, requiring only five to six days earthing up, when the outer stalks present a beautiful clear white appearance. Pkt. 10c» oz. 15c, % lb. 45c, lb. $1.50. WHITE PLUME—It is more largely grown for both private and market use than any other sort. In earliness it surpasses any other Celery, as it can be blanched for the table in September, while for flavor and quality none can compare with it. Some object to growing celeryon the grounds that it takes too much time, this,ho wever, is done away with in the White Plume, as "banking up" is not necessary. The stalk portion of the" inner leaves and heart are naturally white, so that by simply tying the plant together, or by packing the soil against it with the hands and then repeating the operation to hold the soil already placed, in position, the work of blanching White Plume is completed." No Celerv presents a more handsome appearance on the table than this variety, its beautifully cut leaves and delicate color invariably attracts attention, and many of the leading growers of America claim this and Self Blanching are the only sorts it pays to raise. We have been extremely careful in selecting our seed of this famous variety and believe the seed we offer this season is as pure a strain of White Plume as can be obtained. Pkt- 10c, oz. 15c, ^4 lb. 50c, lb. $ 1.50. ; GOLDEN HEART—A very popular and distinct variety of dwarf sturdy habit. The stalks are solid, crisp and of a most delicious nutty flavor. When properly blanched the heart, which is large and full, is of a light yellow, making it an exceedingly showy~ variety for table use. We consider it a most valuable sort for the home garden. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Yi lb. 45c, lb. $1.50. WrtTF We can supply the following sorts at 5c per pkt., 15c per oz., 40c per nv/ i l, vt lb ) $1.40 per lb.: WHITE SOLID. B0Q.UET. BOSTON MARKET. HARTWELL'S PERFECTION. HENDERSON'S HALF DWARF. self blanching. CRAWFORD'S HALF DWARF.

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