Dreer's 72nd annual edition garden book - 1910 (1910) (14775900161)

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Title: Dreer's 72nd annual edition garden book : 1910
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Henry A. Dreer (Firm) Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seeds Catalogs Nursery stock Catalogs Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs Flowers Seeds Catalogs Vegetables Seeds Catalogs Fruit Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Henry A. Dreer
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library



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h., 85 cts.Large Rooted. Used to mix with or as a substitute for coffee,. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; ^ lb., 35 cts.; lb., $1.00.Witloof Chicory. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; I lb., 40 cts.;:lb,, $1.25. CORIS SAL.AD (Fetticus). Stecksalat, Ger. Mache, Fr. Mache 6 Valerianilla, Sp. Culture.—Sow in spring in drills 1 foot apart; it will maturein six to eight weeks. For winter and early spring use, sow indrills in August and September. Three Ounces tO 100 feetof drill.Large Seeded. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; i lb,, 25 cts.;; lb., 75 cts.
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One ounce of Celery seed will produce from 5,000 to 10,000 plants. Culture.—For early or summer Celery sow seed of the self-blanching sorts in flats under glass during February, and prick out,singly or in sections of row, into other fiats, frames, or in nursery row in the open, selecting soil in the highest state of cultivation.In )\Iay to June, set the plants in very rich and well prepared land, 6 inches apart in tlie rows, and rows 3 to 4 feet apart. Givethorough and clean cultivation, and blanch by means of boards set up against the rows. For later and winter Celery, start seed ofstandard sorts either in flats as for early, only a little later, or directly into open ground. Make the rows for plants 1 foot apart;sow seed shallow and firm well. The rows in which the plants are to be set are 4 or o feet apart. Blanch by earthing up giadu-,ally, clear to within a few inches of tip of leaves. For winter storage, take up the plants with roots, and place upright on wet soilin a dark cel