152 THE SEED-GROWER. 



Veitch's Autumn Giant. Late, vigorous, well pro- 

 tected by foliage; large, compact, white head. 



CELERY. 



Boston Market. Dwarf spreading; leaf stalks short 

 and stout; leaflets dark-green, heart solid, white. 



Celeriac. Produces a large, solid, brownish, irregular 

 root or tuber, three to .four inches in diameter. This 

 is the edible portion. 



Dwarf White Solid, or Kalamazoo. Dwarf, compact; 

 leaflets small, pale green; stalks broad, thick, crisp; 

 heart solid, pure white. 



Giant Pascal, or Winter King. Stalks of the largest 

 size; leaf stalks long and thick, leaflets dark-green and 

 thick; heart solid and thick-set. 



Golden Heart, or Crawford's Half Dwarf, Golden 

 Dwarf, Henderson's Half Dwarf. Dwarf, compact; 

 stalks broad; heart solid, and when blanched remark- 

 able for the light-yellow color of stalks and leaves. 



Large White. Compact, robust, about two feet high; 

 leaflets broad; thick heart. 



Paris Golden Yellow, or Golden Self-Blanching. 

 Like White Plume, to a certain extent is self-blanching. 

 Dwarf, stocky habit; solid stalks; as the plant ap- 

 proaches maturity the inner stems and leaves assume a 

 light-golden hue. 



Paris Red Ribbed. A sport of the preceding, but 

 dwarfer in habit; thick leaflets with yellow specks in 

 them, the stems shaded with red. 



Pink Plume. Similar to the White Plume, but hav- 

 ing reddish-colored stalks. 



White Plume or Self Blanching. To a certain extent 

 it is self -blanching; central leaflets turning light color 

 and sometimes becoming nearly pure white at maturity. 



