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GARDENING FOR PKOFIT. 



golden yellow, rendering it a most attractive and showy 

 variety for either market or private use. It is entirely 

 solid, of excellent flavor, and one of the best keepers dur- 

 ing winter. It originated with us from a chance seed- 

 ling, about fifteen years ago. 



Fig. 37. WHITE PLUME CELERY, AS PUT UP FOR THE NEW YORK 

 MARKET. 



White Plume, (See figure 37.) This variety presents 

 characteristics so different from what we have been accus- 

 tomed to find in Celery that it merits the rather extended 

 description which follows. The peculiarity of the vari- 

 ety is, that its stalk and portions of its inner leaves ai)d 



