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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK —CELERY PLANTS. 



HENDERSON'S SUPERIOR 



Celery Plants. 



Supplied between July 1st and Aug. 25th. 



We offer both plants from Seed Beds and Transplanted 

 Hants. 



We draw special attention to our 



Transplanted Celery Plants J>J>J> 



The result of transplanting is seen in the dense mass of 

 fibrous roots that these plants possess, and on this ac- 

 count, with ordinary care, they are much easier to trans- 

 plant, and are more certain to do well. 



^.PRICES OF... 



CELERY PLANTS. 



By express only, at Buyer s Expense. 

 For description of varieties see below. 



Plants from Seed beds S3.50 per 1000; 50c. per 100 



Transplanted Plants S6.00 per 1000: 75c. per 100 



500 plants of one variety supplied at the 1000 rate. 



PERFECTED WHLT.E PLUME CELERY. 



We guarantee arrival of Celery Plants m good con- 

 dition where sent by express and the journey aoes not 

 exceed three days. 



CELERY PLANTS. 



w* EARLY SELF-BLANCHING VARIETIES «* 



The pecu larity if the sell blanching celeries is that thev 

 will blanch natu r ally without the laborious banking up 

 which is essentia 1 to ordinaiy soits i'tiey are as easy to 

 grow as any other vegetable. If the stalks are drawn to 

 gether when the plant >s three tourths grown and the soil 

 drawn to o> pressed around the plant it will soon be fit lor 

 use. Boards are sometimes placed close up to the plants, 

 but the result is not so satisfactory as by contact with the 

 earth. 



White Plume Henderson s Pertected The earliest variety 

 grown and can be blanched tor the table in September. 

 It is a self blanching variety requiring no banking up. ' 

 easily grown by anyone, stalks and inner leaves white, 

 crisp and delicious 



Golden sell Blanching A valuable early variety of com- 

 pact stocky habit thick, solid and brittle. The large 

 heait thick .'talks and inner leaves are oi a beautiful 

 golden yellow ; rla voi rich 



Golden Rose Henderson s A pink form of the " Golden 

 Self Blanching, of the same strong stocky habit, hardy 

 early and easily blanched. The stalks are broad, solid 

 heavy and positively br-ttle, free from ridges and s m^i 

 ness. to which nicnls must be added its beautiful co.oring 

 golden yellow, moused with a warm rose hue It is ;i 

 good keepei and ol a superior quality 



GOLDEN SBI.F-BLANCHING CELERY. 



