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



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WHITE PLUME. 



GIANT PASCAL. GIANT WHITE SOLID. GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING. BOSTON MARKET. 



Henderson's Perfected 



A Self Blanching Celery. "White PlUtUC 



People who never grew celery before have no trouble 

 in growing and blanching Henderson's White Plume Cel- 

 ery ready for the table, for no " banking up " is necessary. 

 The stalks, portions of inner leaves and heart are white, 

 naturally, so that by simply tieing the plant together, or 

 by drawing the soil against it, pressing it with the hands 

 and then repeating the operation to hold the soil already 

 placed against the plant m position, the work of blanch- 

 ing is completed. Henderson's White Plume Celery is 

 crisp, succulent and has a delicious, nutty flavor. (See 

 opposite page for price of plan ts. ) 



Henderson's Golden Dwarf 



In size of habit and growth it is much the same as the 

 above, except that when blanched, the heart, which is 

 large and full, is of a waxy golden yellow, rendering it a 

 most striking and showy variety for either market or 

 private use. It is solid, of excellent flavor and one of the 

 best winter keepers. (See opposite page for price of plants.) 



Boston Market. 



A great favorite around Boston. The leaves are dark 

 green, the stalks when blanched nearly white. It is an 

 excellent variety, solid, crisp and tender. (See opposite 

 f age for price of plants. 



Golden Self-Blanching. 



A most valuable variety which partakes somewhat of 

 the character of the celebrated " White Plume," inasmuch 

 as it does not require such high "■ banking up" as the 

 ordinary sorts to be fitted for the table. It simply needs 

 a slight earthing up or "handling." It is of a beautiful 

 waxy golden color, very solid and of rich nutty flavor. 

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Henderson's Half Dwarf 



Blanches of a yellow white, it is entirely solid, pos- 

 sessing a rich, nutty flavor, while it has much vigor of 

 growth, surpassing most of the large growing sorts in 

 weight of bunch. (See opposite page for price of plants.) 



Giant Pascal. 



A selection from Golden Self-Blanching Celery ; it par« 

 takes of the best qualities of that variety, but is larger 

 and a better keeper. It is of a fine nutty flavor, grows 

 about two feet high ; the stalks are very broad, thick and 

 crisp, and entirely stringless , the width and thickness of 

 the stalks are distinctive features. It bleaches with but 

 slight "earthing up'' and very quickly, usually in five or 

 six days. Valuable for both early and mid- winter. (Set 

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Giant White Solid. 



The best of the larger growing sorts attaining a height 

 under good cultivation of 3 feet. It should never be 

 planted closer than 4 feet between the rows, or it cannot 

 be worked properly. This variety is most suitable for 

 southern sections of the country, as it grows freely in a 

 hot or dry atmosphere. (See opposite page for price of 

 plants.) 



Henderson's New Rose Celery. 



Has that nutty flavor so desirable in celery, very 

 ornamental on the table, the delicate tracing of carmine 

 blending with the white in the blanched stalks. (Set 

 opposite page price of plants.) 



London Red. 



Of medium growth, of 6tiff, close habit, large heart, 

 remarkably solid and crisp, and of fine, walnut-like flavor. 

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HENDERSON'S NEW VARIETIES OF CELERY. 



Golden Rose Celery. 



A development of "Golden Self-Blanching" having 

 the same strong stocky growth with broad solid and 

 brittle stalks, free from ridges and stringiness. It blanches 

 naturally, is very early, hardy and a perfect keeper; the 

 flavor Is exquisite, while the beautiful coloring renders 

 it unusually attractive, the golden colored stalks are 

 suffused with a rosy hue fading towards the top, which 

 are surmounted with yellowish plume like foilage. 

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Pink Plume Celery. 



At intermediate between white and red celeries, com. 

 biningthe good qualities of both. It is practically identical 

 with our "White Plume' but with the added merit of the 

 solid succulent stalks of ivory white being exquisitely 

 suffused with pink and possessing the crispness, rich 

 nutty flavor, and long keeping qualities for which red 

 celeries are noted. In addition to its choice " red celery 

 flavor;" it is of remarkable attractive. (See opposite page 

 for price of plants.) 



500 plants ">f any one kind supplied »t 1,000 rates. 



