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



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PRICES 

 OF THE 



Celery Plants 



DESCRIBED 



...BELOW, 



{Packed free of charge, and arrival in good condition guaranteed for a journey of not over three days.) 



Plants from Seed Beds, $3.50 per 1000; 50 cents per 100; or by mail, 60 cents per 100. 



Transplanted Plants, $6.00 per 1000; 75 cents per 100 ; or by mail, 90 cents per 100. 



(joo ptants supplied at the iooo rate ) 



Henderson's Perfected White Plume 



The Only True Self-Blanching Celery. 



One of our most valuable contributions to horticul- 

 ture. People who never grew celery before have no 

 more trouble in growing and blanching Henderson's 

 White Plume Celery ready for the table, than in grow- 

 ing ordinary garden vegetables, for no " banking up " 

 is necessary. The peculiarity of this variety is that the 

 stalk, portions of inner leaves and heart are white, 

 naturally, so that by simply ticing 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 in posit. on, the work 

 of blanching is completed. Henderson's White Plume 

 Celery is crisp, succulent and has a delicious, nutty 

 flavor Unfortunately the variety has always had a 

 tendency to revert to the old green type, and it has 

 always produced a proportion of green plants, but per- 

 severing selection for years enables us now to offer an 

 almost absolutely pure stock, so superior that we feel 

 justified in calling it "Henderson's Perfected YVhite 

 Plume." {See top of page for price of plants.) 



Henderson's Golden Dwarf. 



In size and habit of grow.th 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 entirely solid and of most excel- 

 lent flavor, and one of the best keepers during winter 

 we have ever known. {See top of 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 

 top of page for price of plants.) 



Henderson's Half Dwarf. 



Blanches of a yellowish white, it is entirely solid, 

 possessing a rich, nutty flavor, while it has much vigor 

 of growth, surpassing most of the large growing sorts 

 in weight of bunch. {See top of page for price of 

 plants.) 



Golden Self-Blanching. 



A most valuable variety which partakes somewhat of 

 the character of the celebrated " White Plume," inas- 

 much 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. {See top of page for price of plants.) 



Giant Pascal. 



This variety is a selection from the Golden Self- 

 Blanching Celery; it partakes of the best qualities of 

 that variety, but is much larger and a better keeper. It 

 is of a fine nutty flavor, being entirely free from any 

 bitter taste. It grows about two feet high; the stalks 

 are very broad, thick and crisp, and entirely stungless; 

 the width and thickness of the stalks are distinctive 

 features of this variety. It bleaches with but slight 

 "earthing up " and very quickly, usually in five or six 

 days. A most valuable variety for both early and mid- 

 winter use. {See top of page for price of plants.) 



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 top of 

 page for price of plants.) 



RED CELERY 



We have tried to impress upon our customers, for years, the superiority of Red Celery o'er White, 

 better flavored and more crisp, but th<y are hardier and keep better during voi titer 



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. {See 



Xot only are they 



Major Clark's Pink, 



Of medium growth, of stiff, close habit, large heart, 

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



top of page for price of plants.) 



flavor. (See top of page for price of plants.) 



Collections of Celery Plants. 



Packed free of charge and arrival in good condition guaranteed for a journey of not over thrc 



buyer pays car? : 



CoUection A. — 500 plants ?o each of the ten varieties offered on pages 10 and 11, for $2.50. 



Transplanted Plants $3.50. 

 Collection B.— 1,000 plants, 100 each of the ten varieties offered on pages 10 and 11, for $4.50. 

 Transplanted Plants £6.50. 

 We will include free of charge, with either of the above collections. 



Peter Henderson's " Essay on the Growing and Preservation of Celery for Winter. 



