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Henderson's " Perfected White Plume " Celery. 



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Introduced into Cultivation 



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Now more largely grown than 

 all other celeries combined. 



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It has attained the pinnacle of perfection for growth, earli = 

 ness, beauty, flavor and texture. 



. . . Those who never could grow Celery 

 . • before can succeed with White Plume. 



German, Seleri. — French, Celeri. — Spanish, Apis. 

 1 oz. for 2,000 plants. 

 If by mail in quantities of % lb. and upward, postage must be added at 

 the rate of 8 cts. per lb. Packets, ounces and % lbs. mailed free. 



Sow in the open ground as soon as it is fit to work in April, and keep clear of 

 weeds until the time of planting in June and July. The tops should be shorn off 

 once or twice before planting, so as to insure "stocky" plants, which suffer less 

 on being transplanted. Plant in rows 3 feet apart for the dwarf varieties, and i to 5 

 feet for the larger sorts, and set 6 inches apart in rows. If the weather is dry at 

 the time of planting great care should be taken that the roots are properly "firmed" 

 by pressing the side of each plant gently with the foot. This compacts the soil, and 

 partially excludes the air from the roots until new rootlets are formed, which will 

 usually be in forty-eight hours, after which all danger is over. After the plant- 

 ing of the Celery is completed, nothing further is to be done for six or seven 

 weeks, except running through between the rows with the cultivator or hoe and 

 freeing the plants from weeds. About the middle of August we begin the ' ' earth- 

 ing up," necessary for the blanching and whitening of that which is wanted for use 

 during the months of September, October and November. The first operation is that 

 of "handling." After all the soil has been drawn up against the plant with tie hoe, 

 it is further drawn close around each plant by the hand, firm enough to keep 

 the leaves in an upright position and prevent them from spreading. This being 

 done, more soil is drawn against the row (either by the plow or hoe, as circum- 

 stances require), so as to keep the plant in this upright position. The blanching 

 process must, however, be finished by the spade, which is done by digging the soil 

 from between the two rows, and banking it clear up to the top on each side of the 

 row of Celery. For fuller details on Celery culture please refer to the new edition 

 of Peter Henderson's book, " Gardening for Profit." 



Henderson's "Perfected White Plume." 



Introduced by us years ago ; time has proved it to be one of our 

 most valuable contributions to horticulture. It is now more popu- 

 lar and more largely grown than all other varieties of celery 

 combined. 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 growing 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 tying the plant together, or by draw- 

 ing the soil against it, pressing it with the hands and then repeat- 

 ing the operation to hold the soil already placed against the plant 

 in position, the work of blanching is completed. Henderson's 

 White Plume Celery presents a highly ornamental appearance on 

 the dinner table, and its crisp, succulent stalks and delicious flavor 

 are unequaled by any vegetable grown. 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 persevering 

 selection for years enables us now to offer an almost absolutely 

 pure stock, so superior that we feel justified in calling it " Hender- 

 son's Perfected White Plume." (See cut.) Price, 10c. pkt., 40c. oz., 

 S1.25 i^lb., $4.00 lb. 



