PETER HENDERSON & CO.-SEEDS OF SPECIAL MERIT. 



^ Henderson's • White •Plume • Celery.f^ 



The Earliest, Handsomest and Easiest Grown. 



To those who have never seen or gi-own Henderson's "White Plume 

 Celery we would state that the peculiarity of the variety is that natur- 

 ally its stalk and portions of its inner leaves and heart are white, so 

 that by closing the stallis, either by tying them up with matting or by 

 simply drawing the soil up against the plant and pressing it together 

 with the hands, and again drawing up the soil with the hoe or plow so 

 as to keep the soil that has been squeezed against the Celei-y in its 

 place, the work of blanching is completed; while it is well known that 

 in all other kinds of Celery, in addition to this, the slow and trouble- 

 some process of " banking " or " earthing up " with a spade is neces- 

 sary. Another great merit of the "White Plume is that it far exceeds 

 any known vegetable as an ornament for the table, the inner leaves 

 being disposed somewhat like an ostrich feather, so as to suggest the 

 name we have given it of "White Plume. We have also discovered the 

 past season, in more extended trials, that besides the above advantages 

 it is undoubtedly the earliest Celei-y in cultivation. So that when we 

 add to all these valuable characteristics that its eating qualities are 

 equal to the very best of the older sorts, being crisp, solid, and posses- 

 sing a rich nutty flavor, it is but little wonder that the "White Plume 

 Celery should have secured in so short a time a permanent place in 

 cultivation. AVe wish to say, however, that this variety never whitens 

 in a young state, and usually only begins to show its self-blanching- 

 character when the growth begins in the cool weather. We make this 

 statement for the benefit of those who might naturally suppose that, 

 the whitening or blanching process would begin as soon as the plants 

 were above ground. As all know, the great bugbear in the cultivation 

 of Celery has been the labor entailed in banking to whiten or blanch 

 it, and with the unskilled amateur growing a few hundred for private 

 use the troublesome process of banking has usually been a sufficient 

 hindrance to prevent him from trying. But with this new self-blanch- 

 ing sort he has something that he can grow just as easily as any other 

 vegetable. When we first sent out the "White Plume Celery in 1884= 

 we imagined from its having the leaves and stems white that it would 

 not keep in winter, and so stated ; but further trial has shown that it 

 keeps nearly as well as any of the other kinds. 



The only way t>y which, the purity and distinctive character of HEK- 

 DEBSOIT'S "WHITE FLTJME CEZiEKY can he maintained is by using- the 

 utmost care in the selection of plants for seed purposes. If this is not 

 done, experience has already sho-wn that the variety -will fall back to its 

 orig-inal green state; therefore, the seed we offer, -thus carefully selected, 

 must not be compared with the cheaper strains now being offered of this 

 variety. Prices, lO cts. pkt. ; 40 cts. oz. ; $1.25 ^4 lb.; $4.50 lb. 



XESXIMOT«IAI.,S FR-OItt CITSTOMERS. Jaoksou, Mich., Nov, 30th, 1887. 



I am -willing to try anvlhing new in the Celery Une, but here in the -west, or, in fact, wherever I send my goods to market, the cry is for "-White Plume,'' and they will 

 be satisfied -with, nothing else, and I take it this is the supreme test. Of course you and I know that -White Plume is an excellent eatmg Celery when well grown; this» 

 together -with its fine appearance when prepared for the table, is the reason why it is wanted. I shall continue growing it to the exclusion of every other sort.— M. Habmon. 



HENDERSON'S WHITE PI.nME CELEBY. 



Tecumseh, Mich., Dec. 1st, 18S6. 



Ton -will remember I purchased from you last spring 1 '^ pounds of White Plume 

 Celery seed. It was good and produced a beautiful crop — finer was never seen nor 

 tasted by man, was the universal verdict. H. L. Stewaet. 



' ' My -White Plume Celery took first premium. I now have in cellar fifty or sixty 

 nice heads of it; I have also ' self-blanching,' but the flavor of White Plume is far 

 superior to any other we ever had." A. F. TifFANY, Owego, N. Y. 



Calhoijn, Kt., Feb'y 9th, 1S87. 

 I find yonr White Plume Celery the best I ever saw. It is the most tender and 

 the finest flavored variety I have ever used. John W. Moselet. 



Bkidgepoet, Ohio, Jan. 24th, 1887. 

 I find your seed the very best in the market. I received first premium on your 

 Snowball Cauliflower and White Plume Celery — twelve premiums in all on your 

 seed at the West Virginia State Fair and Expi.»sition at Wheeling. Ed. W. Eeid. 



HBNDERSOX'S IVEliV ROS£ CELERY. 



It is a curious fact that although the English, particularl}' the London 

 markets, demand nine-tenths of all their Celery to be red, crimson or rose 

 color, our American markets so far almost ignore the red Celeries, demanding 

 nothing but the white. We find, however, that our sales for seeds and plants 

 of the rose or red Celeries are yearly increasing, as the people begin to un- 

 derstand that they are better in many respects than the white, being more 

 solid, hence keeping better in winter and having to a greater degree than any 

 of the white that nutty flavor so desirable in Celery. In our opinion they are 

 equally ornamental on the table, the delicate tracing of carmine blending 

 with the white in the blanched stalks. We have grown almost every red 

 Celery offered, and consider Henderson's Ne-w Rose as being the most 

 desirable of its class, possessing eveiy requisite good quality. Price, 10 cts 

 per pkt. ; 40 cts. per oz. ; SI. 25 per 1-4 lb. ; S4.00 per lb. 



GOI.DEX SELF-BI^ANCHING CEI.ERY. 



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 fit for the table. It simply 

 needs a slight earthing up or "handling," as shown in the engraving. It 

 is of a beautiful waxy golden color, very solid and of rich nutty flavor 

 {See cvi.) Price, 15 cts. per pkt. ; 8 packets for $1.00. 



GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING CELEBY. 



