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Johnson & Stokes' Specialties for Market Gardeners. 



Giant Pascal Celery. 



New Giant Pascal Celery. 



This variety is a selection from our Golden 

 Self-Blanching Celery, which has become so popular 

 in the last few jears ; it partakes of the best 

 qualities of that variety but is somewhat 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 ; the width and thickness of these are 

 distinctive features of this variety. It bleaches 

 with but slight " earthing up," and very quickly, 

 usuall}- in 5 or 6 days. The heart is golden yellow, 

 ver}' full and attractive in appearance. Pkt., 15c.: 

 oz.,'75C.; >4 lb., I2.50. 



WHITE PLUME CELERY (Extra Select.) 



Each year adds to the popularity and value of 

 this variety. Like our Golden Self-Blanching, it 

 requires verj- little earthing up to blanch it, and 

 although its keeping qualities are not equal to 

 our Golden Self-Blanching, }et as a celery for 

 the fall and earh' winter use it is unsurpassed. 

 Our strain of this variety is closely selected each 

 year and will be found entirely free from green 

 celery, so prevalent in much of this seed sold. 

 Market gardeners who purchased from us the past 

 three years are unanimous in pronouncing our 

 " White Plume " the best and purest they can get. 

 Oz., 30c.; \i lb., 90c.; lb., I3. 25 ; 2 lbs., S6.00. 



White Plume Celery. 



DILKS' MANY HEARTED CELERY. 



This fine new celery, now offered for sale for 

 the first time, comes to us from Mr. Geo. Dilks, a 

 noted Philadelphia market gardener, and is with- 

 out doubt the most remaskable novelty in celery- 

 obtained since the introduction of our Goldt n Self- 

 Blanching, in 1SS3. It originated from one stalk 

 found growing in a field of Golden Dwarf, in 1S84. 

 It is ver^' d stinct in appearance, being much 

 stouter, thicker and heavier near the root than any 

 other variet}-. We have seen four stalks in a bunch 

 weigh thirteen and a quarter pounds, and entirelj' 

 cover the top of an ordinary flour barrel. This 

 celery has never shown a burnt or dry leaf or a 

 soft or spongy stalk in the most trj-ing season. It 

 surpasses all other celeries in keeping qualities, 

 having for a few j'ears past been sold in our 

 markets as late as the last of Ma}^, after Golden 

 Dwarf and all other varieties were done. Mr. 

 Dilks has always realized fully 40 per cent, more 

 for his whole crop of this variety than an }^ other 

 celery grown. We have arranged with the origina- 

 tor for his entire crop this season and the seed can 

 only be obtained from us. Pkt., 15c.; oz., 45c.; 

 X lb., I1.25 ; lb., 54-50. 



