JOHNSON & STOKES, PHILADELPHIA 



PHOTOGRAPH OF THE NEW PERI.E LE GRAND CELERY, SHOWING ITS HANDSOME FORM, STOCKY, ROBUST AND CLOSE HABIT. 



Jieux PeMe lie Grand Celet^y. 



A variety which every Marl<et and Family Gardener should grow. The Best Winter Keeper. 



The New Perle Le Grand is without doubt the most remarkable novelty in celery obtained since the 

 introduction of our Golden vSelf-Blanching in 1883. Our photograph above will give some idea of its 

 handsome and attractive appearance, with its straight vigorous stalks, compact growth and close habit. 

 Its beautiful, full, golden heart and rich nutty flavor are unapproached by any other variety; on the 

 market stall it is extremely showy and salable, a single plant making a good-sized bunch and surpassing 

 all other sorts in weight. It is not only a good early celery, being among the first fit to use, but surpasses 

 all other celeries as a winter keeper, remaining, when properly trenched, in perfect condition away into the 

 spring, when other varieties are done. Grow Perle Le Grand once and you will grow it always. Pkt., 

 15c.; oz., 40c.; ^ lb., Ir.25; lb., $4.00. 



We have received many voluntary' letters from our customers, all of whom have been most enthusi- 

 astic in its praise, and regret that our limited space below does not allow us to publish more of them. 



A FEW OF THE HUNDREDS WHO H/IVE 5/1ID 50. 



John Cranmer, Kalamazoo, Mich., a well-known celerj- grower, Nov. lo, 1S94, writes : " Perle I^e Grand beats all the 

 celeries that I have ever grown in 15 years' experience. The outside stalks, as well as the heart and leaves, seena to be frost- 

 and weather-proof, keeping very late in the spring after all others." 



Michael Hornberrer, Bear Gap, Pa., Nov. 9, 1894, writes : "Your new celery, Perle Le Grand, gave great satisfaction. 

 It is by far the best in the market." 



S. Edwards, New Lebanon, Ohio, writes : "I have grown nearly all varieties of celery, and can truly say that your 

 Perle Le Grand is in the lead. It is all and even more than you claim for it." 



H. Reynolds, Piper, 111., writes : " I can with safety pronounce your celery, Perle Le Grand, the best I have raised in 

 twenty years' experience as a grower of celery. 



J. H. NOLDiNG, Millville, N. J., writes : "The new celery, Perle Le Grand, is a perfect wonder. I had celery in July, 

 and bleached well at that. I raised celery in England from 1840 to 1854, and from then vintil now in America, but I never 

 saw, not even in the cold climate of England, any that equals this new variety in keeping and other qualities." 



W. A. MussoN, Mogadore, O., writes : " I cannot speak in too high praise of your new celery, Perle Le Grand. It is the 

 finest ever seen in the markets here ; the wonder of everybody." 



