NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES IN VEGETABLES ^^ 



Myers' Quick Growing White Plume Celery 



A new strain of White Plume Celery, 

 selected and improved by Myers & Bowman 

 the well-known Philadelphia market gardeners. 

 It is unquestionably the earliest celery known, 

 being ready for market 10 days to 2 weeks 

 earlier than any otlier strain. It differs also 

 from the old White Plume in size and habit, 

 somewhat resembling the Paris Golden Sell- 

 Blanching, but more stocky and robust, throw- 

 ing out from 8 to 12 hearts. Leaves are very 

 light in color and entirely free from green 

 celery. It has proven to be by far the hand- 

 somest, best and most salable early celery that 

 has been offered on Philadelphia markets the 

 past three seasons. 



Choice home-grown seed, per pkt., 15c.; oz., 

 45c.; ilb., $1.25; lb., $4.50. 



WHICH IS THE BEST WINTER CELERY? 



American Gardening, the leading agricul- 

 tural paper of New York, in its celery trial 

 ground reports, March 7, 1903, says: 



" Winter Queen (Johnson & Stokes). In the 

 vicinity of New York City the market gardeners 

 have found this variety of green celery to be the 

 one to plant in pi-eference to any other. It is 

 one of the very best for late use ; stands hand- 

 ling and shipping the very best ; it was intro- 

 duced by the firm who annually have sent us 

 the sample of seed for our trials. It is one of 

 the darkest of green celeries ; makes an exceed- 

 ingly strong and robust growth ; in fact, the 

 plant, from its very early life, has an appear- 

 ance of healthfulness; it is of a close and stocky 

 habit, and when blanched is of a cream-white; 

 very solid and of a very good flavor; it does not 

 grow so very tall, but does make an exceedingly 

 large, broad crown, and thus develops a large 

 heart. For profit this is the best variety now 

 grown of the green celeries." 



If you want genuine seed of the Winter 

 Queen send to the introducers. Prices for 1904 : 

 Pkt.. lOc; oz., 35c.; i lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50. 



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MYEE3' QUICK GKOWING WHITE PLUME CELERY, as marketed 

 in Philadelphia, September 15th. 



New Early Black 

 Beauty Egg Plant 



NEW EARLY BLACK BEAUTY EGQ PLANT. 



This new variety was originated by Mr. W. E. 

 Ashcroft, of South Jersey. It is fully ten days 

 earlier than the New York Improved Purple, and 

 fully as large in size. It is remarkably handsome 

 and prolific. 



Mr. Howard Russ,of Burlington County, N. J. , 

 who is probably the largest egg plant grower in the 

 State, and no better authority could be given, 

 says: " The Early Black Beauty which I obtained 

 first from you proved to be much hardier and 

 thriftier in growth than any other. It is also much 

 better in shape and fuller at the top than the New 

 York Large Purple. It gave me the handsomest 

 patch of egg plants I ever saw. Not a plant with 

 less than 10 and many bore 20 perfect uniform 

 fruits, which never turned gray even after becom- 

 ing dead ripe." 



Seed, per pkt., 15c. ; oz., 85c. ; i lb., $2.50. 



