32 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1914 



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PERFECTED 



il ttt^ WHITE PLUME CELERY. 



181 



Perfected White Plume 



(XX Selected Strain) 



This magnificent celery is improving from year to year 

 mider high culture and careful selection. It is a truly beau- 

 tiful type, i^o other celery naturally turns white upon reach- 

 ing maturity. All others require blanching with boards or 

 with earth. The Golden Self-Blanching naturally turns yel- 

 low, but this one turns white. ]S"ot only does the stem whiten, 

 but the leaf itself, especially every inner leaf, assumes the 

 attractive white color. This makes the "White Plume Celery 

 one of the most showy ornaments that can be j^ut upon the 

 Thanksgi\ing or Christmas dinner table. As to succuleiice, 

 crispness and quality, the Perfected White Plume is all that 

 can be desired of a white celery. 



Packet, 10 cents; J2 ounce, 25 cents; ounce, 40 cents; 

 !4 pound, $1.10; pound, $4.00. 



Boston Market 



An old standard celery of widely 

 known excellence. It is a vigor- 

 ous grower, with dark green 

 leaves, attaining a medium 

 height. It blanches quite easily, 

 and when ready for market or 

 table makes a good appearance, 

 is crisp, tender and fine flavored. 

 It is a good and reliable winter 

 keeper. Packet, 5 cents; oniice, 

 35 cents; J^ poiiud, 75 cents; 

 pound, S2.50. 



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188 



Celeriac 



BOSTON MARKET CELERY. 



Turnip rooted celery; an excel- 

 ent thing in its way. It is used 

 for flavoring, and is in wide de- 

 mand. Culture is the same as cel- 

 ery, as the roots are the edible 

 portion it requires no hilling. Is 

 pi early and smooth. 



Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 35 cts.; 

 4 pound, 75 cts.; pound, §3.50. 



776, 



Pink Plume 



One of the Ihost beautiful and best flavored of all the celeries. It is 

 solid, crisp and nutty. Vigorous in growth and not likely to rust. It 

 blanches with almost as little trouble as "White Plume. It is a strong, 

 healthy, compact grower, stems very solid and crisp; extra early and a 

 long keeper, remaining, when properly banked or trenched, in perfect 

 condition away into the spring. Pink Plume is a self-blanching variety 

 in same sense that White Plume and American Yellow are. Extremely 

 popular for table decorations on account of its beauty and nutty flavor. 



Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 50 cts.; '4 pound, SI. 50; pound, $5.00. 



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Giant Pascal or Winter King 



This choice celery has the sweet, nutty flavor of Golden Self-Blanch- 

 ing, of which it is an offspring. The stalks are about two feet high; 

 thick, solid and stringless, and almost as brittle as glass; fewer in num- 

 ber than in ordinary kinds of celery, but making full weight by reason 

 of width, thickness and succulence. It blanches easily and keeps well. 

 An elegant winter keeper for home or market. 



Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 30 cts.; ]^ pound, 85 cts.; pound, S3.00. 



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Winter Queen 



Probably the most desir- 

 able winter celery ever intio 

 duced, keeping until Match, 

 April and even May if de- 

 sired. It Is short, stout, 

 thick and heavy, with dou- 

 ble the amount of heart of 

 any other celery, a habit of 

 growth which gives it tiulv 

 remarkable value. The fla 

 vor is sweet, nutty and deli- 

 cious, leaving nothing to be 

 desired. It bunches up 

 handsomely, and present'- 

 an attractive appearance on 

 the market stall. Wintei 

 Queen is a close compad 

 grower. It Is a_ dwarf 01 

 half-dwarf celery of about 

 the same size as Golden 

 Self-Blanching. It has, m 

 fact, many of the traits ot 

 the Golden Self-Blanchmt; 

 and a far better keeper. The 

 leaves are light green, and 

 blanch to a creamy white It 

 has become the most popu- 

 lar of all as a late wintei 

 keeper, a favorite home 01 

 market sort. Pkt., 10 cts , 

 oz., 35 cts., !i lb., 75 cts., 

 lb., S3. 50. 



IvTER QUEEN CELERY. 



