STOKES SEED FARMS COMPANY 



MOORESTOWN 



NEW JERSEY 



MEISCH'S EASY BLANCHING (x 1/3) 



No. 194. Meisch's Easy Blanching. Days to 

 Maturity, 120. Introduced by Henderson in 1913. 

 Our strain was originated by Mr. Sebastian Meisch, 

 of Secaucus, New Jersey, and offered by Stokes Seed 

 Farms Company imder the name of Meisch's Easy 

 Blanching in 1916. So far as we know, Mr. Meisch made 

 the first permanent selection of a celery of the green self- 

 blanching type out of the Golden Self-Blanching. There 

 have been a great many s>Tionyms given the varieties, 

 including Sanford, Newark Market, Easy Blanching, etc., 

 etc. This again affords an excellent illustration showing 

 the necessity for some means of standardizing varietal 

 names. Meisch's Easy Blanching will mature just after 

 the Golden Self- Blanching has been harvested. The 

 general color is pale green, with a slight yellowish tinge, 

 which gives it a blanched appearance. The inner stalk, 

 at a very early stage of growth, blanches to a rich golden 

 yellow, so that the usual banking work is eliminated. If 

 stored properly, this variety will keep all winter without 

 difficulty. Pkt. 25 fi, oz. $1.25, M lb. $5.00, lb. $20.00. 



No. 195. Columbia. Days to Maturity, 130. In- 

 troduced by Ferry in 1906. Columbia is an early maturing 

 celery, resembling Golden Self-Blanching in many par- 

 ticulars. The round, thick stalks are of the Pascal type, 

 and when properly blanched, the heart is a beautiful light 

 golden yellow. It will mature soon after Golden Self- 

 Blanching, and is recommended for all purposes. Pkt. 5jS, 

 oz. 40i, H lb. $1.25, lb. $4.00. 



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COLUMBIA (x 1/3) 



See Pages 104-105 for celery plants 



