S. S. Golden Self-Blanching Celery 



CELERY 



The most important variety to the American Celerj^-grower is, of course, the Golden Self-BIanching, and, although there is 

 a tremendous demand for some of the winter-keeping Celeries, such as Meisch's Easy-Blanching, Winter King, etc., there is no deny- 

 ing the fact that the man who knows where to obtain a true stock of Golden Self-BIanching Celery can usually be counted on to 

 understand the most important point about his business. Again there will be hundreds of carloads of Stokes' Celery shipped out of 

 Florida this winter, but this is not our only source of business for this variety. The following report comes from Mr. Henry 

 Greffrath, of South Lima, N. Y., regarding our S. S. strain of Golden Self-BIanching. 



"The strain of Celery proved the best I ever grew. It is admired by all who see it. Was offered $4 per crate field run for car 

 loaded the other day when other strains were selling at $3 per crate. Have you got seed of same strain? If so, please quote price." 



S. S. Golden Self-BIanching 



THE MOST RELIABLE STRAIN OFFERED IN AMERICA 



For the benefit of the most critical Celery-growing trade, we are pleased to state that we have carried over again this year a 

 quantity of proven seed, which has been put through the most thoroughgoing possible tests and found to be equal to anything in the 

 country. Of this seed, we have at the present writing (October 29) 500 pounds, which will all be sold in one-pound packages, 

 which packages will all be numbered consecutively from one to five hundred. In this way our trade will know positively that 

 they are receiving the original tested seed and, therefore, are taking no chances as to the quality. Fifteen dollars spent for a 

 pound of seed will make a difference of considerably over one thousand dollars in the crop one way or the other according as that seed 

 proves good or bad. Because of the tremendous losses which would be entailed by the poor quality of seed, we do not feel that we or 

 our trade should be taking any chances. Therefore we are very willing to go to a little extra trouble and expense to cover you. 



For the uninitiated, we would describe Golden Self-BIanching as the standard early Celerj- of the United States. It is of splendid 

 quality and will be ready for use earlier in the fall than any other Celerj- under cultivation. The matured stalks are of medium size, 

 thick and stocky, and with yellowish green foliage. The inner stems and leaves blanch as the plant matures. Pkt. 10 cts., V4oz. 40 

 cts., oz. $1.40, Vilh. $4.75, lb. $15. 



196 Winter Queen 



One of the old standard winter Celeries. Its main points of 

 excellence are its splendid keeping qualities and the magnificent 

 quality of the blanched Celerj' after it is brought out from the 

 pit. AVinter Queen has a larger heart than any other sort listed. 

 It has broad, heavy stalks which are of convenient length for 

 packing. Advised for either home or market use. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 30 cts., V^lb. $1, lb. $3.50, postpaid. 



192 White Plume 



A SPLENDID EARLY MARKET CELERY 



The chief feature of White Plume is its beautiful appearance. 

 It has light green leaves shading nearly white at the tips, and 

 will find a ready sale on almost all markets. As the plants mature 

 the inner stems and leaves turn white, but in order to give it the 

 very best appearance the plants should be artificially blanched 

 before being placed on the market. We do not recommend this 



variety for home use as it has a very flat flavor and in fact is 

 almost bitter. The buying public, however, does not seem to 

 remember the flavor of early Celer\' from one year to another 

 and, therefore. White Plume usually finds as good markets if 

 not better than anv other variety the whole winter through. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts., Vilb. $1.25, lb. $4.50, postpaid. 



194 INofault Giant 



An American variety, introduced by Walter P. Stokes in 1912, 

 which has since become very popular. It is earlier and larger 

 than White Plume, and fully as large as Golden Self-Blanching; 

 very solid and of excellent flavor. It is by far the best white 

 Celery that we know of, and can be sown very early without 

 running to seed. It originated in a block of Giant Pascal, having 

 the size and quality of the parent, but with a distinct self-blanch- 

 ing habit, which runs wonderfully true to type. As a table 

 Celery we know of no superior. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., y4lh. 

 $1, lb. $3.50, postpaid. 



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