Stokes S £ ee> Farms Company, Moore s town, New Jersey 



EARLY CELERY 



Culture. — Sow the seed in a coldframe or dry border as early as the ground can be worked, in drills 8 to 

 10 inches apart, covering the seed 34 inch deep. When fairly out of the seed-leaf, they may be transplanted to 

 another bed or else thinned out to 5 or 6 inches apart. Let them grow until wanted for transplanting out into the 

 beds or trenches. Early in July in the North, or a month or six weeks later in the South, is the proper time to 

 set out the plants in the trenches. The trenches should be shallow, and wide enough to hold one or two rows. 

 These rows should be 1 foot apart and the plants set about 8 inches apart in the row. As the plants grow, they 

 should be earthed up to blanch them, care being taken not to let the earth get into the heart of the plant. For 

 keeping over winter, they may be either banked up with earth and covered over with litter to protect from frost, 

 with boards on top to keep out the rain, or they may be taken up and blanched in a box in the cellar. 



One ounce of seed will produce about 5,000 plants 



m White Plume 



A handsome, very early variety, with light green leaves, shading nearly white at the tips. As the plants mature 

 the inner stems and leaves turn white and require to be earthed up but a short time before they are in condition 

 for sale. Although very attractive in appearance, it is not so good-flavored as the Golden Self-blanching, and it 

 will not remain in condition so long. We recommend that it be used for the very early market, as better sorts 

 come along later. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts., V^lb. $1.50, lb. $5. 



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Mofault Giant 



This is an American variety introduced 

 by Walter P. Stokes in 1912, and is becom- 

 ing 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-blanching habit which runs 

 wonderfully true to type. As a table Celery 

 we know of no superior. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 

 50 cts., y 4 lb. $1.50, lb. $5. 



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Three handsome stalks of White Plume Celery sent in to us by a Philadelphia market-grower 



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Sutton's Prize 

 Pink 



The red English Celeries have a just 

 reputation for quality, and in Sutton's Prize 

 Pink we have one of the very finest sorts 

 that it is possible to offer. It has a delicious 

 nutty flavor. Many red Celeries are too 

 large, but Sutton's Prize Pink grows to a 

 medium height, blanching perfectly, and 

 should be planted in every home garden. 

 Where a market-gardener has valuable 

 private trade he would please it immensely 

 by offering a Celery that surpasses all other 

 varieties in qualitv, and Sutton's Prize Pink 

 will fill this bill. " Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 40 cts., 

 i/ 4 lb. $1.15, lb. $4. 



