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CELERY— Continued. 



White Plume. This new celery has become very popu- 

 lar. Very desirable for summer or fall crop, but being a 

 poor keeper it will not do to store away for winter use. It 

 possesses Jie valuable quality of being very easy to bleach. 

 Its stalks, inner leaves and hearts become white without any 

 banking whatever when the plants have obtained a good 

 size. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; J lb., $1.50. 



13ECKE 



Beckert's Silver Spray Celery. This is a self-blanch- 

 ing celery of the white plume type. In appearance it bears a 

 very close resemblance to the last-named variety, and its dis- 

 tinctiveness is hardly noticeable until it attains maturity. 

 The stocks are more vigorous, the stems and hearts more 

 numerous than in the White Plume ; its quality is better, 

 and, moreover, it is a good keeper. This celery originated 

 with us before the now famous White Plume was brought to 

 notice. Not deeming it sufficiently distinct from that variety 

 to justify us in introducing it as a new sort, we made 

 no effort to bring it to notice. We sold our original 

 stock of the seed in small quantities to numerous market 

 gardeners. The following season almost all requested to be 

 furnished with more of the same strain, their reports invaria- 

 bly corresponding with the above description. What little 

 seed we had still remaining we again sent out, and with the 

 same results. We have this year a small quantity of the seed, 

 which we now offer. Per packet, 25 cts. 



All Seeds free by Mail at Catalogue prices except where noted. 



G-olden Dwarf or 

 Golden Heart. Culti- 

 vated tp a great extent. 

 Its hearts and inner leaves 

 become, when bleached, 

 a beautiful golden yellow 

 color, making it very at- 

 tractive in appearance ; 

 in size and habit of growth 

 it does not differ materi- 

 ally from the half dwarf 

 sorts ; it is very solid, a 

 good keeper, and of the 

 finest quality. Pkt. , 5 cts. ; 

 oz., 30 cts.; i lb., 90 cts.; 

 lb., 43.00. 



Perfection Heart- 

 well. It is a type of the 

 Golden Dwarf, but more 

 vigorous in its growth, and 

 produces larger hearts and 

 more of them ; it is easily 

 bleached; very sweet and 

 tender and a fine keeper; 

 it will not fail to give the 

 best satisfaction. Pkt. , 

 5 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; J lb., 

 $1.00. 



Golden Dwarf. 



Kalama- 

 zoo Celery. 



Solid, crisp- 

 eating and 

 delicious fla- 

 vored; a per- 

 fect type of 

 dwarf white 

 celery, en- 

 tirely dis- 

 tinct, and is 

 of a beautiful 

 cream white 

 colorthrough 

 out ; attains 

 a very large 

 size, is quick 

 of growth, 

 stiff, close habit (outer 

 ribs standing straight and 

 perfect), is remarkably 

 solid, thickly and closely 

 set, while, by reason of 

 its neat growth and showy 

 and handsome appearance 

 it is a specially valuable 

 variety for market; it is 

 also a first class keeper, 

 and not only will it re- 

 main fit for use as long as 

 any other variety of cel- 

 ery, but it will resist the 

 effects of the most severe 

 winter equally with any 

 other celery in cultiva- 

 tion. For the use of ho- 

 , restaurants and other 

 establishments the Kala- 

 mazoo Celery is unsur- 

 passed and very econom- 

 ical, there scarcely being 

 any waste in dressing it 

 for the table. It has a 

 distinctive appearance in 

 growth, long rows of it 



being as level and even as though each plant had been 

 shaped in the same mold. Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 35 cts. ; J lb. 

 §1.00. 



