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HENDERSON'S IMPLEMENTS AND TOOLS. 





The Ball Celery Bleaching Tubes* 



JUST THE THING FOR QUICKLY AND EASILY 

 BLANCHING EARLY CELERY. 



ELIMINATES THE LABOR OF "BANKING UP" OR BUY- 

 ING, HUNTING UP AND PLACING BOARDS, JUST SLIP 

 ON A "BLEACHING TUBE" AND IN 10 TO 15 DAYS HAVE 

 WHITE CRISP LUCIOUS CELERY. 



The Ball Celery Bleaching Tubes are of specially manu- 

 factured heavy paper, waterproofed and with care may be 

 used over and over again for several years. The celery plant 

 is simply drawn together and 



The 

 "Handler" 

 for Bleacher 

 to slip over 



the tube slipped over it (if the 

 Spring Brass Celery Handler 

 is also used it facilitates the 

 operation) all light is then ex- 

 cluded and the celery blanches 

 beautifully in from 10 to 15 

 days time. If there are any 

 openings beneath the tube, an 

 inch or two of soil drawn 

 around the tubes will shut 

 out the light. Celery 



blanched with tubes is sweeter 

 and cleaner than that blanched 

 by banking, for there is no 

 earthy flavor as with the 

 latter, and no soil with the 

 frequent accompaniment of 

 worms gets down into the 

 heart stems, and besides 

 celery may be had for the table very much earlier in the fall, because by using 

 tubes they may be placed over the plants at any time after the celery is large 

 enough, even in hot moist weather which would cause banked celery to rot. 

 The free circulation of air around the plant inside the tube allows it to dry 

 out quickly after a rain. Customers who use these tubes place a few for first 

 early, say — 12 or 25 tubes over as many plants and in a week or 10 days later 

 tube another lot of plants, then as the tubes are removed from the first lot 

 they are placed over other celery plants in this way a continuous supply of 

 fresh crisp sweet and delicious celery is always ready for the table until 

 freezing weather. For the benefit of those who have used only the soil method 

 of bleaching we mention that celery should be nearly full-grown before putting 

 on our bleaching tubes. At this time, with plenty of moisture, heart growth is 

 very rapid. Under these conditions celery will often be in prime condition in 

 from 8 to 14 days after putting on the tubes. 



These bleaching tubes are generally used on early celery in the Northern 

 and Middle States, also in the South where the temperatures are too high for 

 soil bleaching. For best results they should not be used for bleaching when 

 freezing temperatures occur at night. They bleach best when outside tem- 

 perature is from 50 to 75 or more degrees. If you desire to bleach the green 

 or late varieties of celery it is best to put on the bleachers a week or more earlier 

 so as to give a longer period for the growing of the heart, as the outside stalks 

 don't bleach very well. All plants should, of course, be large enough to 

 reach above the top of bleaching tubes at the time that you put them on. 



Green celery treated in this manner makes a superior product. For the late 

 or winter crops where a clean and superior celery is desired these bleachers 

 can be put on just before banking with soil; they will prevent dirt from enter- 

 ing the heart of the plant. When used in this manner the bleachers can be 

 only used once, but the superior results — sanitary cleanliness and freedom 

 from dirt, more than compensate the cost, especially for private use. 



The 6 x 12 size is usually used on medium or average size celery. The 6i 

 x 13 for large stalks. The 7 x 14 is best for very big celery, especially the 

 green varieties, which usually grow much larger than the self-blanching kinds. 



The bleachers should hug the celery close, but not tight. If an unusually 

 large plant is encountered trim off a few leaves. 



PRICE OF THE BALL CELERY BLEACHING TUBES. 



6 x 12 inch 25c. doz; S1.35 per 100, $12.50 per 1000 

 6* x 13 " 30c. " 1.60 " 15.00 " 



7 x 14 " 35c. " 2.00 " 17.00 " 



(.mail ueight about 2 lbs. per doz.) 



PLANTS, 



GRAFTS^ 



Price (in braided plaits, about one pound each) .22c. per lb., 10 lb. lots S1.85: 



100 lbs. and over, at 15c. lb.; bale lots on application. 



Can be sent by Parcel Post. For rates see 2d page of cover. 

 COLORED RAPHIA, for basket making, etc.. red, yellow, orange, blue, black, 



green, pink, purple, etc. Price, ,' 4 hanks. 20c; per lb., 55c. 



THE BALL CELERY BLANCHING TUBES 



THE BALL LIGHTNING CELERY HANDLER. 



When putting on the paper bleaching tubes, it facilitates the operation 

 by using the Ball Lightning Celery Handler. This is a spring brass imple- 

 ment which gathers up the foliage so that the bleaching tubes can be placed 

 without damage to the plant. This operation is demonstrated in picture. 

 With a little practice a boy can place 3000 to 4000 tubes a day. Price, $3.25, 

 (mail weight 3 lbs.) 



"R and D" 



Patent Celery Blanching Paper. 



This celery blancher is a paper made especially for the purpose from a 

 patented compound, it is odorless, tough and strong, not affected by wet nor 

 by extremes of heat and cold and if cared for can be uesd over and over again 

 for years. It is easily and quickly placed in position, costing less than half 

 the price of boards and greatly reduces the expense of blanching a crop of celery 

 by either boards or banking. Where it is to be used the rows may be just 

 far enough apart to permit of horse cultivation, say 30 inches, which would allow 

 about 25% more plants to be grown on the same area than if the celery was 

 to be banked. As this blanching paper conforms to the foliage excluding 

 all light, the celery blanches quickly, is clean and bright, and not so suscep- 

 tible to rust and heart rot even if blanched in warm weather. 



The "R. and D." Celery Blancher comes in rolls of convenient length and 

 weight to be easily handled. It is usually placed on both sides of the row 

 at the same time and fastened up, three men being required, one on each side 

 to unwind the paper from the upright unwinding pipes; the third man follow- 

 ing to thrust in the wire arches every 3 or 4 feet. These straddle the row 

 and hold the paper in position, the ends being held together with clothes-pins. 



If the ground is uneven, leaving openings beneath for light to enter, these 

 apertures may be closed with earth thrown up with spade or with a horse 

 hoe. After use the paper should be reeled up again by using the " Re-winder." 



Net Prices of "R and D" Celery Blancher and Accessories. 



Blancher Paper. 10 inches wide, in 100 ft. rolls, weighing 25 lbs. each, 

 SI. 50 per roll, $13.00 per 1000 running feet. 

 12 inches wide, in 100 ft. rolls, weighing 30 lbs. each, SI. 75 

 per roll. $15.00 per 1000 running feet. 

 Galvanized wires for making arches to hold the Blancher Paper in place, 

 put up straight in bundles of 500 wires: 



42 in. long, No. 12 wire, for single rows, $4.00 per 1000. 

 48 in. long, .No. 10 wire, for double rows, $7.50 per 1000. 

 Un-winders, pipe with bottom metal disc, 50c. each. 

 Re-winders for reeling up the Blancher, $5.00 each. 

 Wire Bender. With it one man can bend 2000 wires an hour, $3.00 each. 



TIE TAPE. 



Colored red or blue for bunching 

 asparagus and celery attractively. 



Per spool of 1,000 yards, l A in. 

 wide, SI. 60; % in. wide, S2.00. 



JUTE TWINE. 



Soft and strong and durable for 

 bunching vegetables, tying up 

 vines, tomatoes, etc. 

 2-plv f or bunching Radishes, etc. 

 3- " " " Celery, etc. 



5- " * " Asparagus, etc. 



Price, large balls 20c. each; 

 S2.00 doz. 



TARRED MARLIN TWINE. 

 Very strong and durable for bundling trees, shrubs and many other pur- 

 poses. Price, 2 lb. balls, 40c. each. S4.00 doz. 



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