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PETER HENI»ERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE. 



Henderson's Perfected White Plume Gelery. 



Introduced by us and now more 



largely grown than any other. 

 The EARLIEST variety grown ; 



can be blanched for the table 



in September- 

 Has attained the pinnacle of per= 



fection in beauty, flavor and 



texture. 



WHITE PLUME CELERY was introduced by us years ago; time has proven it to be 

 one of our most valuable contributions to horticulture. It is more popular and 

 largely grown than any other variety. There is no trouble in blanching White Plume for 

 " banking up " is not necessary when wanted early. The peculiarity of this variety is that 

 the stalk, portions of inner leaves and heart are white naturally, so that it can be blanched 

 in a few days by simply leaning boards against it. Though one of the most popular early 

 sorts, if grown similar to late varieties it will be found a very good keeper, which is not gen- 

 erally known. Unfortunately, the variety has always had a tendency to revert to the old 

 green type, but persevering selection for years enables us now to offer an almost absolute 

 pure stock. At the same time we have been selecting for size until now we can justly 

 claim to have the heaviest stock offered, with broad, symmetrical ribs. A strain so superior 

 that we feel justified in calling it " Henderson's Perfected White Plume." {See cut.) 

 30c. oz., 90c. i lb., $3.00 lb. 



WE COULD FILL PAGES WITH PRAISE 

 SIMILAR TO THE FOLLOWING ABOUT 



' After experience in Celery culture for many years, your 

 White Plume was the best we ever had. The stalks were 

 white from root to leaf, and when prepared for tlie table 

 measured 23 inches. Everybody pronounced it the most 

 beautiful Celery they ever saw." 



T. B. McIlwain, Napier, Ontario, Can 



" From the perfected White Plume Celery seed I bought 

 from you last year I had Celery fit to use on August 17th, 

 and by September 1st the sun never shone on a finer field. 

 Every person who saw it exclaimed "How beautifulV 

 It stood 30 inches high — as white as drifted snow." — 

 A. D. Wyman, Eau Claire, Wis. 



" / had the finest crop of Perfected White 

 Plume Celery last fall from your seed that was 

 ever raised in this section,, and so acknow 

 ledged by every one who saw it ; had plenty of 

 stalks, pure white, two feet long, crisp and 

 of elegant flavor." 



O. G. Brian, Dykemans. N. Y. 

 Henderson's Perfected White Plume Celery AS 



A KEEPER, II grown like the late sorts. 



'/ raised your White Plume Celery last 

 year and it was grand, the nicest ever tasted. 

 We had all we could use from September to 

 the middle of January." 



A. W. Foster, Kansas City, Kan 



" Have always supposed White Plume Cel- 

 ery was not a good keeping variety, but we used 

 the last of ours on April 2d, and its condition and 

 flavor was as fine as ever; it was raised from seed 

 purchased from you." K. Glen. Linesville, Pa 



Henderson's Perfected White Plume Produces 

 the PRIZE=TAKING CELERY. 



" / say, with great pleasure, that your White Plume 

 Celery is the best we have ever grown; with it we captured 

 first premium at tile Kentucky State Fair. We grew it to 

 mammoth size and 2 feet in height." 



Vitter Bros., Louisville, Ky. 



" / raised your perfected White Plume Celery last year, 

 bleached 28 incites, and it was awarded first prize at the 

 Oswego County Fair." — Albert P. Smart, Fulton, N. Y. 



HENDERSON'S PERFECTED WHITE PLUME CELERY: 



HENDERSON'S GOLDEN ROSE GELERY. 



wl Remarkably early ; blanches naturally ; a perfect keeper. Beautiful golden 

 rose colored' stalks, with golden foliage. Quality and flavor superb. 



\ ^ You dojiot give Gold en Rose Celery ha f the praise due 

 it. It is by far the best flavored, crispest and longest keep- 

 ing Celery I have ever raised." 



James S. Blue, Morganfield, Ky 

 r "Your new Celery was very fine with me this year. 

 Grown alongside Golden Self-blanchmg -it was fully as 

 large and was as strictly a self-blanching sort as tliat already 

 famous variety. Its stalks were lteavy\and of a deep rose 

 color, blanching into a beautiful golden hue thus giving it 

 a handsome appearance. Its flavor was excellent. Possess- 

 ing all tlie richness and crispness of the red varieties, to- 

 gether with its truly self -blanching nature, makes it, I believe 

 one of tlie finest sorts for tlie market." 



R. A. Foster. Mercersburg, Pa. 



Golden Rose is a development of the favorite Golden Self-blanching, and 

 shows its parentage in its strong habit of growth, while its self-blanching char- 

 acter is strongly fixed. The plant is dwarf and heavy, the stalks are very broad 

 and solid, and are also entirely free from those objectionable ridges which generally 

 accompany stringiness; indeed, there is so little string that the stalks are posi- 

 tively brittle. The general color is about identical with Golden Self-blanching, 

 except that the naturally golden-colored stalks are suffused with a warm, rosy hue, 

 which gradually fades towards the top of the stalks, where it assumes a bright 

 golden color when properly blanched and fit for the table. The unique combi- 

 nation of color makes it exquisitely beautiful in appearance, and its self-blanch- 

 ing habit assures its earliness, whilst its hardiness and solidity bespeak its ability 

 to keep for a considerable time. 



Price, 30c. oz., $1.00 per i lb., $3.50 lb. 



