STOKES SEED FARMS COMPANY MOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY 



WHITE PLUME (x 1/4) 



No. 194 — Meisch's Easy 



Blanching 



Days to Maturity, 120. Introduced by 

 Henderson in 1913. Our strain was 

 originated by Mr. Sebastian Meisch, of 

 Secaucus, New Jersey, and offered by 

 Stokes Seed Farms Company under the 

 name of Meisch's Easy Blanching in 

 1916. Sojfar as we know, Mr. Meisch 

 made the first permanent selection of a 

 celery of the green self-blanching type 

 out of the Golden Self-Blanching. There 

 have been a great many synonyms given 

 the varieties, including Sanford, Newark 

 Market, Easy Blanching, etc., etc. This 

 again affords an excellent illustration 

 showing the necessity for some means of 

 standardizing varietal names. Meisch's 

 Easy Blanching will mature just after 

 the Golden Self-Blanching has been 

 harvested. The general color is pale green, 

 with a slight yellowish tinge, which gives 

 it a blanched appearance. The inner 

 stalk, at a very early stage of growth, 

 blanches to a rich golden yellow, so that 

 the usual banking work is eliminated. If 

 stored properly, this variety will keep all 

 winter without difficulty. Pkt. 25c, oz. 

 $1.25, % lb. $5.00, 1 lb. $20.00, postp'd. 



No. 192— White Plume, Nofault 

 Strain 



Days to Maturity, 120. Introduced by Hen- 

 derson in 1884. The Nofault strain was first 

 offered by Walter P. Stokes in 1911, and is con- 

 siderably larger than the old standard White 

 Plume. This celery is primarily for the early mar- 

 kets, but not recommended for home garden 

 planting. It has a beautiful appearance, but is of 

 rather poor eating qualities. It is much more 

 slender in general growth and form than the 

 Golden Self-Blanching. The leaves are light 

 green, shaded to nearly white at the tips, and as 

 the plants mature the inner stems and leaves 

 bleach white. In order to give it the very best 

 appearance the plants should be artificially 

 bleached before being offered for sale. The quick- 

 growing habit does not add to its edible or storage 

 qualities and it should be grown with this in 

 view. Pkt. 10c, oz. 50c, \i lb. $1.25, 1 lb. $4.00, 

 postpaid. 



MEISCH'S EASY BLANCHING (x 1/3) 



2G 



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