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Golden 



Self-Blanching 



Stalks Thick. Crisp I .oIatAX 

 and Brittle UCILl J 



Blanches a Beautiful 

 Waxen Yellow 



An excellent variety of French origin. This is the 



variety grown largely for market, but it is equally 



valuable for the private garden. It is very early, 



blanches quickly and its rich color makes it quite 



attractive. The habit of the plant is short and stocky; 



the stalks are broad, thick, very solid, crisp and brittle, 



the quality is superb, tender and free from stringi- 



ness; flavor rich and delightful. It develops a large 



heart quite early in its growth, which makes the 



greater part of the plant edible. It is fit for use 



early in September, and remains in use until the later 



winter sorts mature. Our seed is grown from a very 



seiect strain and pronounced by expert Uelery growers as 



very superior. (See engraving.) Price, 10c. pkt., S1.C0 oz. s 



$3.75 M lb., $14.00 id. 



" Your Golden Self-Blanching and also your Early Rose Celeries were fine 

 last year, quite a number of stalks being over two pounds in weight. They W'e 

 very brittle, no strings and of fine flavor." 



March 12, 1917. CHARLES SKEVINGTON, Naugaluck. Conn. 



" You may be interested to know that in our whole crop of fifteen carloads o] 

 Henderson's Golden Self-Blanching Celery, we were not able to find enough 



defective stalks to fill even one crate. It is grand Celerv." 

 Jan. 10, 1916. WHITE, WARE b- WHITE, Batavia, N. Y. 



" We had great sticcess with Henderson's Golden Self-Blanching Celery last year. 

 All the seeds we had front you were very satisfactory." 

 March 3, 1916. G. T. LOGAN, Reno, Nev. 



"Just a few words of esteem regarding your Self- Blanching Celery. It cer- 

 tainly was fine, crisp and lender. Every seed must have grown." 



Mrs. H. WHITEHEAD, Eastern, Pa. 



HENDERSON'S 



Silver Self- Blanching 



Thick, Pearly White Stalks (JglgfY Perfect For Family Use 

 EVERYBODY CAN GROW THIS CELERY AND BLANCH IT, TOO 



This Celery can be grown by anyone who has ordinarily? good soil. Many people 

 whose knowledge of gardening is limited to a few vegetables have not attempted to 

 grow Celery, supposing that it can be grown only by ; n expert. 



There was a reason for such a belief when all varieties needed special handling. Thirty 

 years ago, we introduced the first Self-blanching Celery and since then the improvement 

 in varieties has been so marvelous that the Celery industry has been completely revo- 

 lutionized. Cultivation by the amateur is now easy and surer to succeed. Indeed, 

 there is an element of success even in partial failure, for though the plants may be smaller 

 than when grown by those with greater experience, the quality is likely to be better. 

 Silver Self-blanching is a "sport" from the famous Golden Self-blanching, from which it 

 inherits its peculiarly robust habit. At the same time, it has the perfect whiteness of the old 

 White Plume, a most desirable blend cf the essential qualities of a Self-blanching Celery. 

 It may be blanched very quickly, either by banking with soil, by supporting 12-inch boards on 

 edge against the row, or by the use of paper collars sold for that purpose, the object of cither 

 method being to exclude the light, which, of course, hastens blanching. The quality is excellent, 

 and it can be used fullv one month earlier than the slow-blanching sorts. (See engraving.) Price, 

 15c pkt., $1.25 oz., S4l00 }4 lb. 



IT IS PRAISED WHEREVER GROWN 



"I have purchased your Silver Self-Blanching 

 Celery seed for several years and have had suc- 

 cessful crops from it." 



G. G. HARTLEY, Duluth, Minn. 



"I had splendid success with the Silver Self- 

 Blanching Celery last year. It was pronounced 

 by all as the most delicious ever eaten." 



JOHN A. FEAKE, North Lynn, Conn. 



"Notwithstanding a very bad drought in this 

 section, I have raised from your seeds the finest 

 crop of Celery ever grown here. It was the Silver 

 Self-Blanching." 



C. A. BARTHOLOMEW, Oneonla, N. Y. 



" Your Silver Self-Blanching Celery is the best 

 Celery I ever grew. We had some ready for the 

 table by July 2d — and in September it was the 

 finest Celery ever seen. Some of the heads 

 weighed 3M lbs., and half a dozen lipped the 

 scales at 14% lbs. You cannot speak too highly 

 qfit." J. HUNT, Ogdensburg, N. Y. 



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