PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE. 



HENDERSON'S E ASY^BLANCHING CELERY. 



A Distinct and Valuable New Celery 

 The Quickest and Easiest to Blanch 



See illustration in 

 color on front cover. 



Kemarkable for its Keeping Qualities. 

 Makes a Most Attractive Bunch 



This splendid Celery was named and 

 introduced by us. The original stock 

 has been improved under our watchful 

 care and now it is as near perfection as 

 nature can make it. Many of the vege- 

 tables introduced and named by us have 

 achieved a world wide reputation and 

 are the recognized standards of merit. 

 This Celery has now taken rank with 

 the best of our introductions. 



We offered it for the first time eight 

 years ago, claiming that it would prove 

 to be the pioneer of a new class. We 

 were so sure of its blanching value that 

 we gave it the name of Easy-Blanching. 



Further experience not only con- 

 firms our opinion that it is the quickest 

 and easiest Celery to blanch for early 

 market, but has also convinced us that 

 it keeps better in the trench than any 

 other, while the amount of work re- 

 quired to fit it for putting away is less than 

 is needed for the standard sorts. This 

 means that Easy- Blanching has the 

 most valuable characteristics of the 

 two classes of Celery, with none of 

 their defects, having perfect blanch- 

 ing character without weakness, and 

 in good keeping quality after trench- 

 ing. 



In the field the plant looks like Golden Dwarf; 

 the only apparent difference is a slight yellow tinge, 

 which shows in the small but dense crumpling of the 

 leaves. It is not strictly self blanching, for if left to 

 grow naturally it remains green. It is only when the 

 blanching process is begun that its "Easy- Blanch- 

 ing" quality becomes apparent. 



There are some areas in the vicinity of New York that formerly pro- 

 duced good crops of Self-Blanching Celery, but in late years have failed to do 

 so on account of the land becoming worn out, or "Celery sick." On such land 

 as this, Easy-Blanching Celery has been grown with remarkable success; 

 producing just as good crops as ever, while right alongside, the Self-Blanch- 

 ing sorts have failed almost completely. (See engraving). 

 Price $1.50 oz., $5.50 M lb», $20.00 per lb. 



MARKET GROWERS GIVE ENTHUSIASTIC PKAISE 



"While most varieties of celery are difficult to grow in this part of Iowa, Henderson's Easy- 

 Blanching Celery has yielded a crop which netted us a profit of SI, 000 per acre. The celery was of 

 large size, yet it was lender and juicy. Many of the bunches weighed more than that which is shown 

 on the scales in the photograph which I send herewith." 



A. MILLER is- SONS, Creston, Iowa. 



"I am just selling the last bit of your Easy-Blanching Celery now and want to say it is fine, 

 the best keeper I have ever tried. It has been in the pit over five months and has not rotted at all." 



E. E. STEARNS, Wabasha. Minn. 



"My experience with "Henderson's Easy-Blanching Celery has been in trenches. Easy-Blanch- 

 ing has proved to be the best keeper of all the seven varieties I grew last season. Easy-Blanching 

 kept and was in first-o.ass condition on Good Friday, and it was very late this year. I intend to 

 grow lots of Easy-Blanching this season." 



J A MES WILSON, Brantford, Ont. 



Hendersons WINTER QUEEN CELERY 

 The Standard Variety for Winter Keeping 



Late Celeries require different treatment from the self- 

 blanching sorts. After a slight banking up in the open 

 ground the plants are put away in deep trenches to blanch. 

 Kept thus in contact with the earth, they acquire a greater 

 degree of tenderness and flavor. 



Winter Queen is a fine selection of Henderson's Golden 

 Dwarf, and has all the qualities which made it popular, plus 

 a larger and fuller heart. It is an excellent variety for a late 

 crop, is very hardy, slow to rot in the trench and is perfect 

 in quality. (See engraving.) 

 Price 50c. oz., $1.70 % lb., $6.00 lb. 



"We made a specialty of Celery this season and were very successful. We 

 grew more of Henderson's Winter Queen than any other variety, and had stalks 

 weighing from 2 to 2}i lbs. There was not a blemish on them." 



MRS. J. J. ZOUCK, Hanover, Pa. 



leaflet' "Celery Culture for Home and Market' 



Including Winter Keeping, 

 Combating Diseases, Etc. 



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