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Golden 

 Self-Blanching 



Stalks Thick, Crisp f £k loT'AT Blanches a Beautiful 

 and Brittle VJC1C1 J 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, wliich 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 



select strain and pronounced by expert Celery growers as 



ry superior. {See engraving.) Price, ioc. pkt., Si. 30 oz., 



$4.50 >4 lb., $16.00 lb. 



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



last year, guile a number of stalks being over two pounds in weight. They were 



very brittle, no strings and of fine flavor." 



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



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

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



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

 Jan. 10. 1916. WHITE, WARE &• WHITE, Batavia, N. Y. 



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

 II the seeds we had from you were very satisfactory." 



arch 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 tender. Every seed must have grown." 



Mrs. H. WHITEHEAD. Easton, Pa. 



HENDERSON'S 



Silver Self- Blanching 



Thick, Pearly White Stalks (^glgf V 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 r.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 lie 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 wliich it 

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

 White Hume, a most desirable blend of 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 either 

 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., $4.00 M 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. PEAKE, 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 3% lbs., and half a dozen tipped the 

 scales at U% lbs. You cannot speak too highly 

 of it." J.HUNT.Ogdensburg.N.Y 







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WE ADVISE OUR CUSTOMERS to ORDER THEIR SEEDS at an early date, ^^Spg 



