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GIANT WHITE SOLID CELERY 



HENDERSON S DWARF WHITE CELERY 



Henderson 



Tested 



s Vegetable Seeds 



Complete 

 List 



CORY EARLY RED COB SWEET CORN 



CAULIFLOWER. Cultural instructions free to customers when requested. 

 (1 oz. for 2,000 plants.) 



Snowball, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 26.) 



Extra-Early Dwarf Erfurt. Until we introduced Snowball this was con- 

 sidered the best early variety; plants dwarf and compact, forming good- 

 sued heads; fine for open ground fall crop. (Sec engraving.) 



Extra-Early Paris. Heads uniform and of medium size 



Large Late Algiers. A strong growing variety for late fall use, producing 

 large fine heads ~. 



Autumn Giant. A large growing late variety. Succeeding well in south- 

 ern climates 



CELERY. (1 oz. for 3,000 plants.) 



EARLY SELF-BLANCHING VARIETIES. These grow quickly, blanch 

 easily and are especially adapted for fall and early winter use. 



Golden Rose, Henderson's. A pink form of the Golden Self-Blanchimr, of 

 the same strong, stocky habit, hardy, early and easily blanched. The 

 stalks are broad, solid, heavy and positively brittle, free from ridges and 

 stringiness, to which merits must be added its beautiful coloring, golden- 

 yellow, suffused with a warm rosy hue. It is a good keeper and of su- 

 perior quality . . . ' 



Golden Self-Blanching. (See Specialties, page 29.) 



Silver Self-Blanching, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 29.) 



White Plume, Henderson's Perfected. (See Specialties, page 27.) 



SECOND-EARLY, LONG-KEEPING AND WINTER VARIETIES. 



Boston Market. Solid half-round green stalks, blanching white; crisp 

 and tender; habit dwarf and robust 



Flavoring Celery. (Old Seed.) Excellent for flavoring soups, etc 



Giant Pascal. A desirable long keeping green Winter Celery; robust, 

 healthy, stocky, about 2 feet high, making broad, thick, stringlcss stalks 

 and large hearts. It blanches easily to a pearly white; when blanched 

 it is crisp and is of a fine nutty flavor 



Giant White Solid. (See Specialties, paae 27.) (.See engraving.) 



Henderson's Dwarf White. Perfectly solid half-round stalks, blanching 

 yellowish white, crisp, tender and of fine flavor. (See engraving.) ' 



Easy-Blanching, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 2S.) 3 pkts. 50c, 

 7 pkts. for $1.00 



Golden Dwarf, Henderson's. A popular standard variety with a large 

 heart and brittle, solid stalks, blanching golden yellow; crisp and fine, 

 a, splendid keeper and of excellent flavor 



New Rose, Henderson's. A splendid variety for late use. The color is 

 rose; of exceptionally fine flavor 



Winter Queen. The standard variety for winter keeping 



CELERIAC, OR TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY. Produces roots which keep 

 for winter; it is highly esteemed either cooked or as salad. 



Erfurt Giant. Round, clean-skinned root 



Large Smooth, Prague. A highly developed and larger form, almost round, 

 uniform, smooth-skinned and free from side roots 



CHERVIL. The young aromatic leaves are used in soups and salads 



CHICORY. LARGE-ROOTED. The "Barbe de Capucin" of the French 

 In the fall the roots are planted in a dark cellar on a sloping heap, com- 



f>osed of alternate layers of 3 inches of soil, and the roots laid horizontal- 

 y, projecting 1 inch from the heap. They sprout quickly, producing 

 the delicious "Barbe de Capucin" at a season when salad is most scarce. 



It is very easy to grow, and is also used in summer as greens 



Witloof Chicory. Called also "French Endive." (See Witloof, page 74.) 



COLLARDS. Georgia. A tall, loose form of Cabbage grown in the South 

 as a substitute for Cabbage. The leaves when cooked are tender and 

 delicate 



CORN, SWEET OR SUGAR, (f qt. for 200 hills.) 

 FmST-EARLY VARIETIES. 



Astor, Henderson s. (See Specialties, page 32.) 



Early Adams or Burlington. Robust, hardy, early and productive. Never 



smuts. Handsome ears for marketing, but of inferior quality 



Cory Early, Red Cob. One of the best extra earlv varieties grown; sweet 



and tender; the plants are stocky, usually bearing 2 ears to a stalk. 



(See engraving.) 



Cory Early, White Cob. Extremely early, usually fit to use in from 50 



to 60 days from planting. Ears about 6 to 7 inches long, with milky 



white kernels; sweet, tender and delicious: plants dwarf, bearing usually 



2 ears to a stalk 



Early Metropolitan, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 31.) 



Early Minnesota. An early dwarf variety; ears of small size 



Golden Bantam. (See Specialties, page 32.) 



Golden Rod, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 31.) 



Hiawatha, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page 34 



Pocahontas, Henderson's. (See Specialties, page S3.) 



MEDIUM-EARLY VARIETIES. 



Black Mexican. Medium early, bearing 8-inch ears, well filled with 



large kernels, which, paradoxically, though black when ripe, are 



white when "green" and then exceptionally sweet 



Crosby's Early. A second early; ears 7 inches long; fine quality 



Early Champion. An old and thoroughly tested variety 4 . . 



Moore's Early Concord. Medium early, large well filled ears, flavor 



unsurpassed 



Perry's Hybrid. A second early of stocky growth, 4 to 5 feet high, with 



two ears of good size set low on the stalk; ears well filled 



The "Henderson." (See Specialties, page 33.) 



$ .25 



Pkt. 



.05 



.05 



Oz. 



M Lb. 



$4.50 



$15.00 



4.00 

 1.20 



14.00 

 4.00 



.75 



2 50 



.75 



2.50 



1.30 



1.25 



.75 



4.50 

 4.00 

 2.00 



.50 

 .10 



1.70 

 .25 



1.50 

 .80 



5.00 

 2.75 



.60 



2.20 



2.50 



9.00 



1.50 



5.00 



1 . 75 

 1.50 



5.00 



.15 



.40 



.40 



1.40 



.20 



.00 



Pkt. 



$ .15 

 .10 



.10 



.10 

 .15 

 .10 

 .15 

 .15 

 .10 

 .15 



.15 

 .10 

 .15 



.10 



.10 



.15 



Pint 



$ .45 

 .35 



.35 



.45 

 .35 

 .45 



.35 



.35 

 35 



Quart 



.80 

 .60 



.60 



.60 

 .80 

 .60 

 .80 

 .80 

 .60 

 .80 



.60 



2.25 



Purchaser pays transportation on CORN by the pint, quart, 

 Postal weight of Corn is 1 lb. per pint. Packets are delivered free, 



peck and bushel. If wanted by Parcel Post — postage must be added. See Zone Rate on page 1 



