WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Vegetable Seeds — 31 



181 



Perfected White Plume Celery 



{XX Selected Strain) 



This magnificent celery is improving from yenT to year under high 

 culture and careful selection. It is a truly beautiful type. No other 

 celery naturally turns white upon reaching maturity. All others 

 require blanching with boards or with earth. The Golden Self-Blanch- 

 ing naturally turns yellow, but this one turns white. Not only does 

 the stem whiten, but the leaf itself, especially every inner leaf, assumes 

 the attractive white color. This makes the White Plume Celery one 

 of the most showy ornaments that can be put upon the Thanksgiving 

 or Christmas dinner table. As to succulence, crispness and quality, 

 the Perfected White Plume is all that can be desired of a white celery. 

 Packet, 10 cts.; }i ounce, 25 cts.; ounce, 40 cts.; % lb., $1.10; lb., $4.00. 



176 Pink Plume 



Onejof the most beautiful and best flavored 

 of all the celeries. It is solid, crisp and nutty. 

 Vigorous in growth and not likely to rust. It 

 liUmidies with almost as little trouble as 

 White Plume. Extremely popular lor table 

 (lei'orations on account of its beauty and nutty 

 flavor. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; 

 {4 pound, 89 cents; pound, $3.00. 



184 Boston Market 



DWARF GOLDEN HEART. 



An old Standard celery of widely known ex- 

 cellence. It is a vigorous grower, with dark 

 green leaves, attaining a medium height. It 

 blanches quite easily, and when ready for 

 market or table makes a good appearance, 

 is crisp, tender and fine flavored. It Is a good 

 and reliable winter keeper. Packet, 5 cts.; 

 ounce, S5c.; >^ pound, 79c.; pound, $3.50. 



178 Dwarf Golden Heart 



A reliable half dwarf sort quite similar to 

 Crawford's. It is a famous celery, producing 

 handsome stalks of a rich green color, bleach- 

 ing to beautiful golden yellow, crisp and 

 tender. A strong grower and a good winter 

 keeper. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 35 cents; 

 >^ pound, 75 cents; pound, $3.50. 



182 



Giant Pascal or Winter King 



This choice celery has the sweet, nutty flavor of Golden Self-Blanchin g, of which 

 It is an ofl'spring. TLj stalks are about two feet high; thick, solid and stringless, 

 and almost as brittle as glass; fewer in number than in ordinary kinds of celery, 

 but making full weiglit by reason of width, thickness and succulence. I do not 

 think the color of any celery is better described by the word ivory than this one. 

 It blanches easily and keeps well. An elegant winter keeper for home or market. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 39 cents; ^ pound, 75 cents; pound, $3.50. 



188 



CELERIAC. 



Turnip rooted celery; an excellent thing in its way. 



It is used for flavoring, and is in wide demand. Cul- 

 ture is the same as celery, except that it requires no hilling. Is early and 

 smooth. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 15 cts.; ^ pound, 40 cts.; pound, $1.50. 



183 Rose Ribbed Paris Self-Blanching 



The most beautiful of all pink celeries. A sport of the 

 celebrated Golden Self-Blanching, and equal to that variety in 

 all respects. It has the light golden yellow color of its parent, 

 and blanches with the same ease, diilering only In the bright 

 rose ribs. A good keeper. Height, 15 to lb inches. One of the 

 most truly desirable of the new celeries, especially for domes- 

 tic use, as it is one of the most ornamental things ever put on 

 the Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner table. 



Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 30 cts.; i.j lb., 85 cts.; lb., $3.00. 



185 Winter Queen 



Probably the most desirable winter celery ever Introduced, 

 keeping until March, April and even May if desired. It Is 

 short, stout,thick and heavy, with double the amount of heart 

 of any other celery, 

 a habit of growth 

 which gives it truly 

 remarkable value. 

 The leaves blanch 

 to beautiful creamy 

 white, and are firm 

 and solid. The 

 flavor is sweet, nut- 

 ty and delicious, 

 leaving nothing to 

 be desired. It 

 bunches up hand- 

 somely, and pre- 

 sents an attractive 

 appearance on the 

 mariiet stall. Win- 

 ter Queen Is a 

 close compact grow- 

 er, and will prove to 

 be a garden favorite. 

 It is a dwarf or half- 

 dwarf celery, ot 

 about the same size 

 as Golden Self- 

 Blanching. It has, 

 in fact, many of the 

 traits of the Golden 

 Self-Blanching, but 

 is of a deep green 

 color, and far better 

 keeper. It has be- 

 come the most pop- 

 ular of all as a late 

 winter keeper, and 

 is today being plant- 

 ed by most market [j 

 gardeners every- 

 where, and for home 

 garden it has be- 

 come a favorite. 

 Packet, 10 cents; 

 oz., 35 cts.; i< 11>., 

 75 cts,; lb., $3.90. WINTER QUEEN CELERY. 



