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WM. HENRY MAULE, Inc., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



VEGETABLE PLANTS 



We can supply plants oi Brus- 

 sel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, 

 celery, egg plants, lettuce, pars- 

 ley, peppers, sweet potatoes and 

 tomatoes. For varieties and prices 

 see page 175. 



PERFECTED 



WHITE PLUME CELERY. 



SANFORD EASY BLANCHING CELERY. 



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Sanford Easy Blanching 



Easiest and Quickest to Blanch Long Keeping Celery 



A valuable celery of recent introduction and is now extensively 

 grown by the most progressive celery growers in Florida, New York 

 and New Jersey. Becoming popular in other celery sections through- 

 out the United States. The stalks are stocky in growth and of medium 

 height and are the easiest and quickest to blanch and keep better in 

 the trench than other sorts. The tender, brittle, sweet, nutty flavored 

 stalks are attractive in appearance. Grows equally well on muck or 

 upland. The seed we are offering was grown for us from stock seed 

 procured from one of our market friends who has been selecting his 

 stock for several seasons. 



Pkt., 15 cts.; y„ oz., 75 cts.; oz., $1.25; % lb., $4.25; lb., $16.00. 



1 have been ordering seed 

 from you for 42 years; that 

 is a long time. I first ordered 

 from your firm in 1875. 

 J. B. Poole, R.F.D. 5, Box 52, 

 Winters, Texas. 



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Perfected White Plume 



(XX Selected Strain) 



This magnificent celery is improving from year to year 

 under high culture and careful selection. It is a truly beau- 

 tiful type. No other celery naturally turns white upon reach- 

 ing maturity. All others require blanching with boards or 

 with earth. The Golden Self-Blanching naturally turns yel- 

 low, but this one turns white. 2jot 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 cents; }z ounce, 35 cents; ounce, 60 cents; 

 % pound, $1.75; pound, $6.00, postpaid. 



182 Giant Pascal or Winter King 



This choice celery has the sweet, nutty flavor of Golden 

 Self-Blanching, of which it is an offspring. The 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 weight by reason of width, thickness 

 and succulence. It blanches easily and keeps well. An ele- 

 gant winter keeper for home or market. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; % lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50. 



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Pink Plume 



The best flavored of all celeries. It is solid, crisp and nutty. 

 Vigorous in growth. It blanches with almost as little trouble 

 as White Plume. It is a strong, healthy,' compact grower; 

 extra early aud a long keeper. Pink Plume is a self-blanch- 

 ing variety in the same sense that White Plume and Ameri- 

 can Yellow are. Extremely popular for table decorations on 

 account of its beauty and nutty flavor. Seed crop very short. 

 Packet, 15 cents; 2 packets, 25 cents, postpaid. 



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Boston Market 



An old standard celery of widely known excellence. 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. 



Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; % lb., 85 cts.; lb., $3.00. 



