Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa. 37 



C^LZRY. CORN 



GENERAL 

 LIST OF 



Vegetable Seeds 



CELERY — Early Self-blanching Varieties— Concluded 



Holmes' Scarlet Plume. Practically identical with " White Plume, " 

 with the added merit of the solid, stringiess, ivory-white stalks being 

 tinged with pink, rendering it most beautiful. Flavor delicious, crisp 

 and nutty; a strong, healthy, compact grower, self -blanching, early 

 and a good keeper 



improved Golden Self-Blanching, ^ (Selected strain.) A valuable 

 early variety, of compact, stocky habit, thick, solid and brittle. The 

 large heart, thick stalks and inner leaves are of a beautiful golden- 

 yellow; flavor rich 



Snow White. A fine selection of White Plume. {See special description.) 

 SECOND-EAI^LY, LONG-KEEPIiNG AND WINTEI^ VARIETIES. 



Winter Queen. The best late or winter keeper. Stouter, thicker, 

 heavier and containing more heart than any other celery. Ribs thick 

 and very solid <. 



Perfection HeartweSI. Magnificent, large, golden yellow heart; of 

 very superior quality; excellent winter market sort 



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

 bust, haalthy, stocky about 2 feet high, making broad, thick, string- 

 less stalks and large hearts. It blanches easily to a pearly-white 

 when it is crisp and of flue nutty flavor 



Golden Dwarf. A popular standard variety with a large heart and 

 solid cylindrical stalks, blanching waxy golden-yellow; crisp and 

 fine, and a splendid keeper 



Kalamazoo Large-Ribbed. Half -dwarf white; grown largely in 

 Michigan ► 



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

 crisp and tender; habit dwarf and robust 



Giant White Solid. A long-stalked, large-growing variety, often 3 

 feet high and one of the best for growing in the South; excellent for 

 soup greens 



New l^ose. A splendid variety for late use and an excellent keeper. 

 The color is a beautiful shade of rose and, like all red Celeries of ex- 

 ceptionally fine flavor; solid, crisp and stringiess 



Perle Le Grand. A new, large, green Celery for early and late use; 

 unparalleled by any of the other sorts 



Evans' Triumph. A new large, solid green variety ; very large ribs . . 



Monarch. (See special description.) Produces large stalks and mag- 

 nificent bright golden-yellow hearts 



Schumacher. Immense size; solid, crisp; firm golden-yellow heart, 

 a fine keeper; very popular in New York 



Soup Celery. (Old seed,) Excellent for flavoring 



CELERIAC, or Turnip-Rooted Celery, Produces large turnip-like roots 

 which keep well for winter use ; it is highly esteemed either cooked 

 for flavoring soup or sliced and used as a salad 



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



round, uniform, smooth skinned and free from side roots 



CHICORY. Large-Rooted, or " Coffee Chicory." The roots when dried 

 roasted and ground are largely used as an adulterant or substitute for 



coffee. The young leaves are excellent as salad 



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 ' r 



CORN SALAD. Largc-Leaved Fetticus, or "Lamb's Lettuce." Hardy 

 little plants, grown for late fall, winter and spring vise; they form ro- 

 settes of tender edible leaves, which aroused as a substitute for lettuce. 



PRICES 



Delivered free in tiie U, S. 

 (unless oilierwise noted) 



Pkt. 



Oz. 





Lb. 



5c 



20c 



$ 70 



$2 25 



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30c 



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3 25 



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75 



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J. 10 



5c 



20c 



70 



2 25 



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5c 



15c 



. 50 



1 50 



5c 



20c 



70 



2 25 



5c 



20c; 



60 



1 75 



5c 



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60 



1 75 



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60 



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1 75 





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10c 



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1 00 





5c 



15c 



35 



1 00 



5c 



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35 



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25 



75 



WHITE PLUME CELERY 



CORN SALAO 



^^A.^wr-r eii^AD (1 qt. for WO Ulls; 

 CORN, SWEET or SUGAR. ^ tolOqts. in hills for an acre.) 

 FIRST EARLY VARIETIES. 



Holmes' Early Prcmo. (See special description.) First in- 

 troduced by us in 1900. Earliest Sweet Corn in existence, five 

 to seven days earlier than Dwarf Extra-Early Adams. Beats 

 all other sorts for earliness, size, qiiality and productiveness... 



Cory Early, Red Cob. The earliest and one of the best extra 

 early varieties grown ; ears about 6 inches long, -^'ith 8 broad 

 rows of white corn, quality sweet and tender ; the plants are 

 stocky, usually bearing 2 ears to a stalk 



White Cob Cory. E^xtremely early, usually fit to use in from 50 

 to 60 days from sowingi 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. The best, sweetest and biggest yielder of 

 all early varieties and only two days later than "Cory." Ears 

 9 inches long, 10 to 12 rowed and filled to ithe tip with luscious 

 white and milky kernels; free from smut 



Pkt-. 



By mail 

 Postpaid 



Pt. Qt. 



10c 25c 



10c 



10c 



10c 



20c 



20c 



35c 



30c 



35e 



By freight or 

 express 



Qt. Pk. Bus 



20c 35c 



25c 



20c 



25c 



25c 



1 25 



90 



1 25 



1 25 



4 50 



3 25 



4 00 



4 00 



HOLMES' PEBMO CORN 



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