HOLMES SEED COMPANY, HARRISBURG, PA.— VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Holmes' Improved Early Snowball Cauliflower 



Holmes' New Winter Celery 



CAULIFLOWER 



Blumenkohl Covolofiore 

 Kalafiory 



Culture. — ^For Spring and early Summer crop sow in March or early in April in hotbed, trans- 

 plant to coldframe when sufficiently large, and to open ground as soon as danger of frost is over. 

 For late crop sow at same time as for late Cabbage. One ounce of seed will produce 1,000 plants. 



By_M:ail, Postpaid 



DANISH CrIANT, or DRY WEATHER. Heads are pure white, large, solid, and 

 of superior quality 



Extra-Early Dwarf Erfurt. Good-sized heads; fine for open ground Fall crop 



Holmes' Improved Early Snowball. A grand Cauliflower, for forcing, cold- 

 frame, or open ground 



Veitch's Autumn Criant. A large-growing late variety 



Pkt. 



Oz. 



y4lb. 



$0.20 



$3.50 



$10.00 



.15 



2.50 



7.00 



.20 



3.00 



8.00 



.05 



.60 



2.00 



CELERY 



Second-Early, Long Keeping and Winter Varieties 



By Mail, Postpaid 



Sellerie Sedano 

 Selery 



Culture. — Sow in a finely prepared seed-bed, and keep the bed moist. In setting, prepare shal- 

 low trenches, 6 inches deep and 4 to 6 feet apart, the plants 6 inches apart, cutting oft the outer leaves 

 and pressing the soil firmly about the roots. Good plants may be set out as late as middle of August. 

 One ounce will produce 4,000 plants. 1 pound of seed for producing sufficient plants for an acre. 



These grow quickly, blanch easily and are especially adapted for Fall 

 and early Winter use. 



Golden Self-Blanching". American stock 



HOXiMES' NEW CEIiEBY. The largest most solid ribbed and nuttiest flavored 

 celery grown. Excels by far the Giant Pascal 5 pkts. $1.00 



Holmes' Scarlet Plume. Practically identical with White Plume; solid, string- 

 less, flavor delicious, crisp and nutty 



KOXiMES' SELECTED WHITE PIiUME. Earliest variety grown; can be 

 blanched for the table in September 



IMPROVED CrOLDEN SEIiP-BLAKTCHING. (Selected.) French stock. Valu- 

 able early variety; flavor rich 



NEW COIjUMBIA. Early maturing, stocky and heavy. Resembles Golden Yel- 

 low Self- Blanching ; : •• -j v 



SNOW WHITE. (New.) Pure white, self -blanching variety; rich flavor; heavy 



Pkt. 



Oz. 



1/4 lb. 



Lb. 



$0.10 



$0.40 



$1.50 



$4.50^ 



.25 









.05 



.20 



.50 



1.75 



.05 



.25 



.75 



2.25 



.15 



.85 



3.25 



12.00 



.10 



.40 



1.50 



4.50 



.10 



.30 



.75 



2.75 



.05 



.20 



.70 



2.00 



.05 



.25 



.75 



2.25 



.05 



.25 



.75 



2.25 



.05 



.20 



.50 



1.75 



.10 



.35 



1.25 



4.00 



.05 



.25 



.75 



2.25 



.05 



.25 



.75 



2.25 





.05 



.10 



.40 



.05 



.25 



.75 



2.25 



Boston Market. Half-round green stalks, blanching white; crisp; tender. . 



Dwarf Golden Heart. Large heart; solid stalks; blanching golden yellow. 



Ct-IANT PASCAL. Desirable, green Winter Celery, long-keeping; robust, 

 healthy, stocky, 2 feet high 



Giant White Solid. Sold as large ribbed Kalamazoo. Compact growing variety 



MAGNIFICENT. Fine type of a late, long-keeping Celery. Excellent market- 

 garden variety 



Monarch.. Large stalks and magnificent bright golden-yellow hearts 



Perfection Heartwell. Splendid for late use; excellent keeper; fine flavor 



Soup Celery. (Old seed.) Excellent for flavoring 



Winter Queen. Best late or Winter keeper; ribs thick; very solid 



CELERIAC (Turnip-Rooted Celery) 



Knoll-Sellerie Sedano-ropa Brukwiana 



Large Turnip-like roots which keep well for Winter use. Fine cooked, for flavoring soup or 

 sliced and used as a salad. 



Ziargre, Smooth Prag'ue. Almost round, uniform, smooth-skinned; free froml Pkt. | Oz. i %lb. 



side roots I $0.10 | $0.30 | $1.00 



Cichorienwurzel Cicoria selvatica 



Cukorya I Pkt, i Oz. i 14 lb | Lb. 



£ar?e-rooted, or Coffee. Largely used as an adulterant or substitute for Cof£ee.|$0.05 | -$0';15' I $0.35 $1.00 



CHICORY 



