CELERY, CORN 



28 Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa. 



GENERAL 

 LIST OF 



Vegetable Seeds 



CELE/^Y— Early Self-blanching Varieties — Concluded 



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

 with the added merit of the solid, stringless, 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. .7 



amproved 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-KEEPING 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 4 



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

 very superior quality; excellent winter market sort 



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

 bust, healthy, 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 fine nutty flavor. . . ., 



4Soiden 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 stringless , 



Pcrlc 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 t-- • 



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 



CHICOI^Y. 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 



COLLAI^OS. 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 SALAD. Large-Leayed Fettlcus, or "Lamb's Lettuce.'* Hardy 

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

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



PRICES 

 Delivered free in ihe U. S. 

 (unless otherwise noted) 



Pkt. 



Uz. 





T V. 

 LiD. 



5c 



20c 



$ 70 



$2 25 



lOo 



40c 



1 25 



4 00 



10c 



30c 



1 00 



3 25 



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Joe 



40 



Z OU 



5c 



20c 



50 



1 75 



5c 



20c 



70 



2 25 



5c 



25c 



75 



2 50 



oc 



lOC 



ou 



1 '^O 

 X o\j 



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<5V/C 



1 u 





5c 



20c 



60 



1 75 



5c 



20c 



60 



1 75 



5c 



25c 



70 



2 25 



5c 



20c 



60 



2 00 



10c 



30c 



1 00 



3 75 



5c 



25c 



50 



1 75 





5c 



15 



35 



10c 



30c 



1 00 





5c 



15c 



35 



1 00 



5c 



15c 



35 



I 00 



5c 



10c 



25 



75 



CORN, SWEET or SUGAR. 



{1 qt. for WO hills; 

 8 to 10 qts. in hills for an (tore. ) 

 FIRST EARLY VARIETIES. 



Holmes' Early Premo. {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, quality and productiveness... 

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

 early varieties grown ; ears about 6 inches long, with 8 broad 

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



stocky, usually bearing 2 ears to a stalk 



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

 to 60 days from sowing. 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 the tip with luscious 

 white and milky kernels; free from smut. 



Pkt. 



10c 



10c 



10c 



lOo 



By mail 

 Postpaid 



Pt. Qt.- 



25c 



20c 



20c 



20c 



35c 



30c 



35c 



35c 



By freight or 

 express 



Qt. Pk. Bus, 



20c 



20c 



25c 



25c 



1 25 



90 



1 25 



1 25 



4 50 



3 25 



4 00 



4 00 



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