Golden Self Blanching Celery 
This variety is used almost entirely by the large growers in the famous 
irondequoit, N. V celery growing section. For winter use planting 
is done about July 1st. As the money returns are large from a crop of 
good quahty it js very important to use only the best grade of seed, 
that which will produce a crisp, high flavored stalk free from pith or 
strings. Our strain of French grown seed cannot be excelled. 
See description on page 56. 
Columbia 
height but very stocky anu ueavy. j. ne stalks are tnick, almost rounc 
resembling in shape those of Giant Pascal. The color, however ha 
in it more of the rich yellow tint of Golden Yellow Self Blanchiiu 
which variety it resembles very much in appearance when trimme 
and bunched for market. The outer foliage of the plant when growin 
is rather light green with tinge of yellow, becoming when blanche 
yellow with tinge of green The heart when properly blanched change 
from yellow with tinge of green to a light golden yellow. In season ; 
follows in close succession Golden Yellow Self Blanching Our strai 
of Columbia has no superior in beauty of golden shading, solidity an 
sue ot stalk. We consider it unsurpassed in its rich nutty flavoi 
Introduced in 1906. 
An early maturing sort of most excellcn 
shape and quality for the home market an 
...... . . private garden, The plant is of raediur 
height but very stocky and heavy. The stalks are thick, almost rounc 
rf'CPIll I lllir in c I‘inn lliacn I MM. .1.1 ■ 
Our Special Quality Stocks 
of the following varieties cannot 
be excelled. These varieties are 
the choice of the standard sorts 
and used extensively by the most successful market 
gardeners and truck farmers. 
GOLDEN 
SELF 
BLANCHING 
CELERY 
MICHIGAN WHITE WAX BEAN 
Michigan White Wax 
This splendid variety is 
one of the earliest dwarf, 
_ snap beans, and may be 
briefly described as a white seeded Golden Wax but in several vital features it is 
distinctly superior to that excellent and exceedingly popular variety. The vine is 
a little larger, more robust and vigorous; foliage a little heavier. The handsome 
pods are produced in greater abundance and are very uniform in size and color 
which is very attractive light golden yellow; pods four and one half to five inches 
long, comparatively broad, meaty and of the same superior quality as our Golden 
Wax. Seed medium sized, oval, clear white. This last feature alone gives the 
variety a very decided advantage over all other early wax podded beans in that as 
snaps they cook without discoloring and thus are more attractive on the table, 
while as dry beans they are very handsome and quite as useful as any of the staple 
white beans. We believe canners have never been offered a bean so fully meeting 
their requirements as to earliness, color and splendid quality. 
Stringless Kidney Wax g 
This variety is also known as Newl 
Kidney Wax. Plantsof erect bushyl 
... , — . , , - „ habit, eighteen to twenty inches) 
high, robust in growth and very prolific. Pods rich creamy white, six to seven inches! 
long, somewhat flattened but very thick and fleshy; stringless and of excellent quality l 
Pods_in general appearance are about half way between Wardwell’s Kidney Wax 1 
and Round Pod Kidney Wax and combine the good qualities oCbothlthese varieties.! 
Seed medium large, slightly flattened, white with. dark marking aboutleye. 
1 This excellent dwarf, green podded sort is similar 
DOUillli ill appearance to Early Yellow Kidney Six Weeks but is 
, much better quality. The vines are vigorous and produi 
ive. I he pods are very long six to seven inches, straight, broad, flat, of handsor 
appearance and absolutely stringless for snaps. They are tender and brittle mu> 
longer than most sorts. The pods are longer, broader and have longer tips th; 
those of Long Yellow Six Weeks. Seed medium sized, slender, light yellow wi 
brownish circle about eye. Bountiful is a most desirable early sort for snaps for t 
home garden. 
Early Detroit Tomato is the largest and best 
• i rni °» the early purplish 
pink tomatoes. The vines are vigorous and very productive. The 
Iruits are very smooth, uniform in size, nearly globe-shaped, firm and 
of excellent quality. Early Detroit is one of the most valuable ship- 
Pint' tomatoes yet produced. It is also desirable for the home t'arden 
and near markets. 
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