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GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
Celery 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce will produce 
from 5,000 to 10,000 plants. Two ounces per acre. 
Muck soil is best for Celery, but good Celery may be 
grown on rich, loamy soil if water can be applied 
freely. Celery needs manure and fertilizer. 
For early crop sow seed in hotbeds or greenhouse 
in March. Make seed bed very fine, sow seed broad¬ 
cast and pack soil. Transplant in June in rows three 
or four feet apart. Early Celery is bleached with 
boards or paper. For late crop sow seed in April or 
May in open seed beds and transplant in July. Bank 
with muck or dirt and trench in the field in October. 
New Growers Green A , *> u P e " or . ° f a f een 
celery, having the characteris¬ 
tics of the Newark Market, but greatly improved in 
that it has greater vigor and quicker bleaching abil¬ 
ity. The stalks are large, thick and fleshy, very brittle, 
crisp and a fine flavor. Many growers who are having 
trouble with their yellow celery will welcome the in¬ 
troduction of a new green. The available supply is not 
large 0 and it is advisable to order early. Oz., $1.50; Yk 
lb., $5.50; 1 lb., $20.00, postpaid. 
n , (New). A pure line of selection of 
DCirOIl Dwarf Golden Self Blanching 
type, which accentuates the good points of that va¬ 
riety and eliminates the faults. The plants are heavy, 
very compact and full hearted. Stems broad, very 
thick, rounded at the edges. The stems blanch easily 
to a fine deep, clear yellow and are very free from 
strings. The flavor is excellent and the high quality 
will make a great favorite with market growers, 
shippers, home gardeners and consumers. Oz., $1.50; 
Yk lb., $3.50; 1 lb., $12.00, postpaid. 
Paris Select, Grower’s Golden 
growing and keeping qualities of the French New 
Golden Self Blanching. It grows a big stalk, but 
shorter, which is much preferred. It is very uniform 
in height, superior quality, blanching quickly to a 
creamy yellow color. Where the trenching is done 
with earth, it has no equal, but not recommended for 
early Celery, where trenching is done with boards or 
paper. Oz., $1.50; Yk lb., $5.50; 1 lb., $20.00, postpaid. 
The New Golden Self Blanching This new type 
° is grown in 
FRANCE. It has a long stalk and is com¬ 
monly called “TALL STRAIN.” A vigorous 
and rapid grower, and not so badly affected 
by blight or disease. It can be grown on 
muck, which will not grow the old Golden Self 
Blanching, either on account of exhausted con¬ 
dition of the soil or the soil being too badly 
infected with disease spores. It makes a mag¬ 
nificent growth of tall, broad, flat stalks of a 
lighter shade of yellow. If seed is sown later 
in the open ground and transplanted in July 
or August, so that plant is not over-ripe when 
trenched, it will come out crisp and hard up 
to the first of January. The leading variety 
grown today. Oz., $1.00; % lb., $3.50; 1 lb., 
$12.00, postpaid. 
TnMpn Plump The grandest new variety introduced 
UUiaeil mime in many years. It seems to be an in¬ 
termediate between the Golden Self Blanching and 
Easy Blanching. While it is a yellow celery, it is a 
lighter shade of yellow than the Golden Self Blanch¬ 
ing. Plant is a more vigorous grower, nearly as early, 
stalks are thicker, and not quite so flat as our New 
Golden Self Blanching which it resembles. Blanches 
easily and does not become soft after bleaching. Seed 
is very pure, no green stalks or off types appearing 
and no hollow stalks. Plants very large and will turn 
out more boxes to the acre than any variety grown. 
Oz., $1.50; Yk lb., $5.00; lb., $16.00, postpaid. 
Florida fnlJnn This variety has most of the charac- 
riorioa UOiaen teristics of Golden Plume but has 
greater height and weight of plant and the edible 
portion of the stem is larger. The stems are broad, 
thick, solid, and the plants are full hearted and very 
compact. The fine even diameter of the plants makes 
them desirable for packing in crates. It has been 
selected for long standing quality. The hearts blanch 
to a rich cream color of exceptionally fine quality and 
flavor. Oz., $1.50; Yk lb., $3.50; 1 lb., $12.00, postpaid. 
Newark Market 
A superior strain of green celery. 
The stalks are large, thick and 
fleshy, very brittle, crisp and of a fine flavor. Blanches 
easily. Oz., $1.35; *4 lb., $5.00; !b., $18.00, postpaid. 
r Rlanrliino ® ur strain this valuable variety 
LaSy Diancning j s superior to most strains. It does 
not become soft after bleaching, but remains firm, 
brittle and sweet. The stalks are very thick and 
quite tall. It has no superior as to eating quality or 
flavor. It is almost immune to blight and no crop 
has ever been lost from disease. Oz., 75c; Yk lb., 
$2.75; 1 lb.. $10.00, postpaid. 
Pride of the Market 
A dwarf thick-stalked variety, 
vigorous grower, not easily 
blighted, and yields about as many boxes per acre as 
the White Solid, but not so good a keeper, and should 
be marketed after the Golden Self Blanching and be¬ 
fore the White Solid. Our seed is grown by the orig¬ 
inator. Oz., $1.50; Y\ lb., $5.50; 1 lb., $20.00, postpaid. 
Grower’s Wonderful Celery 
plants are semi-dwarf, very vigorous, and are not so 
susceptible to blight and other Celery diseases. It 
has a very full heart which bleaches quickly to a 
beautiful golden vellow color. Its quality is sur¬ 
passed by none, and its handsome appearance com¬ 
mands a ready sale in any market. An excellent sort 
for both home or market garden. Is all the name im¬ 
plies. Oz., $1.50; Yk lb., $5.00; 1 lb., $16.00, postpaid. 
OtlPPn Very stocky . dwarf growth and one of 
” the best for its winter keeping quali¬ 
ties. Our strain has a large heart and presents a 
handsome appearance when bunched. Oz., 25c; '/ lb., 
75c; lb., $2.50, postpaid. 
Fnrdliftnlf Fmnornr Q ulte dwarf and stocky with 
roranooK emperor large , fuI1 light yellow heart 
Stalks broad, thick and crisp. Very tender and brittle. 
Oz., 40c; Y lb., $1.25; lb., $4.50, postpaid. 
Golden Self-Blanching 
lb., $8.00, postpaid. 
Old style, American grown 
seed. Oz., 75c; % lb., $2.50; 1 
A late maturing green celery, but 
the best of all for keeping qualities. 
Oz., 75c; Yi lb., $2.50; lb., $8.00, postpaid. 
French Success 
White Plume Imnrnved A ver y early, handsome va- 
nune i mine, improved rie ty, leaves light bright 
green; easily blanched a beautiful silvery-white color. 
A popular sort for first early market. Oz., 30c; 'A lb.. 
$1.00; 1 lb., $3.50, postpaid. 
Columbia 
Oz., 25c; 
Very brittle and crisp, sweet and nutty. 
So tender it is hard to pack for shipping. 
Yk lb., 75c; 1 lb., $2.50, postpaid. 
