ALEXANDER FORBES & CO., NEWARK, N. J. 
CELERY 
One ounce of seed will produce S.000 plants; y 4 pound will plant an acre 
Yellow Varieties 
Forbes Prize-Winning Strain Golden Plume 
Each year our strain of Golden Plume has won prizes in hundreds 
of local, county, state, and national Celery contests. It shows con¬ 
sistent highest quality year after year—you can absolutely depend 
upon it. This seed is Jersey grown, under our own supervision, 
costs more to produce, but greatly excels California seed. 
It closely resembles the old Golden Self-blanching in crispness and 
flavor, but is distinctly larger and ranker in growth, more plainly 
ribbed, blanches more quickly, matures rather earlier, and shows less 
tendency to blight or crown-rot. It shows the large, full-plumed 
center so much desired. Golden Plume is first on the market. 
Dwarf Golden Self-Blanching 
Our stock of this famous variety, long a standard for early use, is un¬ 
surpassed. The plants produced by our seed are compact and stocky with 
yellowish green foliage turning to golden yellow with a slight earthing up. 
Stalks are ivory-white, very thick, broad, solid, crisp and of fine flavor. This 
is a big-hearted strain, with no hollow stalks, even and free from green-top. 
It is one of the best golden varieties for fall and early winter use, and is well 
adapted for storage. This, the original strain of Dwarf Golden Self- 
Blanching, does not develop as rapidly as the new strain, Tall Golden 
Self-Blanching. We supply only French seed from the originator. 
Tall Golden Self-Blanching Celery 
New Yellows-Resist ant, Michigan Golden 
Developed by Michigan State College to resist “yellows” or root-rot, this 
remarkable strain, after field-tests on badly infested lands, has proved almost 
entirely immune. The type is intermediate between Tall Golden and Golden 
Plume; the heart and stalks are more like the former but the foliage resembles 
Golden Plume. The strain is very uniform. With cool, moist conditions, our 
Golden Plume is better 
for early crop, but with 
hot, dry “yellows” con¬ 
ditions, Michigan Gol¬ 
den is unexcelled. Seed 
not available until Janu- 
Golden Plume Celery City, 1935' 
Foliage is distinct from the dwarf strain, resists blight better, 
is more vigorous, develops very rapidly and grows one-fourth 
taller. It blanches 
up very quickly, 
but the heart, while 
long, is not so heavy 
as in Golden Plume 
nor is the flavor so 
nutty. It matures 
quite early and is 
now very largely 
used for shipment to 
distant markets be¬ 
cause it retains its 
fresh appearance 
and holds up so well. 
Tall Golden Self-Blanching 
Important Announcement 
about the new “ Yellows-Resistant” 
MICHIGAN GOLDEN CELERY 
Through recent years it has become impossible in 
many sections to grow a successful Celery crop be¬ 
cause of the “yellows” or root-rot. Realizing the 
increasing prevalence of this difficulty, the Experi¬ 
ment Station of Michigan State College, after ten 
years’ work, has succeeded in developing a strain of 
golden-type Celery which, although not 100 per cent 
immune, is very highly resistant to “yellows” or 
root-rot. This seed is produced by Michigan State 
College. It has been successfully tried out by a 
number of Celery growers in 1933, and will be again 
tried out in 1934. During this time the College is 
making careful selection for the improvement of 
both the type and the resistant qualities of this new 
strain. We have made arrangements with the 
College for the distribution of the seed of this 
improved strain, to be available for the growing of 
the 1935 Celery crop. The seed will be packaged and 
sealed by the Michigan State College, thus assuring 
you of the genuine seed. 
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