ALEXANDER FORBES & CO., NEWARK, N. J. 
Yellow Varieties 
Showing comparison of Michigan Golden Celery with 
another strain, under bad root-rot conditions 
CELERY 
One ounce of seed will produce 5,000 plants; y^pound will plant an acre 
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. 
New Yellows-Resistant, Michigan Golden 
Tall Golden Self-Blanching 
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 Celery 
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. 
Golden Plume Celery 
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 
packaged and sealed by 
the Michigan State Col¬ 
lege. 
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