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F. H. WOODRUFF & SONS. MILFORD, CONNECTICUT 
CELERY 
Culture Celery seed is very slow to germinate. Plant seed in the hotbed or very early in open ground. When three inches 
high, transplant four inches apart in finely pulverized rich soil. In June or July transplant 6 or 8 inches apart in rows three feet 
apart. Celery requires a great deal of water from the time the seed is sown until it is pulled. To blanch, drawn earth around the 
plants, or boards or paper may be used. An ounce will produce about 5000 plants; a quarter pound will suffice for an acre. 
Woodruff's Wonderful Celery 
No. 99 GOLDEN (Yellows Resistant) This strain of 
celery has ben selected for high resistance to the 
celery disease known variously as yellows, sickness, 
root-rot, stunting and crown rot. Growers who have 
in the past suffered loss from this disease can use 
our No. 99 Golden with success on infected soils. It 
is not resistant to other celery diseases. As to type, 
it is a self-blanching golden or yellow sort, resem¬ 
bling both Wonderful (Golden Plume) and the tall 
strain of Paris Golden Self Blanching (Tall French 
Golden), and is intermediate between them in size 
and appearance. Pkt., 25c; oz., $1.00; oz., $1.75 ; 
K lb., $6.00; lb., $20.00. 
MEISCH'S SPECIAL GOLDEN An improved Wonderful or 
Golden Plume, which has a longer first joint and lacks the 
big “jumbo” stalks with short joints. The plants run very 
uniform in size. It grows a little taller than Wonderful. 
This variety should be grown on black muck or soil which 
is well watered in order to secure stocky growth. Pkt., 
25c; ^ oz., 75c; oz., $1.25; lb., $4.50; lb., $15.00. 
WONDERFUL (or Golden Plume) An unusually thick¬ 
set compact celery which attains exceptional weight. 
We have seen twelve stalks that weighed 72 pounds. 
It is a week earlier than Paris Golden, has no soft 
stalks, is free from strings, and is a perfect shipper. 
In making our selection we have not sacrificed the 
girth in order to lengthen the first joint. For this 
reason, our Wonderful will yield a heavy crate. Our 
method of handling seed plants results in producing 
far fewer seeders than is generally the case, especi¬ 
ally when one is trying to grow a late crop. This fact 
is acknowledged in all the large celery growing 
centers. The rib is 9 to 10 inches to the first joint, 
is very hard and its firmness makes it less susceptible 
to damage by heat or cold. Pkt., 20c; oz., 60c; 
oz., $1.00; >4 lb., $3.25; lb., $12.00. 
NON-BOLTING GOLDEN PLUME Suitable for use 
in place of Wonderful (Golden Plume) and similar 
to it except for darker tops and slightly later maturity. 
Its feature is of course its tendency not to bolt to 
seed, which makes it valuable in the North for a 
first early crop and in the South for spring crop. 
Should not be planted where fusarium yellows 
disease is prevalent. Pkt., 25c; oz., $1.50; oz., 
$2.50; J4 lb., $8.00; lb., $30.00. 
CALIFORNIA GOLDEN No. 14 This new variety has 
some of the qualities of both Wonderful and Paris 
Golden. It has the long first joint and long full 
heart so much desired, is about two weeks later than 
Wonderful, but earlier than Paris Golden. It stands 
cold weather well without developing soft stalks. It 
is just a stocky as Wonderful, will bleach up in the 
same time and has about the same height. Pkt., 25c; 
p 2 oz., 85c; oz., $1.50; *4 lb., $4.25; lb., $16.00. 
PARIS GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING (Old Strain) A so-called 
yellow celery of dwarf compact growth. It is easily blanched, 
is full-hearted, and of very fine flavor. It keeps well. This 
is the original strain of Golden Self Blanching as first in¬ 
troduced in France. Pkt., 20c; oz., $1.00; lb-, $3.00; lb., $10. 
