935 B STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, D. C. 



CARROTS 



GELBE-RUBEN 



Three Ounces of Seed to lOO Yards; Four Pounds to the Acre. 

 CULTURE OF CARROTS. — Carrots, to grow to perfection, require a deep, rich, sandy loam, well pulverized and 

 deeply cultivated. For an early crop sow in May and June in drills about one foot apart, thinning out to 4 inches in the 

 row; sow for winter crop in June and July. It is very important to tread the rows firmly after sowing the seed. 

 EARLY SCARLET HORN. This has always been the gen- 

 eral fa\oritc tor an early crop. It is of a bright orange color, of 

 delicate flavor. Packets. ; and loc; H lb., 20c; lb.. lOc. 



OX HEART SELECTED STOCK. A thick carrot, five, 

 inches long and very blunt at the lower extremity. It grows 

 ver>- rapidly and the roots attain a weight of more than a pound. 

 It is tender, of good flavor, and of a deep red color and is a 

 variety we can recommend to all market gardeners. Packet, 5 

 cents: ounce. 10 cents; '^ pound, 20 cents; pound, 60 cents. 



HALF LONG ORANGE. A handsome, cylindrical-shaped 

 carrot of good size. It is of rich, dark orange color, grows to a 

 large size, is smooth and the flesh very close in texture, with 

 little core. It is a first-class carrot for all soils, and it is claimed 

 that under good cultivation it will yield the greatest weight per 

 acre with the smallest length of root of any now grown. Packets, 

 ; and loc; 54 pound. 20c: '/ pound, 30c; pound, soc. 



HALF LONG DANVERS. This is a broad-shouldered Car- 

 rot, cylindrical in shape, stump-rooted, of excellent color, best 

 flavor and a most wonderful producer. Ready in about sixty-five 

 days from the time of sowing. It is not only one of the best for 

 the table, but is so easily harvested, one of the best for stock. 

 Packet. ;c: ounce. loc; 2 ounces, i^c; '/j pound. 20c; pound, 50c. 

 HENDERSON'S INTERMEDIATE CARROT. One of the 

 best main crop carrots It is noted for its smoothness of shape, 

 its tenderness of flesh, and beauty of color It is free from any 

 cuarse rank flavor in any stage of its growth. Packets, 5 and 10 

 cents; '<! pound. 20 cents: pound, ^o cents. 



PRIDE OF THE MARKET CARROT. This beautiful me- 

 dium size, pointed-root carrot is just what gardeners want for an 

 early crop. In color, earliness. size, form and shape it excels all 

 i>ther sorts, and, of course, sells itself. F.very person who had 

 it last year wants it again this season, and others should be 

 quick to cultivate a crop of such beautiful carrots. Packet, 

 ;c; ounce. loc; ^/i pound. 20c: pound, 6oc. 



EARLY RUBICON CARROT. Is a Half Long Orange, 

 stump-rooted Carrot, of a beautiful, deep-red orange color. 

 It is earlier than Danvers, about the same length, but 

 heavier and thicker at the shoulder, making it more pro- 

 ductive. The leaves are also shorter, fewer, and finer. It 

 is a wonderfully heavy cropper, producting thirty to forty 

 tons to the acre under good culture. Packet, 5c; ounce, 

 roc: ^i pound. 20c: pound, 6oc. 



NICHOL'S LONG ORANGE IMPROVED. One of 

 the most desirable for either garden or field culture. Tt 

 grows to a large size, fair specimens average 12 inches in 

 length and 3 inches in diameter at the top. .Ml who have 

 cattle should raise a surplus of this carrot for feeding milch 

 cows during the winter. It increases the flow of milk and 

 imparts to the butter a rich, golden color. Tt is more 

 largely used than any other variety by mar- 

 ket gardeners. Packets, 5 and loc; J4 pound, 

 f.=^c: y2 pound, 30c; pound, 50c. 



Ox Heart Carrot 



Long Orange Carrot 



Early Rubicon 



CELERIAC 



or Turnip-Rooted Celery 



iKNOLLE CELLERIE) 



CULTURE OF ROOT CELERY.— Sou 

 the seed the same season and give sam< 

 treatment as common celery. Transplant 

 the' young plants to moist, rich soil in ro\s s 

 two feet apart and six inches apart in the 

 row. 



NEW, LARGE, SMOOTH. PRAGUE 

 CELERIAC. A new and quite distinct sort 

 roots being very smooth, large and round 

 They rnay be cooked and sliced and eaten 

 with vinegar. Packets, 5 and loc; ounce, 

 15c; % pound, 40c; pound, $1.25. 



Turnip-Rooted Celery 



