LIST OP TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1912. 



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CHANTENAY. 



OUR CARROT SEED is all grown from carefully selected roots, of Uniform Size and Shape. 



German. 



Moehre. 0-A.RiItOT. French, Carotte 



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For the successful cultivation of this root the soil should be light 

 (sandy loam is best, enriched the previous year with manure) and deeply 

 tilled. For an early crop the Seed should be sown as early as the ground 

 can be properly worked. For later crops it may be sown any time until 

 about the middle of June. Be careful to compress the soil over the Seed 

 after sowing. Sow in rows about 15 inches apart, or for field culture 1V 2 

 to 2 feet apart, covering the Seed about one-half to one inch deep. Keep 

 down weeds. Thin out young plants as soon as they can be handled, 

 leaving them about 4 inches apart. 



1 ok. to 100 feet of drill; 3 to 4 lbs. per acre in drills. 



Milwaukee Market — In shape, color and gen- 

 eral appearance this sort is an improvement 

 on the well-known Danvers. It is broad at 

 the neck and gradually narrows down to a 

 blunt pointed base. In color it is an at- 

 tractive bright orange, the flesh is tender and 

 sweet throughout, and is almost entirely free 

 from core. It is one of the heaviest croppers 

 and its handsome appearance makes it an ex- 

 cellent bunching Carrot for market, in fact, 

 market gardeners in our vicinity proclaim it 

 one of the very best for their purpose, and we 

 sell them large quantities of the seed annu- 

 ally. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; Vi lb. 75c; 1 lb $2.75 



EARLY FRENCH FORCING. 



Weather conditions in the great Carrot grow- 

 ing elistricts of France (where the choicest 

 stocks are grown) were so miserably unfavor- 

 able during the past year that Seed crops were 

 virtually a total failure. In many cases there 

 were no returns whatever. The supply of Seed 

 this year is therefore very short ami the price 

 correspondingly high. We have succeeded, how- 

 ever, in securing what we believe will be suffi- 

 cient Seed for our trade, and we have kept 

 prices down as low as cost and a narrow margin 

 of profit will permit. 



8T, VALF.RY. 



Chantenay — The market gardener's and trucker's favorite. It is an early, very productive, 

 half-long, stump-rooted variety, smooth-skinned, fine in appearance and entirely coreless. 

 The shoulder is unusually thick and the root tapers slightly down towards the blunt point 

 so that it is pulled very easily. The color is a rich orange and the texture and quality are 

 unsurpassed. For table use many regard this variety — because of its form, color, texture 

 and delicate flavor — the finest of all sorts, and it is undoubtedly the best bunching Carrot 

 for early market use. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; % lb. 75c; 1 lb $2.75 



Danvers — No Carrot will produce more to the acre, with a minimum length of root, than this 

 one. It is of medium length, heavy at the neck and quite smooth; color rich orange. A 

 verv superior table sort and largely used also for feeding purposes. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; % 

 lb. 75c; 1 lb $2.75 



Early French Forcing — A valuable forcing variety, with short, stubby roots. Pkt. 5c; oz. 

 25c; 'i lb. 75c; 1 lb $2.75 



Early Scarlet Horn — Largely grown for early use; one of the best. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; Vi lb. 

 70c; 1 lb $2.50 



Half-Long Red (Stump-rooted) — As the name implies, this is a Carrot intermediate in length 

 between the short and long varieties. It is medium early. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; i£ lb. 75c; 1 lb. $2. 75 



Half-Long Scarlet Carentan — A good early sort; color deep orange, almost without core. Pkt. 

 5c; oz. 25c; \i lb. 75c; 1 lb $2.75 



Large White Belgian — This variety is amazingly productive, and is extensively grown for 

 feeding stock. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; Vt lb. 60c; 1 lb. $2.25; 5 lbs. by express at buyer's ex- 

 pense $11.00 



Long Orange Improved — It has long been a favorite stock sort, and in recent years has been 

 much improved by selection of the best formed and deepest colored roots. Pkt 5c; oz. 20c; 

 % lb. 70c; 1 lb ; ; $2.50 



Ox Heart or Guerande — A variety with short thick roots, the diameter often exceeding the 

 length. Color, bright orange; sweet and fine grained; good for table or stock. Pkt. 5c; 

 oz. 25c; \i lb. 75c; 1 lb $2.75 



St. Valery (New Intermediate) — Medium long, tapering gradually from the shoulder, which 

 averages 3 inches in diameter. It is smooth, color bright, very productive. Pkt. 5c; oz. 

 2Pc; 14 lb. 70c; 1 lb f. . .,..,„,.. ....$2.50 



LARGE WHITII 

 BELGIAN. 



