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CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



CARROT 



Culture — For the successful cultivation of tliis root llie soil shouUl be llgrht (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 lime 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 1M> to 2 feet apait, covering the seed about one-half to one inch deep. 

 Keep down weeds. Tliin out young plants as soon as they can be handled, leaving them 

 about 4 inches apart. 



1 <>■/.. loo feet of drill: :! to 4 lb.s. per Mere in drills. 



SCARLET 



HORN ^' 





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CII.VXTEXAV — The market gardener's and trucker's fa- 

 vorite. It is an early, very productive, halflong, 

 stunip-rooled variety, smooth-skinned. line in appear- 



ance 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 re- 

 gard this varietj' — because of its form. 



color, texture and delicate flavor — the 



finest of all sorts, and it is undoubtedly 



the best bunching Carrot for early mar- 

 ket use. Pkt. lOc; 1 oz. 20c; V4 lb. 40c; 

 1 lb. $1.25. 

 .MILWAUKEE M.4RKET — In shape, color and 

 general appearance this sort is an im- 

 provement on tlie well-known Danvers. 

 It is broad at the neck and gradually nar- 

 rows down to a blunt, pointed base. In 

 color it is an attractive 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 hand- 

 some appearance makes it an excellent 

 bunching Carrot for market. Pkt. 10c; 1 

 oz. 20c; % lb. 40c; 1 lb. ?1.25. 

 DVXVERS — 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 very superior table 

 sort and largelv used also for feeding purposes. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c; 

 Vi lb. 40c; 1 lb" 51.25. 

 Currie's Enrly Market — An early, stump-rooted sort of great merit. A 

 good cropper and of fine flavor and color. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 

 40c; 1 lb. $1.25. 

 Earlv Frciieh Forcing — A valuable forcing variety, with short stubby 



roots. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; Vi lb. 45c; 1 lb. $1..35. 

 Earlv .Searlet Horn — Largelv giown for early use; one of the best. 



Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c; Vi lb. 40c; 1 lb. $1.25. 

 Half-I.on;; Red — ( Stuinp-Rootod) — .\s the name implies, this is a Car- 

 rot intermediate in length, between the short and long varieties. 

 It is medium early. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 20c; H lb. 40c; 1 lb. $1.15. 

 O-x Heart or Giierande — .\ varietv with short, thick roots, the diameter 

 often exceeding the length. Color, bright orange; sweet and fine 



table 



stock 



productive 



s ex- 

 5c; 1 



grained; good 

 1 lb. $1.15. 



Larce AVIiite RelK'ian — This variety is amazingly 

 tensively grown for feeding stock. Pkt. 10c; 

 pense, ?l.."0. 



Lon;j Oranue Improved — It has long been a favorite stock sort, and in 

 by selection of the best formed and deepest colored roots. Pkt. 10c; 

 by express at buyer's expense. S4.50. 



Valerv (New Intermediate) — Medium long, tapering gradually from the shoulder which averages 3 inches in 

 diameter. It is smooth, color bright, very productive. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 15c; % lb. 35c: 1 lb. $1.00; 5 lbs. by ex- 

 press at buyer's expense, $4.50. 



If in \eed of a Good Seeder or Ciiltivafor. Get a Planet, Jr. 



See Pns;e.«< Sli and .S3 



$1.00; 1 



recent years 

 1 oz. 15c; Vi 



has been 

 lb. 35c; 1 



