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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 





WE DELIVER ALL SEEDS offered on this page FREE TO ANY POST-OFFICE in the UNITED STATES. 



German, 5J!ocfjrc. 



French, Carote. 



EARLY FRENCH 

 FORCING. 



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

 oil is best) 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. Sow in rows about 15 inches apart. 

 The seed can be best sown by mixing it in moist sand. Keep down weeds. 

 Thin out young plants as soon as they can be handled, leaving them about 

 four inches apart. 



1 oz. to 150 feet of drill. 3 to 4 lbs. per acre in drills. 

 Early French Forcing — 

 A valuable' forcing variety, 

 with short, stubby roots. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz, lOcts.; ^lb., 

 25cts.; 1 lb.,75ets. 



Early Scarlet Horn- 

 Largely grown for early use ; 

 one of the best. Pkt., 5 cts.; 

 oz., 10 cts.; y± lb., 20 cts.; 1 

 lb., 60 cts. 



Half- Long; Red (Stump 

 Rooted) — As the name im- 

 plies, this is a Carrot intermediate in length between the short and long 

 Tarieties. It is also a mediunTearly. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; y± lb., 20 ets.; 

 1 lb., "55 cts. 



St. Valery— A medium long sort, tapering 

 gradually and evenly from the shoulder, which 

 averages S iDches in diameter. It is smooth 

 and of a bright color, tender, sweet and very 

 productive. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; ~%, lb., 20 

 cts.; 1 lb., 55 cts. 



Long Orange Improved — A large-growing 

 favorite variety ; may be grown in the gardeu 

 or as a field crop. Pkt. ,5 cts.; oz.,10cts.; i^lb., 

 20 cts.; lib., 50 cts. 



Ox Heart, or Guerande— A variety with 

 short, thick roots, the diameter often exceeding 

 the length. Color, bright orange ; sweet and 

 tine grained; good for table or stock. Pkt., 5 

 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; l& lb., 20 cts.; 1 lb., 60 cts. 



SCARLET HORN. 



Market gardeners and large growers should grow 

 Cbantenay, the [best early Carrot for market and 

 home use. 



DANVERS. 



Chantenay— A" half-long stump rooted 

 variety, resembling the old half-long Nantes 

 variety in appearance, but making a thicker 

 root, and is much more productive and of 

 superior quality. The best carrot for bunch- 

 ing. for early market. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz.. 10 



cts.; M lb., 20 cts.; 1 



lb., 60 cts 



Half-Long scar- 

 let Carentan — A Jjiy 

 good" "early variety, U 

 suitable for forcing ; 

 color, deep orange. 

 Almost without core. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 

 cts.; \i lb., 20 cts.; 1 

 lb., 70 cts. 



Large White Belgian — This variety is 

 amazingly productive, and nothing can 

 equal them as a winter feed for milch cows, 

 as they greatly improve the quality and 

 quantity of the milk, and also impart a rich 

 color to the butter. Horses do better on 

 Carrots than on any other of our root crops. 

 Pkt, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; >£ lb., 15 cts.; 1 lb., 

 45 cts. 



Danvers— No variety will produce so 

 much to the acre, with a minimum length 

 of root, as this one. It is of medium length, 

 heavy at the neck, and quite smooth ; color, 

 a rich orange. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; !4 

 lb., 20 cts.; lib., 60 cts. 



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LONG WHITE 

 BELGIAN CARROT. 



Ger., SIumcnTofil. Fr., ChouSeur. 



ST. VALERY. 



CHANTENAY. 



EARLY SNOWBALL. 



As recommended in Cabbage culture, the seed should be sown in Febru- 

 ary or March in a hot bed, transplanting the plants, when large enough, into 

 another or the same frame, and gradually hardening them off, preparatory 

 to planting them out as earlv as the ground is in a fit condition. Any gooa 

 garden soil, if thoroughly cultivated and made very rich by manuring, will 

 suit. Careful attention in the matter of watering, destroying insects and 

 thorough cultivation will be repaid. 



EARLY SNOWBALL (Extra Selected). 



The earliest of all Cauliflowers. The only sort for market gardeners to 

 use. Sure to head, »nd remains pure and white when others are discolored 

 and unsaleable. The standard variety for the market gardener or amateur. 



The seed we offer is grown for us by one of the most reliable Cauliflower 

 growers in Europe, and the great care taken by him to keep it J up oj he 

 highest standard is manifested in the superiority of the crops grown from it 

 every year. It is of dwarf, compact habit, heads very large, compact, pure 

 white and of the very best quality. Not only is this the best early variety, 

 but it is superior to all others for fall use. Pkt., 25 cts.; y A oz., $1.00, oz., 

 $3.00; M lb., $9.00. 



Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt '(Extra Selected)-Dwarf and very solid, 

 with large, pure white heads, of very fine quality. Previous to the Introduc- 

 tion of the Snowball this was the best variety for forcing, and the strain we 

 offer is superior to much of the so-called Snowball Cauliflower sold. Pkt., 

 20 cts.; oz., 82.50 ; Vi lb., $8.00. 



Extra Early Paris— A favorite variety. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 75 cts.; % lb.. 

 82.00. 



tenormand's Short Stemmed- A late variety of superior quality; 

 heads large and well formed. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 75 cts.; % lb., 82.00. 



CAULIFLOWER PLANTS. 



When wanted by mail, add 25 cts. per 100 for postage. Per 100. 



Earlv Snowball *}H 



Selected Dwarf Erfurt J f? 



Early Paris w 



