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-“PETER HENDERSON &CO., NEW. YORK:-- 
CARROT. 
es NEW YORK MARKET has more good points 
The color is bright orange and most 
It has the minimum of core, and is crisp, tender and 
It is one of the heaviest cropping varieties and of sym- 
metrical shape and handsome appearance, an admirable variety 
© bunch for market, as well as being unexcelled for private use. 
than any other existing sort. 
attractive. 
sweet. 
Oc. pkt., 15c. 0z., 35c. 14 Ib., $1.10 lb. 
goaALF LONG RED. (Sitump-rooted.) Insizeand time of matur- 
ity it is between the Early Scarlet Horn and the Long Orange. 
This is the sort so common in the markets of New 
\~ Yorkand vicinity. Itattainsonlyamedium 
\ WA size but is admirably adapted 
yelee to bunching, and in private 
S gardens is one of the best varie- 
ties to grow for use during 
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the summer. (Seecut.) 5c. 
pkt., 10c. 0z., 30c. 14 
I, ib., $1.00 1b. 
4 oz. of Carrot Seed will sow a 
tow about 100 feet long. : 
4 lbs. will sow an acre. Pe iil 
Cultural Instructions free, if asked for. 
LONG ORANGE IMPROVED. One of the most desirable for 
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HENDERSON’S INTERMEDIATE. This is certainly the best 
main crop carrot. Our cut is no flattering representation, but 
shows it as we have seen it in enormous quantities, and we 
strongly advise our customers to plantit. It is one of the most 
uniform in shape that we know, and where the soil is favorable 
it will always grow clean and free from side roots. The core is 
small and very tender, and there is no indication of woody 
character at any stage of its growth. It is also entirely free 
from any coarse, rank flavor so common with many sorts. 
For private purposes it is ideal, and its yielding capacity is 
enormous, which, with its handsome color and fine appearance, 
makes it invaluable to truckers. (See cut.) 10c. pkt., 15c. 0z., 
f 400. % Ib., $1.20 Ib 
CHANTENAY HALF LONG SCARLET. A stump-rooted 
variety, somewhat resembling the well-known Half Long Red, 
Stump-rooted Carrot, but having a larger shoulder and being 
much more productive. 5c. pkt., 15c. oz., 35c. 14 1b., $1.00 lb. 
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either garden or field culture. It grows to a large size,) fair 
specimens averaging twelve inches in length, and three inches 
diameter at the top. All who have cattle should raise a surplus 
of this carrot for feeding milch cows during winter. Itincreases 
the flow of milk and imparts to the butter a delicious flavor, and a 
fich golden color. (See cut.) 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 30c. 14 1b., 80c. lb. 
DANVERS. (Half Long.) A handsome, cylindrical-shaped carrot 
of good size and stump-rooted. It is of a 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 itis claimed that under good cultivation it will yield 
the greatest weight per acre with the smallest length of root of 
pany now grown. (Seecut.) 5c. pkt., 15c. oz., 35c. 14 1b., $1.00 Ib. 
OX HEART, or GUERANDE. A French variety of recent intro- 
duction and a decided acquisition. It is intermediate between 
Half Long and Horn yarieties and perfectly distinct. The shape 
is nearly oval and the color and quality all that can be desired. 
(See cut.) 5c. pkt., 15¢. oz., 35¢. 14 1b., $1.00 Ib. 
BARLY FRENCH FORCING. The earliest variety and one 
largely grown for forcing purposes. It makes a small, almost 
globe-shaped root of an orange-red color. (See cut.) 5c. pkt., 
iy 15c. oz., 40c. 14 1b., $1.20 Ib. 
EARLY SCARLET HORN. Favorite for early crop, but not large. 
Sold largely in New York markets bunched. It matures eight to 
ten days earlier than the Long Orange, and is sometimes used 
é for forcing. (See cut.) 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 30c. 14 Ib., 90c. Ib. 
EARLY HALF LONG SCARLET CARENTAN. The skin is 
smooth, flesh red, and without any core or heart. It is excellent 
for forcing, and for fine quality and perfect shape can hardly be 
,@ surpassed. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz , 30c. 4 Ib , 90e. lb. 
hEBARLY HALF LONG SCARLET. (Pointed-rooted.) Amedium 
early sort of great value. It is most useful in the younger 
state, either in soups or cooked whole, and is much used for 
bunching. The tops are very small, which permits close planting. 
A 5c. pkt., 10¢. oz., 30c. 14 Ib., 90e. Ib. 
WHITE AND YELLOW BELGIAN. 
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BIG CARROTS makes a bushel. 
From The Watkins Express, Watkins, N. Y., 
a bushel basket of carrots grown by Mr. Craft, Dr. S. B. Allen’s gardener. ) 1 
One of the carrots is fifteen and three-quarters of an inch in circumference. one foot long, and weighs 
Thursday, November 18th, 1897:—‘‘ Mr. Bowers has on exhibition in his store 
The combined weight of twelve of these carrots 
nearly seven pounds. Upon being asked the reason of his success in gardening, Dr. Allen said it was due to the use of good seed, which for the last fifteen years he 
had purchased of Peter Henderson & Co., of New York. Dr. Allen further remarked that he thought farmers were generally too indifferent in regard to the quality 
of seed which they used, and that he had found it most economical in the end to purchase the best.” 
