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CARROT. \ 



1 oz 



of Carrot Seed will sow 

 row about 100 feet long. 

 4 lbs. will sow an acre. 



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FRENCH FORci^; 



For culture seepage 10. 

 HENDERSON'S NEW YORK MARKET has more good points 

 than any other existing sort. The color is bright orange and most 

 attractive. It has the minimum of core, and is crisp, tender and 

 sweet. It is one of the heaviest cropping varieties and of sym- 

 metrical shape and handsome appearance, an admirable variety 

 to bunch for market, as well as being unexcelled for private use. 

 10c. pkt., 15c. oz., 30c. i 4 lb., 90c. lb. 

 HALF LONG RED. (Stump-rooted.) In size and 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 

 (^ York and vicinity. It attains only a medium . q 



size but is admirably adapted ^\\\^„ 



to bunching, and in private Cv ' 

 gardens isoneofthebestvarie- (^ J 

 ties to grow for use during _^ , 

 the summer. (See cut.) 5c. \^> 

 pkt. L 10c. oz., 25c. % , \'V 



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 plant it. 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. oz., 

 35c. i^ lb., Sl.OOlb. 



LONG ORANGE IMPROVED. One of the most desirable for 

 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. It increases 

 the flow of milk and imparts to the butter a delicious flavor and a 

 rich golden color. (See cut.) 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. % lb., 70c. 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 it is claimed that under good cultivation it 

 will yield the greatest weight per acre with the smallest length of 

 rootof any now grown. (Seecut.) 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. J^ lb., 80c. lb. 



CHANTENAY HALF LONG SCARLET. A stump-rooted 

 variety, somewhat resembling the well-known Nantes Carrot, 

 but having a larger shoulder and being much more productive. 

 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. % lb., 80c. lb. 



OXHE ART, OR GUERANDE. A French variety of recent intro- 

 duction and a decided acquisition. It is intermediate between 

 Half Long and Horn varieties and perfectly distinct. The shape 

 is nearly oval and the color and quality all that can be desired. 

 (See cut.) 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 30c % lb., 90c. lb. 



EARLY 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., 

 15c. oz., 30c. Y A lb., $1.00 lb. 



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 

 for forcing. (See cut.) 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. % lb., 75c. lb. 



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., 25c. }± lb., 80c. lb. 



EARLY HALF LONG CCARLET. (Pointed-rooted.) A medium 

 earl}- sort of great value. It is most usef id 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. 5c. pkt., 

 10c. oz., 25c. % lb., 80c. lb. , 



WHITE AND YELLOW BELGIAN. See page 71. 



BIG CARROTS 



From The Watkins Express, Watkins, N. Y., Thursday, November 18th, 1897 : — " Mr. Boners has on exhibition in his store 

 a bushel basket of carrots grown by Mr. Craft. Dr. S. B. Allen's gardener. The combined weight of twelve of these carrots 

 makes a bushel. One of the carrots is fifteen inches and three-quarters of an inch in circumference, one foot loug, and weighs 

 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 4 Co., of New York. Dr. Allen further remarked that he thought farmers were generally too indifferent in regard to theo,uality 

 of seed which thev used, and that he had found It most economical in the end to purchase the best." 



