Carrots md Cauliflower 



CARROTS 



Carotte. Zaiiahoria. 



One ounce will sow 100 feet of row ; 



for an acre. 



2 to 3 pounds required 



Avoid sowing on newly 

 manured ground, wlileh 

 has a tendency to pro- 

 duce forlied I'oots ; the 

 land should, therefore, 

 be manured the previous 

 season. For early crops 

 sow as soon as the 

 ground can be worked, 

 and for later crops from 

 the beginning until the 

 end of May, In rows 15 

 inches apart and Y„ inch 

 deep. Thin out the 

 young plants to 5 inches, 

 and keep the surface 

 open by a frequent use 

 of the hoe. 



For field culture, sow 

 in drills from 20 to 30 

 inches apart, and when 

 plants are 1 to 2 inches 

 high, thin out to from -t 

 to 8 inches apart in the 

 rows. An important fea- 

 ture in sowing carrots, 

 as in all other seeds, is 

 firming the seed in the 

 soil ; this may be done 

 with foot or spade. 



If to be forwarded by 

 mail, add at the rate of 

 8 cts. per lb. for jjostage. 



Earliest French Forcing. Earliest of all varieties, and especially 

 adapted for forcing; delicate, fine grained, and remarkably fine flavored. 

 Pkt. 5 ets., oz. 15 cts., Yi lb. 30 cts., lb. Sl.OO. 



Early Scarlet Horn. An old and favorite sort. Roots top-shaped 

 and stump-rooted, therefore easily pulled ; grows well in shallow soil ; 

 color a deep orange; flesh fine grained. Pkt. 5 ets., oz. 10 ets., % lb. 

 25 cts., lb. 90 cts. 



Guerande, or O.v-Heart. Tery desirable, being intermediate in 

 length between the half-long varieties and the Scarlet Horn ; in bulk of 

 crop compares favorably with the long varieties, attaining at the top a 

 diameter of 3 to 4 inches : of fine talkie quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 Y, lb. 25 cts., lb. 90 cts. 



Danver's Half-Long: Orange. This variety is extensively culti- 

 vated, both for market and family use. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., y^ lb. 

 25 ets., lb. 75 cts. 



Improved I,ongf Orange Carrot 



Half-Long Stump-Rooted. 



maturing between Long Orange 

 and Scarlet Horn ; an excellent sort 

 of good quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 

 ets., Y lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 ets. 



Improved Long Orange. 



For garden and field crops this is 

 the best and most profitable va- 

 riety grown. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 ets., 

 %lb. 25 ets, lb. 75 cts. 



Carentan. A half-long, stump- 

 rooted variety of fine quality and 

 perfect shape ; skin smooth, flesh 

 red and free from core or heart 

 and tender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 Y, lb. 25 cts,, lb. 90 cts. 



LongAVhite Belgian. Avery 

 productive kind, grown almost ex- 

 clusivelv for stock, Oz. 10 cts., Y 

 lb. 20 cts,, Ih, 50 cts. 



Intermeiliate in size and period of 



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CAULIFLOWER 



Chou-Fleur, ColiHor. 95tumentoM. 



One ounce will sow a bed of 40 square feet, producing 2,000 plants. 



This crop will grow 

 in any soil that suits 

 cabbage. Sow the 

 seed in a hotbed in 

 January or February, 

 and when the plants 

 are large enough 

 transplant 3 inches 

 apart in boxes or hot- 

 beds until time to 

 plant out. If hard- 

 ened off they are sel- 

 dom injured by plant- 

 ing out as early as 

 the ground can be 

 properly prepared. 

 Set in rows 2 feet 

 apart and 2 feet be- 

 tween the rows. Keep 

 them well hoed, and 

 bring the earth grad- 

 uallyuptothe stems, 

 watering freely in dry 

 weather, and especi- 

 ally when they begin 

 to head. Cauliflower 

 will not head in hot, 

 dry weather, there- 

 fore planting should 

 be regulated so that 

 it will head early in 

 summer or autumn. 



Carrara Rock. The earliest variety grown, producing perfectly 

 formed, compact, and almost snow-white heads of the finest quality; the 

 surest to head. Pkt. 50 cts,, % oz, S2.00. 



Elliott's Early Snowball. An extremely early dwarf variety, 

 producing magnificent white heads of the finest quality. The standard 

 variety for general use. Pkt. 25 ets., % oz. 75 cts., oz. S2.50. 



E-\'tra-Early Dwarf Erfurt. Almost if not quite as early as 

 Snowball ; very dwarf, with large, solid, pure white heads of finest qual- 

 ity. Pkt. 10 ets., Y oz. 60 cts., oz. S2.00. 



Early London. A second-early of good size and somewhat hardier 

 than other sorts. Pkt. 5 ets,, oz. 40 cts. 



Early Paris. A well-known variety of medium size ; good for mar- 

 ket purposes, Pkt. 10 ets., oz. 75 cts. 



Half-Early Pari.s. Heads large, white, compact ; good for either 

 early or late use. Pkt. 10 ets., oz. 60 cts. 



Lenorniand's Short Stem, A large, late, short-stemmed variety, 

 with well-formed white heads of extra quality. Pkt. 10 ets., oz, 60 cts. 



Large Algiers. An extra-fine late variety of the best quality, suit^ 

 able for market and sure to head. Plant large, of upright growth, the \. 

 leaves protecting the head so that they will endure uninjured frosts th^ V; 

 would ruin other sorts. Pkt. 10 ets., oz. 60 cts. ^^ 



Veitch's Autumn Giant. A distinct and valuable late variety, 

 producing large heads, pure white, firm and compact, which, being thor- 

 oughly protected by the foliage, remain a long time fit for use; a desir- 

 able variety for the South. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



Elliott's Early Snowball Cauliflower 



CRESS, 



Cresson. 



Daaver's Half-I,ottg Orange Carrot 



OR PEPPERGRASS 



Berro o Alastuerzo. Jireffe. 



Sow early in April in shallow 

 drills a foot apart ; for succession, 

 repeat every two weeks, as it soon 

 runs to seed. 



Extra Curled. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., % lb. 15 cts., lb. 40 cts. 



WATER CRESS 



Water Cress may be grown in 

 any moist situation, but more suc- 

 cessfully by the edge of a running 

 brook. The seed may be sown in 

 May, on the ground where it is in- 

 tended to be grown, and the thin- 

 nings transplanted. The plants 

 should be set not less than a foot 

 apart. The cress will be fit for 

 gathering the second year, Pkt. 10 

 cts,, oz. 40 ets., '-^ lb. $1.25, lb. $4.00. 



