HBRTADRK -PHILADELPHIA^- W RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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CARROT. 



Mohre, Ger. £ , /\ I*' I*'! I I Carotte, Fr, Zonahoria. Sp. 



One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; 3 to 4 pounds for an acre. 



CULTURE. — Carrots do best in warm, deep, rather light and fairly fertile soil that is well supplied with humus, or on strong loam 

 having been in clover and broken the year before. For earliest crop sow seed of the early, short-rooted sorts in April or May, in 

 drills a foot apart and thin to 2 inches. For main crop, sow in May or June, or for succession even in July, using the longer-rooted 

 varieties. The rows for these may be 16 to 20 inches apart, and the plants thinned to 2, 3 or even 4 inches. To raise Carrots for 

 stock, the rows may be made wide enough apart, say 2 to 2£ feet, to allow of cultivation by horse power. In sowing Carrot or other 

 small seeds, especially during dry weather, pains should be taken to firm the soil well over the seed, either by means of the feet, or 

 with the roller of the garden drill. Varieties marked * are good for stock feeding. 



Sutton's Red Intermediate. (See Specialties, page 6.) 

 Pkt,, 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; J lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



Dreer's Perfect Forcing Carrot. (See cut.) A fine half- 

 long variety, beautiful bright scarlet, transparent, crisp and 

 almost without a core. Remarkably small top and can be 

 planted very close in frame. It also does well grown in the 

 open ground. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb,, 75 cts. 



Earliest Short Horn (French Forcing), This variety is 

 small, reddish-orange, of globular shape and excellent flavor. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 85 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



Early Scarlet Horn. A favorite early red summer variety. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 30 cts.; lb., 90 cts. 



Early Half=Long Scarlet. A desirable point-root sort, pro- 

 ductive and early, coming in between Scarlet Horn and Long 

 Orange. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb,, 30 cts.; lb., 90 cts. 



*Danvers' Half = Long Orange. A rich orange-red variety, 

 very smooth and handsome, producing very large crops. An 

 excellent market variety. Tops are of medium size and 

 coarsely divided. The roots taper to a blunt point; flesh 

 sweet, crisp and tender. Although the roots of this variety 

 grow shorter, it produces more bulk to the acre than the 

 larger field varieties. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; ^ lb., 30 cts.; 

 lb., $1.00. 



Improved Rubicon. Grows about the same length as the 

 well-known Danvers, but thicker, and is a rich dark orange 

 in color. A remarkably heavy cropper, and the quality is 

 excellent. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; £ lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



Chantenay Half-Long. CSee cut.) Resembling the Nantes, 

 with larger shoulder. Medium early and heavy cropper. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



Early Half-Long Carentan. An excellent scarlet variety, 

 without core, for forcing or the open ground. Pkt,, 5 cts.; 

 oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 30 cts.; lb., 90 cts. 



Half=Long Nantes. An excellent early half-long, stump- 

 rooted variety, of superior quality. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 



i lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 

 St. Valery. A desirable sort for private gardens; orange 



color. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; J lb., 30 cts.; lb., 90 cts. 

 Guerande, or Oxheart. A good variety on soils too hard 



and stiff for the longer-growing sorts. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 



cts.; J- lb., 30 cts.; lb., 90 cts. 

 *Nichol's Improved Long Orange. This is a very fine 



selection of the Long Orange Carrot, and the best variety for 



stock feeding. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; £ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 



80 cts. 

 *Long Orange. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; J lb., 20 cts.; 



lb., 75 cts. 

 • Altringham. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 20 cts ; lb., 



75 cts. 

 *Large White Belgian. Used for feeding cattle; grows 



large and is very productive. Pkt., 5 Cts. ; oz,, 10 cts.; \\b., 



20 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 

 improved Short White. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 



20 cts. ; lb., 75 cts. 



