HENRTA DREER fflllADELPHIAM^ W RfHABLE VtOETABLE SEEDS 



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CARROT. 



Rlohie, Ger.. Ciirotte, Fr. Zoiia/ioria, Sp. 



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



CULTURE. — Carrots, to grow in perfection, require a ricli, deep, sandy loam, well |nilverized and deeply cultivated. For an 

 early crop sow in May and June in drills al)0Ut 1 foot apart, thinning out to 4 inches in the row ; sow for main cmp in June and 

 |uly. The large late varieties for field culture should be sown in 

 drills 3 to 3J- leet apart, so as to cultivate by horse. An impor- 

 tant point in sowing Carrots, ns in all other seeds, is to tread the 

 row firmly after sowing. Varieties marked "*" are the best 

 virieties for stock feeding, 

 Dreer's Perfect Forcing Carrot. (See Specialties, pages 25 



lo 30) Fia,, 10 a-.; oz,, -JO cts.; \ lb., 50 els. 

 Farliest Short Horn. {French Fo7-cin:f). This variety is small, 

 reddish-orange, of globular shape and excellent flavor. Pkt., 5 

 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 35 cts.; lb. $1.00. 

 Parly Scarlet Horn. (See cut.) A favorite early red summer 



varielv. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz , lOcts.; \ lb,, 30 cts.; lb., 90 cts. 

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

 ductive and early, coming in between Scarlet Horn and Long 

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

 Chantenay Half-Long. Resembling the Nantes, with larger 

 shoulder. Medium early and heavy cropper. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 

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

 *Danver's Half-Long Orange. (See cut.) 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.; \ II.., 30 Cts; lb., 90 cts. 

 improved Rubicon. A. fine half-long variety, grows about the 

 same length as the well-known Danver's, but thicker, and of a 

 rich dark orange in color. Pkt, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts,; \ lb., 30 

 ct^.; lb., 90 els'. ' 



Early Half°Long Carentan. An excellent scarlet variety, 

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

 o/.,, 10 cts.; i lb., 30 cts.; lb., 90 CIS. 

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

 rooted variety, of superior quality. Pkt., 5 c'.s.; oz , 10 els.; 

 :{ lb., 30 cts.; lb., 90 cts. 

 St. Valery. A desirable sort for privare gardens ; of rich 

 orangecolor. Pkt., 5 cts."; oz., 10 cts.; | lb., SQcts.; lb., 90 els. 

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

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

 ct'^.; \ lb , 30 cts.; li.., 90 cts. 



*Nichors Improved Long Orange. This is a very fine 

 seleciion ol the Long Clrange Cariot. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., lij 

 cts ; J lb., 25 cts ; lb,, 80 els. 



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

 75 c[^. 



--Altringham, Pkt., 5 cts.; oz,, lOcis; J^lb., 20 cts.; II.., 75 cts. 



■■Large White Belgian. I'kt,, 5 cis ; oz., 10 cis,; \ lb., 20 



cts.; lb., CO cts. 



■'■Improved Short White.' Pki., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts,; \ lb., 20 

 CIS,; lb., (JO els. 



CHICORY. 



Common, or Wild. Sown in June, the roots are trans- 

 planted in aulunin into sand, in the cellar; the shoots, which 

 will come up soon, form the " Barbe de Capucin." Pkt,, 5 

 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 85 cts. 



Large Rooted. Used to mix ■with or as a substitule for 

 coflee, Pkl., 5 cts.; oz,, 15 cts,; ■]- lb., 35 cts,; lb,, $1 00. 



COI^LARDS. 



Bl(i/teiko/d, Gkv.. Choii Coba, Fr, Caliu, Sr. 



Creole, or Southern. Cabbage greens, used as a substitute 

 for cabbage in ihe South. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 

 30 cts.; lb., 90 CIS. 



CORN SAI^AO (Fetticus). 



S/c-ckiii/at, Ger. A/ache, Fr.. ALic/uo Valerianilla, Sp. 

 CULTURE. — Sow in spring in drills 1 foot apart; it will 

 mature in six lo eight weeks. For winter and early spring use, 

 sow in drills in August and September. 

 Large Seeded. Pkt., 5 cfs.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb,, 20 cis.; lb., 60 cts. 



