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RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEW/ 





Carotte, Fr. 



CARROT 



Zanahoria, Sp. 

 Mohre, Ger. 



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



CULTURE — One of the few crops that will do well in all soils although a good deep, friable loam will produce the best looking 

 roots. On light soils the color will not be as good as on richer, heavier soils containing more mineral elements. For an early supply, 

 sow seeds of early sorts, like Dreer's Perfect Forcing, Oxheart, etc., as soon as the soil can be dug, placing rows 18 to 24 inches apart 

 and thinning out seedlings to stand 2 to 3 inches apart in the row. Make repeated sowings every 2 weeks. For a winter supply, sow 

 the larger growing firm fleshed varieties like Danvers, Rubicon, etc., any time during May. These varieties require all season to reach 

 full size for winter storage. For a fall supply of crisp, tender roots, sow Chantenay any time up to July 15th. The very much larger 

 stock varieties should be thinned out to stand 6 to 8 inches apart in rows, 2| to 3 feet apart. Varieties marked with a star are the 

 best for stock feeding. 



232 Chantenay. This is a large thick carrot, stump-rooted and slightly tapered towards ■ 

 the bottom and the skin is very smooth, orange-red in color, making it of very attractive 

 appearance. The quality is most excellent, being very crisp, tender and of an extra fine 

 flavor. Grow a few rows of this for winter use, as it will store well in a cool dry place. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; J lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



234 Danver's Half -long Orange. More extensively grown than any other. Of rich 

 orange-red color, smooth and handsome, the 6 or 7 inch roots taper to a blunt point and 

 are sweet, crisp and tender. Produces more bulk to the acre than the larger, longer vari- 

 eties. This is also a good sort for the home gardener to grow, for storing over winter. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



240 Dreer's Perfect Forcing. Easily one of the most popular of the early carrots, equally 

 useful for the outdoor garden as well as growing under glass. It is a fine, half long variety 

 of most symmetrical shape, uniform size, and has a remarkably small top. Of attractive 

 bright scarlet color, crisp, and with a singularly small core, so small in fact that in the 

 young product it is hardly noticeable. It is not particular as to soil and yields splendid 

 crops under ordinary home garden conditions, and is at its best when about the size 

 illustrated below. Pkt., 10 cts.; J oz., 15 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; ^ lb., 70 cts.; lb., $2.25. 



246 Earliest Short Horn (French Forcing). One of the earliest. 

 Roots are almost globular in shape, about 2 inches long and deep 

 through, of reddish-orange color and excellent flavor. Equally 

 good for forcing under glass and for early or late sowing outdoors. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



244 Early Scarlet Horn. May be planted very early in spring, and 

 is an excellent summer variety. Tops small and roots grow about 

 2j to 3 inches long, reddish-orange and good flavor. May be grown 

 either in frames or in the open ground. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 

 i lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



236 Guerande, or Oxheart. Good on soils too hard and stiff for 

 longer-growing sorts. Root short, very thick and heavy, with small 

 tap-root; flesh is a bright orange color, fine grained and of sweet 

 flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; | lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



242 Improved Rubicon. (See Specialties, page 5.) Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 

 20 cts.; \Va., 50 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



252 Large White Belgian. 



The roots are thick through, 

 yielding a heavy crop. 

 Reaches a length of 16 in- 

 ches, and is grown only for 

 stock feed. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 oz., 15 cts.; J lb., 30 cts.; 

 lb., $1.00. 



238 *Nichol's Improved 

 Long Orange. Color deep 

 orange, and when small it 

 may be used for the table, 

 but mostly grown to full size 

 for stock feeding. Pkt., 10 

 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 40 

 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



248 "St. Valery. Intermediate 

 between the half long and 

 long varieties. Will grow 

 about 10 inches long with 

 broad tops tapering to a 



DREER'S PERFECT ^^\ , **■• 10 ^ *?* £ 



Forcing Carrot cts.; \ lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.23. 



Early Scarlet Horn Carrot 



Earliest Short-Horn Carrots 



Complete collections of Vegetable Seeds are offered on page 3 



