RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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Molire, Ger. 



CARROT 



Garotte, Fr. 



Zonahoria, Sp. 



One ounce will sow ioo 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 the 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 2h feet, to allow of cultivation by horsepower. 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. 



Earliest Short Horn {French Forcing). Roots are 



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



Pkt., 10 cts. ; oz., 30 cts.; \ lb., 80 cts. ; lb., $2.75. 

 Early Scarlet Horn. Tops small and roots grow about 3 



inches long, reddish orange and good flavor. May be grown 



either in frames or in the open ground. Pkt, 5 cts.; oz. , 25 



cis.; \ lb., 70 cts.; lb., $2.25. 

 St. Valery. An intermediate variety, growing to a size be 



tween the half-long and long varieties, about ten inches long, 



broad at neck, tapering to a point; orange color and of good 



quality. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 70 cts.; lb., $2.25. 

 *Danvers' 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. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; Jib. 



70 cts.; lb., $2.25. 

 Improved Rubicon. Grows about the same length as Dan- 



vers, but thicker, and a rich dark orange in color. Pkt., 5 



cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 70 cts ; lb., $2.25. 

 Chantenay HaIf=Long. A half-long variety, with smooth 



orange-red skin and crisp, tender flesh. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz. , 25 



cts.; \ lb., 70 cts.; lb., $2.25. 

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



and stiff for the longer-growing sorts. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 



cts.; \ lb., 70 cts.; lb., $2 25- 

 *Nichol's Improved Long Orange. A fine selection of 



the Long Orange Carrot, and best variety for stock feeding. 



Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 60 cts.; lb., $2.00. 



*Large White Belgian Carrot. Used for feeding cuttle; 

 grows large and is very productive. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts. ; 

 | lb.; 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



CHICORY 



Culture. Sow seed in early spring as for Carrots, in rows 

 12 to 16 inches apart, and thin the plants to 2 or 3 inches. To 

 blanch the leaves for salad in winter, dig the roots in the fall, 

 cut the leaves cff a little above the root crown, and place them 

 horizontally in layers, alternating with layers of sand or loam, 

 in a dark cellar, the tops all pointing outward of the sloping 

 heap or heaps. One ounce to 100 feet of drill. 

 Common, or Wild. Used for salads. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 



30 cts.; jib., 85 cts.; lb., $3.00. 

 Large Rooted. Used to mix with or substitute for coffee. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; ] lb., 85 cts.; lb., $3.00. 

 Witloof Chicory, or French Endive. (See cut.) Dur- 

 ing winter this vegetable is sold by dealers in fancy fruits and 

 vegetables as French Endive. Should be sown in June, in 

 drills 10 inches apart; allow plants to grow until November, 

 when they should be taken up, trimmed to 14 inches from 

 the neck, leaving about 8 inches, then planted upright, 1$ 

 inches apart, in trench 16 inches deep. Fill trench with good 

 soil, and for quick growth cover with manure. In about four 

 weeks it will be ready for use. and is eaten either raw or 

 cooked. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts. ; \ lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50. 



