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Garotte, Fr. 



CARROT 



Zanalioria, Sp. 

 Mohre, Ger. 



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 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 

 'hinned 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 horsepower. In 

 sowing Carrot or other small seed, especi- 

 ally 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. 



Dreer's Perfect Forcing. (See Speci- 

 alties, page 6) Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 

 cts.; \ ib., 75 cts.; lb., $2.50. 

 Earliest Short tiorn(French Forcing). 

 This variety is small, reddish-orange, of 

 globular shape and excellent flavor. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; ^ lb., 60 cts.; lb., 

 $2.00. 

 Early Scarlet Horn. Tops small and 

 roots grow about 2 inches long; reddish- 

 orange and good flavor. May be grown 

 either in frames or in the open ground. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; ^ lb., 50 cts.; 

 lb., $1,75. 

 Improved Rubicon. Grows about the 

 same length as the well-known Danvers, 



but thicker, and is rich dark orange in color, very sweet *t)anvers' Half = Long Orange. (See cut. ) A rich orange- 

 and of a mild flavor. It is remarkably clean-skinned, red variety, very smooth and handsome, producing very large 



grows evenly and is easily pulled, besides it is also a good crops. An excellent market variety. Tops are of medium 



keeper. Grows best in a soft, deep and mellow soil, which size and coarsely divided. The roots taper to a blunt point; 



has been well manured. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz. , 15 cts.; J lb., flesh sweet, crisp and tender. Although the roots of this 



45 cts.; lb., $1.50. variety grow shorter, it produces more bulk to the acre than 



the larger field varieties, and it is more largely grown than 

 any other variety of half-long Carrot. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 

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

 Sutton's Red Intermediate. This excellent variety of 

 Carrot is of English origin, and its handsome shape, rich red 

 color and fine quality appeal to all who plant it. The Carrots 

 grow to a desirable size, being between the half-long and long 

 varieties, and are very uniform in size and shape. The shape 

 is most desirable, tapering to a decided point, and the quality 

 is excellent, being sweet and tender. Those who planted 

 seed of this Carrot last spring are now praising it highly. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; ^ lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.50. 

 St. Valery. A large and handsome Carrot, suitable either for 

 use in private garden or field culture. It is between the half 

 long and long varieties, growing about 10 inches long, broad 

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

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; I lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75. 

 Chantenay Half=Long. (See Cut.) A half-long variety, 

 stump-rooted, but slightly tapered and has a smooth orange- 

 red skin, crisp, tender and of excellent quality. The root is 

 broad at top, grows about 5 or 6 inches long and may be used 

 in the early stage of growth. It resembles the Nantes Carrot, 

 but has a larger shoulder and is desirable both for garden and 

 field culture. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; I lb., 50 cts.; lb., 

 $1.75. 

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

 stiff for the longer-growing sorts. The root is short, very 

 thick, and has a small tap-root; flesh is a bright orange color, 

 fine grained and of sweet flavor. Pkt, 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 

 ^Ib., 50 CIS.; 11>., $1.75. 

 *Nichors Improved Long Orange. This is a very fine 

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

 stock feeding ; should be grown on deep soil. Color deep 

 orange, and when small it may be used for the table. Pkt., 

 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 1^ lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 

 *Large White Belgian. Used for feeding cattle. Pkt, 5 

 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; J lb., 45 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



