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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



CARROT 



One Ounce Will Sow loo Feet of Drill; 3 to 4 Pounds for an 



Acre. 



Deep light sandy soil will produce smooth shapeh- Carrots, 

 while a heavier clay soil will grow firmer and better colored 

 roots. For early crop the short-rooted varieties should be sown 

 from the first to the middle of April in rows 12 inches apart. 

 For main crop sow up to the middle of June in rows 15 to 18 

 inches apart and thin out the plants to stand 3 to 4 inches in the 

 row. 



Early Short Horn or French Forcing. Small reddish orange 

 roots of fine flavor. Pkt.. 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; ^ lb., 60 cts.; lb., 

 $1.75- 



Early Scarlet Horn. Deep orange in color and 2^ to 3 

 inches long. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz.. 20 cts.; ^ lb.. 60 cts.; lb., $1.75. 



Guerande or Oxheart. Short thick root, excellent for hard 

 stiff soils. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; ^4 lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



Chantenay Half Long. Slightly tapered blunt rooted variety, 

 excellent for home gardens. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; ^ lb., 40 

 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



Danvers Half Long. Roots average 6 to 8 inches long, taper- 

 ing to a blunt point. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; lb., 40 cts.; lb., 

 $1.25. 



Half Long Luc, Orange-red blunt roots, slighth' tapered. 

 A heavy 3-ielder. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; ^4 lb.. 50 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



Half Long Stump Rooted. Well developed roots, crisp, 

 tender and fine qualitv. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz.. 15 cts.; ^ lb., 40 cts.; 

 lb., $1.25. 



St. Valery. Excellent 

 main crop variety. 

 Broad at the neck, 

 tapering to a point. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 

 cts.; }i lb., 40 cts.; lb.. 

 $1.25. 



Long Orange. Rich 

 orange color and long 

 tapering roots, fine for 

 stock feeding. Pkt.. 10 

 cts.; oz.. 15 cts.; ^4 'b.. 

 40 cts.; lb.. $1.25. 



Large White Belgian. 



Flesh and skin white, 

 used for feeding cattle. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 

 cts.; 14 lb., 35 cts.; lb., 

 $1.10. 



Chantenay Half Long Carrot 



