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D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



CARROT 



The carrot is one of the most wholesome and nutritious of our garden roots deserving to 

 be more extensively used for culinary purposes and we urge our customers to give some of the 

 early table varieties as weU as feeding sorts a trial. For horses and especially as winter feed 

 for milch cows, the carrot cannot be surpassed and it should be more largely gro^vn by farmers 

 for this purpose. 



While a sandy loam made rich by manuring the previous year is the best soil for the car- 

 rot, any good land if thoroughly and deeply worked will produce satisfactory crops. It is ad- 

 visable to sow as early in the spring as the ground is fit to work, though good crops may be 

 grown from sowings as late as June 15. Fur table use sow the smaller kinds early in rows 

 sixteen to eighteen inches apart. For field culture sow in drills eighteen to twenty -four inches 

 apart, using from one and one-half to three pounds of seed to the acre. Cover one-half to one 

 inch deep and see to it that the soil is pressed firmly above the seed. As soon as the plants 

 appear, use the cultivator or wheel hoe. Thin four to six inches apart in the row. 



r 1* J. CU M. U (French Farcing') One of the 



Il,arlie3t Onort norn earliest varieties in cultiva- 

 tion and very desirable for forcing. Tops very small. Roots 

 redtUsh orange, nearly round when forced quickly in very 

 rich, weU prepared soil, but are somewhat longer wheu 

 grown outdoors. When fully matured about two to two and 

 one-half inches long, but should be used before fully grown 

 while young and tender. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 

 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 

 i^ , o 1 i U Excellent for early planting 



harly ocarlet rlorn out of doors. Tops smaii. 



Roots orange-red. about three inches long, top shaped but 

 tapering abruptly to a small tap. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 15c; 1/4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 90c. 



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Early Scarlet Horn 



Danvers 



T^iiiiri o It The tops are very small: 



tariy Meilr Long acarlet roots of medium size. 



far^iiitan slender, cylindrical with remarkably small 

 V..cireilLall uecks, handsome deep orange color, tender 

 throughout and of the best quahty. Roots usually four and 

 one-half to five inches in length, but sometimes consider- 

 ably longer. The seed may be sown very thick and the va- 

 riety is well adapted for forcing. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 20c; 1/4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 

 Tj i£ f o 1 J. M * Tops small. Roots cylindrical, smooth, bright orange; 



rlalr L.Ong acarlet in antes, flesh orange, becoming yellow in center but very 

 Stiimn Rnftt«»H tender throughout. This variety is of the finest quality and is one of the 

 >JLUI11{J ivuvfLCU most, symmetrical and handsome of the medium sized sorts. The 

 mattire roots are usually five to six inches long. Excellent for the market or home garden. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 1/4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 90c. 



/-■I . Very productive, medium early and of excellent quality. Tops medium sized, 



\_>nantenay necks small. Roots thick, five and one-half to six inches in length, uniformly 



half loug or stump rooted but tapering slightly, 



smooth, deep orange-red in color. Flesh very 



crisp and tender. Although a medium early sort 



the roots are suitable for use nearly as early as 



any. One of the best in quality for the market 



and home garden, while its great productiveness 



and the ease with which it can be harvested 



make it verv desirable as a field sort. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Vi Lb. 25c; Lb. 85c. 



r> J r\ U J. Especially de- 



Guerande or Ox Heart sirabie for soil 



so hard and stiff that longer rooted sorts would 

 not thrive in it. Tops comparatively small. 

 Roots four and one-half to five inches long, very 

 thick, ending abruptly in a small tap root. Flesh 

 bright orange, fine grained and sweet. When 

 yoimg the roots are excellent for table use and 

 when mature are equally good for stock feeding. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 1/4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 85c. 



F\' -A. half long orange carrot, grown 



i-'anvers largelv on account of its great pro- 

 ductiveness and adaptability to all classes of soil. 



Tops of medium size. Roots of medium length. 



six to eight inches long, tapering tmiformly to 



a blunt point. Flesh deep orange, tender and of 



good quality. Although the roots of this varietv 



are comparatively short they often produce as 



large a bulk as the longer field sorts and are more 



easily harvested Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 



1/4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 85c. 



^,^■^■^^„^A f ^■^^ /^».~~— . '^lis is a decided improvement obtained by 

 ImprOVea L.Ong VJrange years of careful selection nf the best formed 

 and deepest colored roots of the old Long Orange, which was the most popular of 

 the older sorts for farm use on deep and mellow soil. Tlie roots of the strain we 

 offer are very deep orange, long and comparativelv thick, often twelve inches in 

 length and three inches in diameter at the crown, "tapering regularly to a point. 

 Tops large. Suitable for table use as well as stock feeding, combining great 

 productiveness with uniform shape where grown in light, deep, rich soil. 

 When of size suitable for the table, the roots are tender and of good quality. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



D M pAfi-ir Ji Cn't! ^"^ °^ *^^ '^^1'^ ^^s* ^^'"^ carrots because of its 

 I-'. IVl. r erry OC \^0 S enormous productiveness and the ease ivith which 

 Innnrov*»r1 ^linft \A/Viit» it can be harvested. Roots half lone, seven to 



■u , onori VV niie ^^^^ inches in length, smooth. ver\- heav-y at the 



shoulder but tapering regularly to the point: color creamy white -ivith light green 

 crown. Flesh white, solid, crisp and of excellent quality for stock feeding. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. lOc; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 20c; Lb. 65c. 



GUERANDE OR OX HEART 



