Plant Carrots at the Edge of Flower 'Beds 



CARROTS 



Culture. Carrots thrive best in a rather light 

 rich loam. The ground should be well manured 

 with fine, well-rotted or composted manure, and be 

 thoroughly worked quite deep. Sow from middle 

 of April to middle of May, J'2 inch deep, in rows 

 14 inches apart, and thin the plants to stand 5 to 6 

 inches apart in the row. For late crops, sow in June 

 or July. An important point is to tread the rows 

 firmly after sowing. For field-culture. Carrots 

 should be sown in drills 3 to feet apart, so as 

 to allow horse-cultivation. 



Chantenay. (70 days.) A good medium- 

 early variety desirable for home or market. 

 Stump rooted, deep orange, smooth, 

 tapered, 4}^ to 5 inches long and 2J4 

 inches in diameter. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 

 cts.; Vilb. 30 cts.; lb. 85 cts.; 5 lbs. $3.75; 

 25 lbs. $17.50. 



Chantenay Improved Red-cored. (70 



days.) A large, thick, stump-rooted, 

 orange-red Carrot of excellent quality, 

 5 inches long and 2}4, inches in diameter, 

 with indistinct core. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 

 cts.; Vilb. 30 cts.; lb. 90 cts.; 5 lbs. $4; 

 25 lbs. $18.75. 



Danvers Half-Long. (75 days.) Very 

 popular with home and market gardeners. 

 Roots beautiful bright orange, tapered to 

 a blunt point, and 6 to 8 inches long, 2 

 inches in diameter. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 

 cts.; i/4lb. 30 cts.; lb. 85 cts.; 5 lbs. $3.75; 

 25 lbs. $17.50. 



Early Scarlet Horn. (64 days.) Desirable 

 for early market use. Tops small, roots 



3 inches long and 1 3^ inches in diameter, 

 of a reddish orange color. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 15 cts. ; Vilb. 35 cts. ; lb. $1 ; 5 lbs. $4.25 ; 

 25 lbs. $20. 



Improved Long Orange. (85 days.) Roots 

 1 1 inches long and 2 to 3 inches in diameter, 

 red-orange in color. Excellent for table 

 use when young; much used for stock- 

 feeding when matured. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 15 cts.; Vilb. 30 cts.; lb. 85 cts.; 5 lbs. 

 $3.75; 25 lbs. $17.50. 



Nantes Stump-rooted or Coreless. (69 



days.) Good for forcing as well as home 

 and market use. Cylindrical, blunt, uni- 

 form roots 6 inches long, 1^ inches in 

 diameter, bright orange, and unsurpassed 

 in flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; V4lb. 

 30 cts.; lb. 85 cts.; 5 lbs. $3.75; 25 lbs. 

 $17.50. 



Oxheart or Guerande. (75 days.) Roots 



4 to 5 inches long and 2J^ inches in diam- 

 eter, bright orange, thick and blunt-ended. 

 Desirable for home use and a good keeper. 

 Used in its mature form for stock-feeding. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; V^lb. 30 cts.; 

 lb. 85 cts.; 5 lbs. $3.75; 25 lbs. $17.50. 



* Designates number of days from plant 

 setting to marketable vegetables. Otherwise 

 the time is from seed sowing to marketable 

 vegetables. 



Extra-Early Snowball Cauliflower 



CAULIFLOWER 



Culture. This crop is handled in much the 

 same way as cabbage. It is a gross feeder and needs 

 large quantities of fertihzer and manure and abun- 

 dance of water. Set plants 2 feet apart, in rows 

 2 1 2 feet apart. Sow 1 ounce to 100 yards, }4 pound 

 an acre; 8000 plants an acre. One ounce will pro- 

 duce 4000 plants. 



For Cauliflower plants, see page 41 



Extra-Early Snowball. (*55 days.) The 

 most widely used early variety. Heads 

 compact, solid, and pure white, from 6 to 

 7 inches in diameter. Pkts. 10 and 25 cts.; 

 V20Z. 75 cts.; oz. $1.25; y4lb. $4.50. 



G. & T. Co.'s Drought-Resisting. (*67 

 days.) Will also withstand dry weather 

 and produce large, solid white heads, 

 tinged with cream, from 7 to 8 inches in 

 diameter. Pkts. 10 and 25 cts.; i^oz. 85 

 cts.; oz. $1.35; Vilb. $4.60. 



G. & T. Co.'s Gilt-Edge SnowbaU. (*65 

 days.) Withstands dry weather; large, thick 

 white heads with a cream tinge, about 8 

 inches in diameter. Pkts. 10 and 25 cts.; 

 V20Z. 85 cts.; oz. $1.35; V4\b. $4.60. 



Select Early Dwarf Erfurt. (*57 days.) A 

 popular early variety for home and market 

 gardener and shipping. Heads snow-white, 

 about 7 inches in diameter, of fine quality. 

 Pkts. 25 and 50 cts.; y20z. 75 cts.; oz. 

 $1.25; y4lb. $4.50. 



CELERIAC 



Giant Smooth Prague. The best variety 

 of Turnip-rooted Celery, producing smooth 

 spherical roots 2 to 3 inches in diameter. 

 Used for its celery flavoring. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 20 cts.; Vilb. 60 cts.; Vzlb. $1.10; lb. $2. 



CELERY 



Culture. Plant seed 14 inch deep in hotbed or 

 very early in open ground. When plants are 3 

 inches high, transplant to stand 4 inches apart, in 

 rich soil, finely pulverized: water and protect until 

 well rooted. In June or July transplant into rows 

 3 to 4 feet apart, either on surface or well-manured 

 trenches a foot in depth, half filled with well-rotted 

 manure. Set the plants from 6 to 8 inches apart. 

 To blanch, draw earth around the plants from time 

 to time, taking care not to cover the top of the 

 center shoots. Sow 2 ounces to 100-yard row, M 

 pound an acre; 20,000 to 30,000 plants to acre. 

 One ounce produces 8000 plants. 



For Celery plants, see page 41 



Easy-Blanching. (125 days from seed to 

 maturity.) Excellent second -early variety 

 for home and market garden. Stalks thick, 

 solid, of rich, crisp flavor, and blanch very 

 readily. A good keeper. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 25 cts.; y4lb. 75 cts.; y2lb. $1.35; 

 lb. $2.50. 



Giant Pascal. (135 days from seed to 

 maturity.) A late variety desirable for 

 home and market use. Stalks long, thick, 

 solid, and of rich flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 20 cts.; y4lb. 65 cts.; y2lb. $1.15; 

 lb. $2.25. 



Golden Self -Blanching, Tall. (118 days 

 from seed to maturity.) Early and very 

 excellent for home and market. Stalks 26 

 to 28 inches tall, firm, crisp, compact, of 

 delicious flavor, and will blanch readily. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; y4lb. 75 cts.; 

 yjlb. $1.40; lb. $2.75. 



Winter Queen. (118 days from seed to 

 maturity.) The best winA.er variety. Semi- 

 dwarf, with solid hearts and broad, solid, 

 and crisp stalks of delicious nutty flavor. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; y4lb. 60 cts.; 

 y2lb. $1.10; lb. $2. 



White Plume. (112 days from seed to 

 maturity.) An extra-earlj', attractive va- 

 riety with white, solid, crisp stalks of good 

 quality. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; y4lb. 65 

 cts.; Vilb. $1.15; lb. $2.25. 



CELERY SEED 



Unsurpassed for flavoring soups, pickles, 

 etc. Oz. 10 cts.; y4lb. 20 cts.; lb. 40 cts. 



COLLARDS 



Culture. Sow seed thickly in rows J4 inch deep, 

 in rich ground. Transplant when about 4 inches 

 high, or sow where the plants are to stand, and thin 

 to 2 or 3 feet apart. Sow 1 ounce to 100 yards, 

 J4 pound an acre. 



Georgia or Southern. (80 days.) Grows 

 from 2 to 3 feet tall, with light green, 

 tender leaves on long stems. Withstands 

 heat and has excellent flavor when cooked. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; yjb. 25 cts.; 

 y2lb. 40 cts.; lb. 65 cts.; 5 lbs. $2.75. 



Danvers Half-Long Carrot 



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