M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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C A RRO T--Continued 



GUERANDE, OR Ox HEART 



Vl7«*.l,, Qr.^»*1z^f 1-lr^«*n Excellent for early planting out of 



Hariy OCaneL norn doors. Tops small, coarsely divided: 

 roots top-shaped but tapering abruptly to a small tap: skin orange- 

 red. Pkt. oc; Oz. 10c: a Oz. 15c; h Lb. 35c: Lb. 80c. 



EARLY HALF LONG SCARLET CARENTAN. Tops very small; 

 roots cylindrical with remarkablj- small necks. Handsome, deep 

 orange color, with scarcely any core and of the best quality. The 

 seed may be sown verv thick and the variety is well adapted for 

 forcing. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; kg Lb. '35c; Lb. 80c. 



HALF LONG SCARLET NANTES, STUMP ROOTED. Tops small; 

 roots cylindrical, smooth bright orange; flesh orange, becoming 

 yellow in center but with no distinct 

 core. Of the finest quality and one of 

 the most symmetrical and handsome 

 of the medium sized sorts; excellent 

 for the market or home 

 garden. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 1.5c; \^^^.^t^ 



h Lb. S5c; Lb. 75c. «^^^#i^ ' 



Chantenay 



Tops mediimi sized; necks small; 

 roots tapering slightly but uniform- 

 ly stump rooted and smooth; color 

 deep orange-red: flesh very crisp and tender. Althotigh a 

 medium early sort the roots are suitable for use nearly as 

 early as any. Undoubtedly is one of the best in quality for 

 the market and private garden, while its great productive- 

 ness makes it very desirable as a field sort. Pkt. 5c: 

 Oz. 10c: 3 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



EARLY HALF LONG SCARLET, STUMP ROOTED. Excel- 

 lent for early market or for field culture. Of medium size, 

 flesh bright scarlet, brittle and of fine flavor. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c;% Lb. 35c; Lb. 75c. 



Guerande, or Ox Heart 



Danvers 



Improved Long Orange 



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D. M. Ferry & Go's ^^^^J^'ZlS. 



Improved Short White S*orowS?g'',o''1tt 



enormous productiveness and the ease with which it can be 

 harvested. Roots half long, smooth, very heav^- at the 

 shoulder but tapering regularly to the point: color light 

 green at the crown, white below: flesh white, solid, crisp and 

 of excellent quality. This variety is a real acquisition as a 

 heavj^ j-ielding, easily harvested', white carrot and is the 

 best of this class. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 8 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 80c; 

 Lb. 60c. 



Tops small for the size of the roots which are 

 comparatively short but often reach a diameter 



of five inches!^ terminating abruptly in a small tap root. Flesh bright orange, fine 

 grained and sweet. This variety is especially desirable for soil so hard and stiff 

 that longer rooted sorts would not thrive in it. Wlien young the roots are excel- 

 lent for table use and when mature are equally good for stock. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; 

 3 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 35c; Lb. 75c. 

 TX Grown largely on account of its great productiveness and 



I 3 Pi n V#^l*S adaptability to all classes of soil. Tops of medium size, 

 ' ^^* *^ coarsely divided. The roots are smooth and handsome, deep 

 orange and of medium length, tapering tmif orm^y to a blunt point: flesh sweet, crisp, 

 tender and of a deep orange color. Although the roots of this variety are short 

 they produce as large a bulk as the longer field sorts and are more easily 

 harvested. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 35c; Lb. 75c. 



Improved 

 Long Orange 



An improvement ob- 

 tained by years of cai e 

 ful selection of the besst 

 formed and deepest col 

 ored roots of the old 

 Long Orange. The 

 most popular of the 

 older sorts for farm use 

 on mellow soil. Rocts 

 shorter. thicker an i 

 smoother than those ot 

 the Long Orange, but bO 

 uniform and true that 

 the bulk of the crop will 

 be greater. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c, 

 H Lb. 35c; Lb. 75c. 





D. M. Ferry & Co's Improved Short White 



