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Isolating a Carrot Plant in a Canvas Cage to Keep It from Being Pollenized 

 by Other Strains of Carrot 



lib. 



50 lbs. 



or more 



or more 



per lb. 



per lb. 



$0.90 



$0.80 



CARROT 



We have indicated the number of days usually required to produce roots of good bunching size. 



Code Word 



Bagley clod 



Similar to Hutchinson, but averages shorter and is not so much 

 inclined to show green shoulders. 



Chantenay clabid 



70 days. Splendid general purpose carrot; much used in home and 

 market garden and for shipping bunched. Extensively grown for 

 winter storage. Dependably heavy yielder. Roots deep reddish- 

 orange; become 534—6 in. long, 2}i in. thick at top; tapered; 

 stump-rooted; flesh deep orange. 



DANVERS, Half Long clabolt 



75 days. Very productive and popular for home and market gar- 

 den; much used for shipping. Roots bright deep orange, 6 — 7 in. 

 long, 1^ in. thick, uniformly tapered to the blunt end. Flesh 

 bright orange, crisp, and tender. 



Early Scarlet Horn chamber 



63 days. Popular for early market. Tops small. Roots reddish- 

 orange; 3 in. long, 1}^ in. at the shoulder and tapered to about 1 

 in. thick at the blunt end; flesh reddish-orange, fine grained, 

 sweet, and tender. 



French Forcing (Earhest Short Horn) clabbuq 



60 days. Valuable for forcing and for out of door culture for early 

 market. Tops small. Roots reddish-orange; small, globular, 

 become 134 in. in diameter; flesh reddish-orange, of high quality. 



Hutchinson clapping 



Popular in some New England markets and also used for ship- 

 ping. Roots about 10 inches long, 1 3^ inches thick, and cylindri- 

 cal. Shoulder inclined to be greenish as roots grow slightly out of 

 the ground. Color light orange-red. 



imperator clack 



Roots 8 to 10 inches long, and 1^ to 23^ inches across at shoul- 

 der. Cylindrical in shape and usually well stump rooted. Color 

 deep orange. 



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