D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 23 



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 readers to give some of the early table sorts a trial. For feeding stock, especially 

 horses and milch cows, the carrot cannot be surpassed and it should be more largely grown by farmers for this purpose 



While a sandy loam made rich by manuring the previous year is the best soil for the carrot, any good land if thor- 

 oughly and deeply worked will produce satisfactory crops. It is advisable 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. For table use sow the smaller 

 kinds early in rows 16 to 18 inches apart. For field culture sow in drills 18 to 24 inches apart, using from one and one- 

 half to three pounds of seed to the acre. Cover one-half to orie 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. 



Earliest Short Horn 



The earliest variety in culti- 

 vation and best suited for 

 forcing- Tops small, finely 

 divided; roots nearly round 

 and of reddish orange color. 

 When fully matured about 

 two inches in diameter, but 

 should be used before fully 

 grown while young and 

 tender. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 3 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 85c; 

 Lb. 90c. 



Early Scarlet Horn 



Excellent for early planting 

 out of doors. Tops small, 

 coarsely divided; roots top 

 shaped but tapering abrupt- 

 ly to a small tap; skin or- 

 ange red. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 3 Oz. 15c; H, Lb. 85c; 

 Lb. 80c. 



Early Half Long 

 Scarlet Carentan 



Tops very small, roots cy- 

 lindrical with remarkably small necks. Handsome, 

 deep orange color, with scarcely any core and of 

 the best quality. The seed may be sown very 

 thick and the variety is well adapted for forcing. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; H Lb. 85c; Lb. 80c 



Early Scarlet Horn 



Chantenay 



Half Long Scarlet Nantes, J°,?ndrS',' Smooth 



Stiimr* RnntP^fl bright orange; flesh orange, becom- 

 Oiump i\OOiea -^^^ yellow in center but with no dis- 

 tinct core. Of the finest quality and one of the most sym- 

 metrical and handsome of the medium sized sorts; excel- 

 lent for the market or home garden. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 8 Oz. 15c; \ Lb. 85c; Lb. 75c. 

 Cliar»f*»nav Tops medium sized; necks small; roots 

 v^iidiiLciiay tapering slightly but uniformly stump 

 rooted and smooth; color deep orange red; flesh very crisp 

 and tender. Although 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 productiveness makes it very de- 

 sirable as a field sort. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 8 Oz. 15c; 

 H Lb. 85c; Lb. 75c. 



Early Half Long Scarlet, ^-gfo'r 'fl°eMT.lf: 



9fiimn Rrk«^forl ture. Of medium size, flesh bright 

 Oiump IVOOiea scarlet, brittle and of fine flavor. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 8 Oz. 15c; \ Lb. 85c; Lb. 75c. 



Oiier»n<rl<» nr Oy Hp'^rf Tops small for the size 



oueranae, or ^^x neart ^f ^^^ j.^^^^ ^.^^^-^ ^^^ 



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. When young the 

 roots are excellent for table use and when mature are 

 equally good for stock. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 8 Oz. 15c; 

 \ Lb. 85c; Lb. 75c. 

 Danvers Grown largely on account of its great pro- 

 ductiveness and 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 uniformly 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 

 a s the longer field 

 sorts and are more 

 easily harvested. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 8 0z. 15c; ^ Lb. 85c; 

 Lb. 75c. 



This 

 s a 



QUERANDE, OR Ox HEART 



Improved Long \ 



0*«a w ete^ decided improve- 

 range ^^^^ obtained 

 by years of careful selec- 

 tion of the best formed and 

 deepest colored roots of 

 the old Long Orange. 

 The most popular of the 

 older sorts for farm use on 

 deep and mellow soil. Roots 

 distinctly larger at crown, 

 shorter, thicker and smooth- 

 er than those of the Long 

 Orange, but so uniform and 

 true to type that the bulk 

 of the crop will be greater. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz.lOc; 8 Oz. 15c; 

 % Lb. 85c; Lb. 75c. 



D, M. FerrV & Co's ^^ ^^^°^ ^'^^^ distinct variety is destined to take first 

 Z. r^xik. as a field carrot, owing to its enormous produc- 



IniDrOVed Sfiorf AVliif** tlveness and the ease with which it can be har- 

 .^ \^ \^ -^nort VV niie ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^j^ j^^^^ smooth, very heavy at 

 the shoulder but tapenng regularly to the point; color light green at the crown, 

 Avhite below; flesh white, solid, crisp and of excellent quality. This variety is a 

 real acquisition as a heavy yielding, easily harvested, white carrot and is the best 

 of this class. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 8 Oz. 15c; ^ Lb. 80c; Lb. 60c. 



iMPROvED Long Orange 



