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FERRY-MORSE SEED CO. 



CARROT 



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



lib. 10 lbs. 

 or more or more 

 per lb. per lb. 



$0.55 $0.50 



Carrot, 

 Nantes 



Telegraph 

 Code Word 



Bagley caruq 



80 days. Similar to Hutchinson. 



Chanteiray carte 



70 days. Splendid general pur- 

 pose carrot; much used in home 

 and market garden and for ship- 

 ping bunched. Extensively grown 

 for winter storage. Dependably 

 heavy yielder. Roots deep red- 

 dish-orange; become 53^ — 6 in. 

 long, 23^ in. thick at top; tap- 

 ered; stump-rooted; flesh deep 

 orange. 



CHANTENAY, RED CORED 



(Our introduction) cared 



70 days. This is a distinct im- 

 provement over the well known 

 Chantenay especially in color, 

 texture, and quality of flesh and 

 has been accepted with much en- 

 thusiasm particularly by shippers 

 of fresh vegetables and by can- 

 ners. Roots deep reddish-orange; 

 53^ — 6 in. long, 23^ in. thick at 

 the shoulder, tapered, stump- 

 rooted; core reddish-orange, al- 

 most the same color as the flesh 

 and so inconspicuous as to make 

 the term coreless seem appro- 

 priate; flesh fine grained and ten- 

 der; of sweet, delicate flavor. 



DANVERS, Half Long caraf 



75 days. Very productive and 

 popular for home and market 

 garden: much used for shipping. 

 Roots oright deep orange, 6 — 7 

 in. long, 1^ in. thick, uniformly 

 tapered to the blunt end. Flesh 

 bright orange, crisp, and tender. 

 Much used for shipping bimched. 



Early Scarlet Horn. carrl 



63 days. Popular for early 

 market. Tops small. Roots 

 reddish-orange; 3 in. long, 13^ 



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 (Earliest Short Horn) carfr 



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

 small. Roots reddish-orange; small, globular, become 13^ in. in diameter; flesh 

 reddish-orange, of high quaUty. 



.55 



.50 



.55 



.50 



.55 



.50 



.60 



.55 



.65 



.60 



Hutchinson carhu 



80 days. Popular in New England. Roots about 10 inches long» 13^ inches 

 thick, and cylindrical. Color light orange-red. 



.60 



.55 



Imperator carim 



77 days. Roots 8 to 10 inches long, and l^i to 2 ji inches across at shoulder. 

 Cylindrical in shape and usually weU stump rooted. Color deep orange. Popular 

 bunching variety for shipping in the South and California. 



.60 



.55 



