o 
Celifernia Bunching Chantenay Long Type 
Danvers 
Coreless 
CARROT 
CALIFORNIA BUNCHING 
An excellent strong top variety for bunching. The roots are 
about 8 inches long, cylindrical in shape, pointed when young 
but become almost stump rooted at maturity. The flesh is most 
attractive, deep orange in color. The core is the same color as 
the flesh, and gives the appearance of having no core at all. 
We can highly recommend this strain for growers desiring a long 
bunching Carrot. Season 77 days. 
oz. Y Ib. Ib. 10 Ibs. 
Price 35¢ 95¢ $2.75 $27.00 
CHANTENAY. Our strain of this old standard variety is still in 
great demand with the market growers. The roots are about 6 
inches long, 214 inches thick at the top and taper to a stump 
rooted tip. Flesh, rich orange-red, fine grained, tender, and of 
good quality. A very profitable variety both for early and main 
crop use. Season 70 days. oz. VY Ib. ib. 10 Ibs. 
Price 30c 85c¢ $2.50 $24.50 
CHANTENAY LONG TYPE 
This strain has all the good qualities of Chantenay The roots 
are about 12 inches longer, which make it much more attrac- 
tive, especially for bunching. The skin and flesh are somewhat 
deeper in color and in this respect resembles Red Cored Chan- 
tenay. Season 70 days. oz. Ya bb. Ib. 10 Ibs. 
Price 30c 85c -$2.50 $24.50 
_ HENDERSON’S CORELESS 
Earliness, size, uniformity and quality make this variety a per- 
fect Carrot for market growers. The roots are 6 to 7 inches in 
length, about an inch and a quarter in diameter, uniformly 
cylindrical in form, stump rooted, with a small tap root, and ex- 
ceptionally clean and smooth. The flesh is of fine texture, 
reddish-orange, tender, and of the highest quality. The core is 
small and of the same deep color as the flesh. Henderson’s 
Coreless is unsurpassed, and is in great demand in all of the 
Carrot growing sections. Season 68 days. 
Oz. Y Ib. ib. 10 ibs. 
Price 40¢ $1.25 $3.25 $32.00 
DANVERS HALF LONG 
This oid standard variety is still extensively used in many local- 
ities. The roots are deep orange, about 7 inches long, an inch 
and three-quarters at the shoulder, and gradually taper to a 
blunt end. Flesh rich dark orange, and of good quality. One 
of the best keeping varieties for storage purposes, and also 
extensively used for shipping. Season 75 days. 
Oz. VY Ib. Ib. 
Price 30c 80c $2.35 
NANTES HALF LONG 
Our strain of this well known variety is unsurpassed. The roots 
are cylindrical in shape, with.a well defined stump rooted tip. 
The skin is smooth, the flesh is deep orange, and of excellent 
quality. The core is small and indistinct. An ideal variety for 
frame culture, and extensively used by market growers as an 
early and main crop carrot. Season 68 days. 
Cz. VY Ib. Ib. 
Price 45c $1.25 $3.25 
10 Ibs. 
$23.00 
10 Ibs. 
$32.00 
HUTCHINSON 
A very popular variety in New England. Tops medium large. 
Roots deep orange, almost cylindrical in form, stump rooted, 10 
to 12 inches long, 1¥%2 to 2 inches in diameter. Flesh deep 
orange, tender, and of good quality. Our strain is exceptionally 
uniform and has proven superior to the ordinary stocks in use. 
Season 80 days. oz. VY Ib. Ib. 10 Ibs. 
Price 45¢ $1.25 $3.25 $32.00 
IMPERATOR 
This variety is unsurpassed for bunching. The roots are very 
smooth, deep orange in color, average about 8 inches in length, 
1% inches at the shoulder, almost cylindrical in shape, but 
slighly tapered to a stump rooted tip. The flesh is rich oranae, 
practically free from core and of excellent quality. Season 77 
days. oz. = Va Ib. Ib. 10 Ibs. 
Price 35c 95c¢ $2.75 $27.00 
1947 CATALOG FOR MARKET GROWERS AND FLORISTS — PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 
