SEED GROWERS 



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CARDOON 



Code Word 



Large Smooth caruoon 



A vegetable which belongs to the same family as the Globe Arti- 

 choke, but is grown only for the very fleshy leaf stalks or midribs 

 which are eaten in much the same manner as asparagus. Particu- 

 larly popular in Cahfornia. Grows about 3 feet high and is gray- 

 ish-green. It is a perennial which is cut and used in the fall and 

 winter and grows again the following spring. Frequently the 

 leaves are tied to hasten blanching. 



1 lb. 



10 lbs. 



or more 



or more 



per lb. 



per lb. 



$3.00 



.$2.75 



1 lb. 



50 lbs. 



or more 



or more 



per lb. 



per lb. 



$0.75 



$0.70 



Lifting and Grading Carrot Roots 



It takes two years to produce carrot seed. The first season roots are grown. They are then 

 lifted, graded for trueness to type and replanted for seed. 



CARROT 



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



Code Word 



Carentan, Coreless chippewa 



65 days. Very desirable for greenhouse and frame culture. Similar 

 to Amsterdam Forcing. Tops very short and small, allowing very 

 close planting. Roots deep orange, 43^2 in. long, % in. thick, 

 tapered when young, but become cylindrical and stump-rooted; 

 interior deep orange with very small inconspicuous core; of deh- 

 cious delicate flavor. 



Cliantenay 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 53^ — 6 in. long, 2^ 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, 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) clabbug 



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 quality. 



.70 



.70 



.75 



.75 



.65 



.65 



.70 



.70 



