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



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 customers to give some of the 

 early table varieties as well as feeding sorts a trial. For horses and especiallj' as winter feed 

 for 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 manui'ing the previous year is the best soil for the car- 

 rot, any good land if thoroughly and deeply worked will produce satisfactory crops. It is ad- 

 visable" 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 

 sixteen to eighteen inches apart. For field culture sow in drills eighteen to twenty-four inches 

 apart, using from one and one-half to three pounds of seed to the acre. Cover one-half to one 

 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. 



Early Scarlet Horn 



Danvers 



¥7 !• . OL M. U {French Forcing) One of the 



£<arliest Onort rlorn earliest varieties in cultiva- 

 tion and very desirable for forcing. Tops very small. Roots 



reddish orange, nearly round when forced quickly in very 



rich, well prepared soil, but are somewhat longer when 



grown outdoors. "When fully matured about two to two and 



one-half inches long, but shovildbe used before fully grown 



while voung and tender. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; 



1/4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.75 

 •-• 1 o I . 1 1 Excellent for early planting 



Larly bcarlet Horn out of doors. Tops smaii. 



Hi !■ its ijrange-red. about three inches long, top shaped but 

 tuiHTing abruptly to a small tap. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 

 2 Oz. 25c; Vi Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



El ij ir f 1 . The tops are very small: 



arly rialr Long ocarlet roots of medium size, 



("•_„__•.__ slender, cylindrical with remarkably small 

 ^'***^*'"'-**'* necks, handsome deep orange color, tender 

 throughout and of the best quality. Roots usually four and 

 one-half to five inches in length, but sometimes consider- 

 ably longer. The seed may be sown very thick and the va- 

 riety is well adapted for forcing. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 

 2 Oz. 25c: 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 

 Ij.ri Q ItlVIi. Tops small. Roots cylindrical, smooth, bright orange; 



rlalr LiOng dcarlet IN antes, tlesh orange, beconilng yellow in center but very 

 Sfiimr* Rnnff^rl tender throughout. This variety is of the finest quality and is one of the 

 >:7iuilip ixuuicu j^^o^j symmetrical and handsome of the medium sized sorts. The 

 mature mots are usually five to six inches long. Excellent for the market or home garden. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



p,! Yery productive, medium early and of excellent quality. Tops medium sized, 



L-fiantenay necks small. Roots thick, five and one-half to six inches in length, uniformly 



half long or stump rooted but tapering slightly, 



smooth, deep orauge-red in color. Flesh very 



crisp and tender. Although a medium early sort 



the roots are suitable for use nearly as early as 



any. One of the best in quality for the market 



and home garden, while its great productiveness 



and the ease with which it can be harvested 



make it very desirable as a field sort. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Vt Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



Guerande, or Ox Heart sirab?e1forso1i 



so hard and stiff that longer rooted sorts would 

 not thrive in it. Tops comparatively small. 

 Roots four and one-haif to five inches long, very 

 thick, ending abruptly in a small tap root. Flesh 

 bright orange, fine grained and sweet. When 

 young the roots are excellent for table use and 

 when mature are equally good for stock feeding. 

 Pkt, 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



■<^ A half long orange carrot, grown 



UanverS largely on account of its great pro- 

 ductiveness and adaptability to all classes of soil. 



Tops of medium size. Roots of medium length, 



six to eiglit inches long, tapering uniformly to 



a blunt point. Flesh deep orange, tender and of 



good quality. Although the roots of this variety 



are comparatively short they often produce as 



large a bulk as the longer field sorts and are more 



easily harvested. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 



1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



T 1 I /-v This is a decided improvement obtained by 



Improved Long Urange years of careful selection of the best formed 

 and deepest colored 1 oots of the old Long Orange, which Avas the most popular of 

 the older sorts for farm use on deep and mellow soil. The roots of the strain we 

 offer are very deep orange, long and comparatively thick, often twelve inches iu 

 length and tliree inches in diameter at the crown, "tapering regularly to a point. 

 Tops large. Suitable for table use as well as stock feeding, combining great 

 productiveness with uniform shape. "WTien of size suitable for the table, the roots 

 are tender and of good quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V* Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



rv */f 1? t> r> f Oiie of the very best field carrots because of its 



U. M. rerry & \^0 S enormous productiveness and the ease with which 



Imnfmr^^fl ^km*f WUif A it can be harvested. Roots half long, seven to 



improvea onori: VV niie ^jj^^ inches in length, smooth, very heavy at the 



shoulder but tapering regularly to the point; color creamy white with light green 



crown. Flesh white, solid, crisp and of excellent quality for stock feeding. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; Vi Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



Guerance, or Ok Heart 



