DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



Early Haif-Long 

 Scarlet, Stump- 

 Rooted. 



Half-Long 

 Scarlet Nantes, 

 Stunnp- Rooted. 



color, verj' smooth and handsome, and easily dug. It 

 yields an immense bulk, with smallest length of root. 



Early Half-Long Scarlet, Stump-Rooted. — An 

 exceedingly popular early 7narket variety, and contin- 

 ually growing in favor. Of medium size ; flesh bright 

 scarlet, brittle and of fine flavor. Will do well in shal- 

 low soil. 



Half-Long Scarlet Nantes, Stump-Rooted.— 

 Ver\' similar in appearance ^"^ » / 



the preceding, though S' me- " ' 



what smaller, and later in ma- 



Long Orange. 



Long Red Altringhann. 



turing. A fine variety for intermediate use. 



New Intermediate.— This is intermediate between 

 the Early Horn and Long Orange. It is verj- smooth, 

 of beautiful form, tapering regularly to the root, and is 

 much used as a table variety, coming in after the Early 

 Horn. 



Danvers. 

 field crop. 



Long Red Altring- 



ham. — Similar in form 



to the Long Orange, 



but of a bright red col- 

 or, growing with the 



top an inch or two 



above ground. Flesh 



bright and lively, crisp 



and breaking i n its 



texture ; the heart, in 



proportion to the size 



of root, smaller than 



other varieties ; a very 



fine sort. 

 Long Orange. — A 



well known standard 



sort ; roots long, thick- 

 est near the crown, 



tapering regularly to a ^ggf^ 



point; color deep 



orange ; suitable for 



the table and main 

 It requires a deep soi 

 and the plants should stand eight 

 inches apart, in eighteen-inch drills, 

 for the roots to attain their full size. 



Improved Long Orange. — An 

 improvement on the preceding, ob- 

 tained by careful selection for years, 

 of the best formed and deepest color- 

 ed roots. 



Large White Belgian. — Grows 

 one-third out of the ground ; root 

 pure white, green above ground, with 

 small top. It will grow to verj- large 

 size on light, rich soil, and is very 

 easily gathered. Flesh rather coarse ; 

 is raised extensively for stock. 



CuLTLRE. — The Carrot succeeds 

 best on a light, sandy loam, made \a/u- 



rich by manuring the previous year. Large Wrllte 

 In freshly manured land, the roots Belgian. 



often grow prolonged and ill-shaped. If the seed be 

 sown late in the spring, let it be soaked a day or two in 

 tepid water, mixing it after in drj' ashes or plaster. It 

 will then come up in neu ly prepared ground before the 

 weeds, and the first weeding may be done at much less 

 expense 



CAULIFLOWER. 



Fr. Chou-fletir. — Bhcnieii-Kohl. 



This delicate vegetable is classed among the most de- 

 licious. It is a kind of cabbage with long, pale green 

 leaves and a close, curly head, formed of the flower buds, 

 before they shoot up to seed. 



Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt.— An extra early vari- 

 ety, and the sort so much prized in Germany for early 

 market u>e Scarcely a plant fails to produce a good 

 head If planted first of March, heads nine inches to 

 one foot in diameter will be produced early in June, in 

 w hich month the whole crop can be marketed. It is of 

 dwarf habit, compact growth, short outside leaves', and 

 can be planted 20 inches apart each way. Highly rec- 

 ommended for early market and family use, and we 

 think can be entirely relied upon, as the seed is selected 

 with extra rare, by one of the most careful growers in 

 Germany. 



Early Snowball. — A variety held in great estima- 

 tion by mai-ket gardeners, for its earliness and reliabil- 

 ity as a sure header. Tested with several other varie- 

 ties, it has proved to be as early, if not earlier than any 

 other sort. 



