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FERRY & CO 



DETROIT, MICH 



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 readers to give some of the early table sorts a trial. For feeding stock, especially 

 horses and 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 manuring the previous year is the best soil for the carrot, anv good land if thor- 

 oughly and deeply worked will produce satisfactory crops. It is advisable to sow as early in the spVing 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 16 to 18 inches apart. For field culture sow in drills 18 to 24 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 



Earliest Short Horn 



{French Forcing) One of the 

 earliest varieties in cultiva- 

 tion and very desirable for 

 forcing. Tops small, finely 

 divided; roots nearly round 

 and of reddish orange color. 

 "WTien fully matured about 

 two inches in diameter, but 

 should be used before fully 

 grown while young and 

 tender. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 



2 Oz. 30c; % Lb. 30c; 

 Lb. $1.00 



Early Scarlet Horn 



Excellent for early planting- 

 out of doors. Tops small, 

 coarsely divided; roots top 

 shaped but tapering abrupt- 

 ly to a small tap; skin or- 

 ange red. Pkt. 5c: Oz. 10c; 



3 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 35c; 

 Lb. 90c. 



The 

 tops 



Scarlet Carentan ^^^^. 



small, roots cylindrical with remark- 

 ably small necks. Handsome deep or- 

 ange color, with scarcely any core and 

 of the best qiiality. The seed may be 

 sown very thick and the variety is well 

 adapted for forcing. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 3 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 35c; Lb. 90c. 



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Early Half Long 



Chantenay 



Uirt c Ij-TVT i Tops small; roots 



Halt Long bcarlet IN antes, cylindrical, smooth, 



Stumn Rootf^H bright orange; flesh orange, becom- 

 Oiump iVOOiea j^g. yellow in center but with no dis- 

 tinct core. Of the finest quality and one of the most sym- 

 metrical and handsome of the medium sized sorts; excel- 

 lent for the market or home garden. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 3 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 35c; Lb. 90c. 



y-Mi . Tops medium sized; necks small; roots 



^nantenay tapering sllghtly but imiformly stump 

 rooted and smooth, color deep orange red; flesh very crisp 

 and tender. Although a medium early sort the roots are 

 suitable for use nearly as early as any. Undoubtedly is 

 one of the best in quality for the market and private 

 garden, while its great productiveness makes it very de- 

 sirable as a field sort. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; 

 h Lb. 35c; Lb. 90c. 



^^ 1 r\ Y t . Tops small for the size 



Uuerande, or Ux Heart of the roots which are 



comparatively short but often reach a diameter of five 

 inches, terminating abruptly in a small tap root. Flesh 

 bright orange, fine grained and sweet. This variety is 

 especially desirable for soil so hax'd and stiff that longer 

 rooted sorts would not thrive in it. When young the 

 roots are excellent for table use and when mature are 

 equally good for stock. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 16c; 

 H Lb. 35c; Lb. 90c. 

 rv Grown largely on account of its great pro- 



Lf anverS ductlveness and adaptability to all classes of 

 soil. Tops of medium size, coarsely divided. The roots 

 are smooth and handsome, deep orange and of medium 

 length, tapering imiformly to a blunt point; flesh sweet, 

 crisp, tender and of a deep orange color. Although the 

 roots of this variety are 



GUERANDE, OR Ox HEART 



short they produce as 

 large a bulk as the 

 longer field sorts and 

 are more easily har- 

 vested. Pkt- 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 30c; 

 h Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 

 f If This is 



improved Long a decid- 



Oran^e ®^^ improvement ob- 

 v-'ia.ngc Gained by years of 

 careful selection of the best 

 formed and deepest colored 

 roots of the old Long Orange. 

 The most popular of the older 

 sorts for farm use on deep 

 and mellow soil. Roots dis- 

 tinctly larger at croMTi, short- 

 er, thicker and smoother than 

 those of Long Orange, but so 

 uniform and true to type that 

 the bulk of the crop will be 

 greater. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 3 Oz. 15c; h Lb, 85c; 

 Lb. 80c. 



DlVyi C J? r^ * ^^^® think this distinct variety is destined to take first 



. IVl. r erry OC l^O S rank as a field carrot, OAving to its enormous produc- 

 lmn«*/<kT7Ar1 Qk*-k».f \A/kif a tiveness and the ease with Avhich it can be harvest- 

 improvea onori VV niie ^^ j^^Q^g j^^lf long, smooth, very heavy at the 

 shoulder but tapering regularly to the point; color light green at the crown, white 

 below; flesh white, solid, crisp and of excellent quality. This variety is a real ac- 

 quisition as a heavy yielding, easily harvested, white carrot and is the best of this 

 class. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; H Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



