D. M. FERRY & CO 



DETROIT, MICH 



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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 

 liorses 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, any good land if thor- 

 oughly and deeply worked will produce satisfactory crops. It is advisable to sow as early in the spViug as the ground 

 is fit to work, though good cmps may be grown from sowings as late as June 15. For table use sow the smaller 

 kinds early in rows 10 to 18 inches apart. Fur 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 tliat the soil is pressed firndy 

 above tlie seed. As soon as the plants appear, use the cultivator or wheel hoe. Thin four to six inches apart in the row. 



Earliest Short Horn 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. 

 When fully matured about two inches 

 in diameter, but should 

 be used before fully 

 grown while young and 

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

 2 Oz. 20c; % Lb. 30c; 

 Lb. $1.00 



Early Scarlet 



Horn Excellent for / 



early planting — 

 out of doors. Tops small, 

 coarsely divided; roots / 



Early Scarlet Horn 



Half Long Scarlet Nantes, cyundricai, smooth^ 



^fiinnr* Rrkr»f*»rl bright orange; flesh orange, becom- 

 Oiump IXOOieu i,^^ 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; 

 2 Oz. 15c; ^ Lb. 25c; Lb. 90c. 



g^'i Tops medium sized: necks small; roots 



(Unantenay tapering sllghtly but uniformly 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; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 H Lb. 25c; Lb. 90c. 



top shaped but tapering 

 abruptly to a small tap; 

 skin orange red. Pkt. 5c; / 

 Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 h Lb. 25c; Lb. 90c. 



Early Half Long 

 Scarlet Carentan 



The tops are very small, 

 roots cylindrical with re- 

 markably small necks. Danvers 

 Handsome deep orange 

 color, with scarcely any 



core and of the best quality. The seed may be sown very thick and the variety 

 is well adapted for forcing. Pkt. 5c; Oz. lOc; 2 Oz. 15c; H Lb. 25c; Lb. 90c. 



Gj r\ \J a. Tops small for the size 



uerande, or Ux rieart 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 hard 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; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 ^ Lb. 25c; Lb. 90c. 



bulk as the longer 

 field sorts and are 

 more easily harvested. 

 Pkt. 5c. Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 20c; H Lb. 30c; 

 Lb. $1.00 

 ¥ J ¥ This is 



Improved Long adecid 



Orano"f» ^^ improvement ob- 

 v^idiigc taiiig(i 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 crown, 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; 

 2 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 25c; 

 Lb. 80c. 



DH/I F X C^ ^ ^^ think this distinct variety is destined to take first 



. IVl. r erry QL v^O S rank as a field carrot, owing to its enormous produc- 

 Imr»vrk\7<3.rl ^Vsrkvf \Wiif«=. tiveness and the ease with which it can be harvest- 

 iiiipruvcu K:iiiurL vv iiilc ^^ Roots half long, smooth, very heavy at the 

 shoulder but tapering regtdarly 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 vielding, easily harvested, white carrot and is the best of this 

 class Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



1^ A half long orange carrot, grown largely on 



LlanverS account of its great productiveness 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 uniformly to 

 a blunt point; flesh sweet, crisp, tender and of a deep 

 orange color. Although the roots' of this variety are short 

 they produce as large 



Ox Heart 



Improved Long 

 Orange 



