D M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE, 



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GARROTS 



The Carrot is one of the most wholesome and nutritious of 

 our garden roots and deserves to be more extensively used 

 both for culinary and stock feeding purposes. 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. 



CULTURE— While a sandy loam made rich by manuring the previous year is the best soil for the carrot, any good 

 land if thoroughly and deeply worked will produce satisfactory crops. When it is possible to do so, it is advisable to sow 

 as early in the spring as the ground is fit to work, though good crops may, in this latitude, be grown from sowings as late 

 as June 15, but success from such late planting is uncertain. For table use, sow the smaller kinds as early as practicable 

 in rows 16 to 18 inches apart. For field culture, prepare the ground thoroughly and 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. Do not let the weeds 

 get a start. Thin the smaller table sorts to eight to ten to the foot and the field varieties to three to six inches apart in 

 the row. For winter use, gather and store like beets or turnips. 



Earliest Short Horn. The earliest variety in cultivation 

 and the best suited for forcing. Tops small, finely divided. The 



reddish-orange colored roots are nearly 



round. When fully matured they are about 



two inches in diameter, but should 



be used before they are full-grown 



and while young and tender 



Pkt. 5r; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 



% Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 



Early Scarlet 



LMf\yf% Excellent for early 

 niil II planting out of doors 

 Tops small, coarsely divided, 

 roots top-shaped, but tapering 

 abruptly to a small tap; skin 

 orange red. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 15c; ii Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



Early Half Long Scarlet 

 Carentan. Tops very small, 

 roots cylindrical with remarka- 

 bly small necks; very hand- 

 ;_!'_ some deep orange in color, with 

 scarcely any core and of the 

 best quality. They can be sown very 

 thick and are well adapted for forc- 

 ing. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 ^Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 



Half Long Scarlet Nantes, Stump Rooted. Tops 



of medium size; roots cylindrical, smooth, bright orange; 

 flesh orange, becoming yellow in center, but with no distinct core. Of the finest quality and 

 one of the most symmetrical and handsome of the medium sized sorts; excellent for the market or home garden 



"JXtil A Y '^'^P^ medium sized ; necks small ; roots tapering slightly 



^^ lt)ut uniformly stump rooted and smooth; color deep 



siTvery crisp and tender. Although this is a medium early soi't, it 

 furnishes roots of usable size as early as any, is a heavy cropper and is undoubtedly 

 one of the best for both the market and private garden, while its great produc- 

 tiveness makes it very desirable as a field sort. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 %Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



Early Half Long Scarlet, Stump Rooted. Excellent for early 



market or for field culture. Of medium size; flesh bright scarlet, brittle 



and of fine flavor. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 20c; Lb. 70c. / * 



Tops small for the size 



of the roots which are 

 comparatively short but often reach a diameter of six inches, terminat- 

 ing abruptly in a small tap root. Flesh bright orange, fine grained and 

 sweet. This is a desirable variety for soil so hard and stiff that longer 

 rooted sorts would not thrive in it. When young, excellent for table use 

 and when mature, equally good for stock. Pkt. 6c: Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 h Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



Grown largely on account of its 

 great productiveness and adapt- 

 ability to all classes of soil. Tops of medium size. 



Chantenay 

 Carrot. 



Pkt. .5c: 



CHANTi 



Guerande, or Ox Heart 



DANVERS 



Guerande, or Ox Heart Carrot. 



MPROVED Long 

 Orange Carrot 



coarsely divided. The smooth and handsome roots are deep orange, 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 a bulk as the longer 

 field sorts and are more easily harvested. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



ImniTIV^rl if\nfy OrPinfy^ The most popular of the older sorts for 

 imprOVeU L-Ong \/range t^^.^ ^^^ ^n mellow son. Au improve- 

 ment obtained by years of careful selection of the best formed and deepest colored roots 

 of the old Long Orange. Roots shorter, thicker and smoother than those of the Long 

 Orange, but so uniform and true that the bulk of the crop will be greater. Pkt. 5c; Oz.lOc; 

 2 0z. 15c; ^Lb. 20c; Lb. 70c. 



D. M. Ferry & Go's Improved Short White 



We think this distinct variety is destined to take first rank as a field carrot, owing 

 to its enormous productiveness and the ease with which it can be harvested. 

 Roots half long, smooth, very heavy at the shoulder but tapering regularly to the 

 point; color light green at the crown, pure white below; flesh white, solid, crisp and 

 of excellent quality. This variety is a real acquisition as a heavy yielding, easily 

 harvested, white carrot, and is the best of this class. Pkt. 5c: Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 16c; 

 ?iLb. 20c; Lb. GOc. 



Large White Belgian. Grows one-third out of the ground. Root white 

 green above ground with small top. Flesh rather coarse. The roots are of large 

 size and the variety is extensively grown for stock feeding. Pkt. 6c; Oz. lOr; 

 2 Oz. 16c; Si Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



