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M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



CARROT 



The carrot is one of the most wholesome and nutritious of our g;arden 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 especially 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 manuring 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-foVir 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. 

 C 1* J. CU J. LJ {French Forcing) One of the earliest varieties in cultivation 



HarlieSt onort rlOrn 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 should be used before fullv grown while young and tender. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; 

 1/4 Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.00 



El c 1 J. u Excellent for earlv planting 



arly bcarlet Horn out of doors. Tops smaiL 



Roots orange-red. about three inches long, top shaped 

 but tapering abruptlv to a small tap. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 

 2 Oz. 55c; 1/4 Lb. $1.00; Lb. $2.75 

 riuiff o Ij. The tops are very 



barly Half Long bcarlet smaii; roots of me 



Car^^nfan '^^''^"i ^i^*^- s^lender, cylindrical with remark- 

 v^di ciiLctii g^i^jj. ^Yaa\\ 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 considerably longer. The seed may be sown 

 very thick and the variety is well adapted for forcing. 

 {Very short crop; sold out) 



Tjirw o liM J. Tops small. Roots 



Halt Long bcarlet Mantes, cylindrical, smooth, 



^tiim« Rr»r»f*»rl bright orange; flesh orange, becom- 

 OLUllip rvuULCU ii^g. yeiio^v in center but very tender 

 throughout. Of the finest quality and one of the most sym 

 metrical and handsome of the medium sized sorts, usually 

 five to six inches long. Excellent for the market or home 

 garden. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; V4 Lb. $1.00; Lb. $2.75 



Early Scarlet Horn 



y^i . Very productive, medium early and of excellent quality. Tops medium 



l^nantenay sized, necks small. Roots thick, five and one-half to six inches in length, 



uniformly half long or stump rooted but tapering slightly, smooth, deep orange-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 desir- 

 able as a field sort. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; 



1/4 Lb. $1.00; Lb. $2.75 



Guerande, or Ox Heart desfribil 



for soil so hard and stiff that longer rooted 

 sorts would not thrive in it. Tops compara- 

 tively small. Roots four and one-half 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 

 equallv good for stock feeding. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 3dc; 2 Oz. 55c; V4 Lb. $1.00; Lb. $2.75 



1^ 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 eight inches long, tapering uni- 

 formly to a blunt point. Flesh deep orange, 

 crisp and tender. Although the roots of this 

 variety are comparatively short they produce 

 as large a bulk as the longer field sorts and 

 are more easily harvested. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 

 CHANTENAY 2 Oz. 55c; ^A Lb. $1 .00; Lb. $2.75 



Wj w /^ This is a decided improvement obtained bv 



roved L.Ong Urange years of careful selection of the best formed 

 and deepest colored roots of the old Long Orange, which was 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 in 

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

 Tops small for the size of the root. Suitable for table use as well as stock feeding, ' 

 combining great productiveness with uniform shape and finegrained, sweet flesh. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; 1/4 Lb. $1.00; Lb. $2.75 



DfiJI C JP (T* > ^"® °^ ^^^^ '^'^^'y ^^^* ^^^'^ carrots because of its 



. IVl. r erry Cfc \^0 S enormous productiveness and the ease with which 

 Imrk«*rk\7«>r1 ^Virtrf WV»it<» it can be harvested. Roots half long, seven to 

 improvea onori VV one ^-^^^ 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. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; 1/4 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 



