SEED GROWERS 
Imperator 
77 days. Roots 8 inches long, and 134 to 2% inches across at 
shoulder. Cylindrical in shape and usually well stump rooted at 
maturity. Color deep orange. Popular bunching variety for ship- 
ping in the South and California and should be used more in Hast 
and Middle West to compete with shipped-in produce. 
James Intermediate 80 days 
Popular foreign variety used for both table and stock. When 
grown, 71% to 8 in. long; 114 to 134 in. thick at shoulder, tapering 
from crown to tip. Color bright orange-scarlet with rather definite 
core. 
Long Orange Improved 
85 days. A heavy cropper on light soils; much grown for stock. 
Roots scarlet-orange; 10—12 in. long, 3 in. thick at shoulder; 
tapered, pointed. 
Louisiana Danvers 
75 to 80 days. Recently developed strain of true Danvers shape, 
length, and size, and notably better in both exterior and interior 
color. Fully as good color as Red Cored Chantenay. Freedom 
from discoloration on upper part of root is outstanding feature. 
Especially desirable for commercial growing in South. 
MORSE’S BUNCHING (Our Introduction) All-America Award 1934. 
77 days. Tops short; foliage rather coarsely cut; stems medium 
size and strong. Roots at maturity are 114 to 1% by 8 inches in 
size, almost cylindrical with rounded shoulders, and are well 
stumped. Developed as a bunching carrot for long distance 
shipping. Does well in North and should be used more by 
market growers. 
%* Nantes, Stump-Rooted 
68 days. Particularly desirable for frame culture and one of the 
best for home garden and early market. Tops small. Roots bright 
orange; 6—7 in. long, 114 in. thick; cylindrical; stump-rooted. 
Flesh bright orange, of highest quality; core inconspicuous. 
Similar to much that is offered under the term “‘coreless.”’ 
Ox-heart or Guerande 
75 days to produce roots of good table size. Especially desirable 
for field culture on heavy soil; good keeper and much used for 
stock feed. Roots scarlet-orange; broad, blunt, heart-shaped; 
become 414—5 in. long; easily harvested. 
Red St. Valery (Improved Long Orange) 
85 days. Heavier at the shoulder than Long Orange. 
Short White 90 days 
One of the best for stock. When fully grown, usually 8 inches long 
and 3 inches thick at shoulder, tapering in a bulging shape to 
the tip. Pure white. Late. 
Streamliner (Our Introduction) 79 days 
An ideal new bunching carrot for shippers and market gardeners. 
Tops short, rather sparse, dark green, and strong. Roots long 
slender, nearly cylindrical; at maturity 8 to 10 in. long by 14 
to 1% in. at shoulder; grow completely underground. Color very 
deep orange, cores small and uniformly red. 
* SUPREME HALF LONG (Our Introduction) 
75 days. A new home and market garden variety which received 
Special Mention in the 1937 All-America Awards. Resembles a 
small refined Danvers with short tops. Root 6 to 7 in. long, about 
2 in. in diameter at shoulder, tapering to a half stump. Exterior 
smooth, and of excellent color. Flesh tender, sweet, and of fine 
flavor. Core small and the same dark red as the rest of the flesh. 
Has enough vigor and stamina to make it easy to grow, and yet 
has small tops and fine flavor. Especially adapted to use by 
market gardeners both for bunching and as a basket carrot. 
% Touchon 
~ 68 to 70 days. A quality carrot for home and market garden. 
Tops of medium height and strong. Roots orange-scarlet, 614- 
7% in. long, 144-1)% in. thick; straight, cylindrical, strictly 
stump-rooted. Flesh deep orange with inconspicuous core. Similar 
to Nantes, but preferred by many growers for greater length and 
stronger tops. 
Telegraph 
Code Word 
CARIM 
CARYB 
CARPO 
CARLD 
CARMS 
CARNA 
CAROX 
CARVY 
CARSH 
CANER 
CALUC 
CAREN 
19 
