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FERRY-MORSE SEED CO. 



CARROT 



We have indicated the number of days usually required to produce roots of good bunching size. 



Carrot, Morse's Bunching 



Code Word 



Bagley carug 



80 days. Similar to Hutchinson, 

 but averages shorter and is not 

 so much inclined to show green 

 shoulders. 



Chantenay carte 



70 days. Splendid general pur- 

 pose carrot; much used in home 

 and market garden and for ship- 

 ping bunched. Extensively grown 

 for winter storage. Dependably 

 heavy yielder. Roots deep red- 

 dish-orange; become 53^ — 6 in. 

 long, 234 in. thick at top; tap- 

 ered; stump-rooted; flesh deep 

 orange. 



CHANTENAY, RED CORED 



(Our introduction) cared 



70 days. This is a distinct im- 

 provement over the well known 

 Chantenay especially in color, 

 texture, and quality of flesh and 

 has been accepted with much en- 

 thusiasm particularly by shippers 

 of fresh vegetables and by can- 

 ners. Roots deep reddish-orange; 

 53^ — 6 in. long, 2}/i in. thick at 

 the shoulder, tapered, stump- 

 rooted; core reddish-orange, al- 

 most the same color as the flesh 

 and so inconspicuous as to make 

 the term coreless seem appro- 

 priate ; flesh fine grained and ten- 

 der; of sweet, delicate flavor. 



DANVERS, Half Long caraf 



75 days. Very productive and 

 popular for home and market 

 garden; much used for shipping. 

 Roots bright deep orange, 6 — 7 

 in. long, \% in. thick, uniformly 

 tapered to the blunt end. Flesh 

 bright orange, crisp, and tender. 



Early Scarlet Horn carrl 



63 days. Popular for early market. Tops small. Roots reddish-orange; 3 in. 

 long, 13^ in. at the shoulder and tapered to about 1 in. thick at the blunt 

 end; flesh reddish-orange, fine grained, sweet, and tender. 



French Forcing (Earliest Short Horn) carfr 



60 days. Valuable for forcing and for out of door culture for early market. Tops 

 small. Roots reddish-orange; small, globulai*, become 13^ in. in diameter; flesh 

 reddish-orange, of high quality. 



Hutchinson carhu 



80 days. Popular in some New England markets and also used for shipping. 

 Roots about 10 inches long, 13^ inches thick, and cylindrical. Shoulder inclined 

 to be greenish as roots grow slightly out of the ground. Color light orange-red. 



Imperator . carim 



77 days. Roots 8 to 10 inches long, and \^io2}/i inches across at shoulder. 

 Cylindrical in shape and usually well stump rooted. Color deep orange. 



1 lb. 10 lbs. 



or more or more 



per lb. per lb. 



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