935 B STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, 
CULTURE OF CARROTS 
ly crop sow in May and June in 
tread the row 
Ox Heart Carrot 
Early Rubicon 
CAR ROTS GELBE-RUBEN 
of Seed to 100 Yards; Four Pounds to the Acre 
re a deep, rich, sandy loam, well pulveri 
g out to 4 Inc the 
eS in 
EARLY SCARLET HORN. This has always been the gen 
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l favorite for an e: = crop. It is of a bright orange color, of 
delicate flavor. Packets, 5 and r1oc.; lb., 20c.; lb., 50c. 
; Ox HEART SELECTED STOCK. A thick carrot, five 
inches long and very blunt at the lower extremity. It grows 
very rapidly and the roots attain a weight of more than a pound 
It is tender, of good flavor, and of a deep red color and is a 
\ =e we can recommend to all market gardeners. Packet, 5 
cent unce, 10 cents; 14 Seana 20 cents; pound, 60 cents 
HALF LONG ORANGE. \ handsome, cylindrical-shaped 
carrot of good size. It is of rich, dark orange color, grows to a 
l size, is smooth and the flesh very close in texture, with 
l cor It is a first-class carrot for all soils, and it is claimed 
it under good cultivation it will yield the greatest weight per 
acre with the smallest length of root of any now grown. Pack 
ets, 5 and 10c.; % pound, 20c.; % pound, 30c.; pound, 50c 
HALF LONG DANVERS. This is a broad-shouldered Car 
rot, cylindrical in shape, stump rooted. of excellent color, bes‘ 
ivor and a most wonderful producer. Ready in about sixty-five 
lays from the time of sowing. It is not only one of the best for 
the tabl but is so easily harvested, one of the best for stock 
Packet, 5c unce, 10c.; 2 ounces, 15c.; % Ib., 20c.; pound, 50c 
HENDERSON’ S INTERMEDIATE CARROT. One of the 
best main crop carrots. It is noted for its smoothness of shape, 
its tenderness of flesh, and beauty of color. It is free from any 
coarse rank flavor in any stage of its growth. Packets, 5 and 10 
ce : pound, 20¢.: pound, 50 cents 
PRIDE OF THE MARKET CARROT. This beautiful me 
dium size, pointed-root carrot is just what gardeners want for an 
early crop. In color, earliness, size, form and shape it excels 
all other sorts, and, of course, sells itself. Every person who 
had it last year wants it again this season, and others should be 
( quick to cultivate a crop of such beautiful carrots. Packet, 
c.; ounce, 10c.; 4 pound, 20c.; pound, 60c 
* EARLY RUBICON CARROT. Isa Half Long Orange, 
stump-rooted Carrot, of a beautiful, teen red orange color 
It is earlier than Danvers, about the same length, but 
he wier ard thicker at the shoulder, making it more pro 
ductive. The leaves are also shorter, fewer and finer. It 
is a wonderfully heavy cropper, producing thirty to forty 
tons to the acre under good culture. Packet, 5c.; ounce, 
1oc.; 4 pound, 20c.; pound, 6o0c. 
NICHOL’S LONG ORANGE IMPROVED. One of 
the most desirable for either garden or field culture. It 
grows to a large size, fair specimens average I2 inches in 
length and 3 inches in diameter at the top. All who have 
cattle should raise a surplus of this carrot for feeding milch 
cows during the winter. It increases the flow of milk and 
imparts to the butter a rich, golden color. It is more 
largely used than any other variety by mar- 
ket gardeners. Packets, 5 and toc.; % Ib, 
15c.; % lb., 30c.; Ib., 50c. 
Se LlERIAC 
or Turnip-Rooted Celery ocnier: 
C ULTURE OF ROOT CELERY.—Sow the seed 
tl - and give same treatment as common 
‘ ele y. Transplant the young plants to moist, rich 
soil in rows two feet apart and six inches apart in 
the row. 
NEW LARGE, SMOOTH PRAGUE 
CELERY. A new and quite distinct sort, 
roots being very smooth, large and round. 
They may be cooked and sliced and eaten 
with vinegar. Packets, 5 and I0c.; ounce, 
season 
row; sow tor wil 
vy) ae 
ine. 4 ib:, 40c-; 1b: $1.25. Turnip-Rooted Celery 
