Beckert's Seed Store 



Oelbe Rube (Ger.) 



Carrot 



Carota (Ital.) 



One ounce will sow 100 ft. of row. 



Carrots succeed best on heavy loam, which has been well fertilized the previous year, as fresh manure often causes 

 the roots to grow pronged and misshapen. Sow the seed early in the spring, firming the soil down over it. Make succession 

 sowings every ten days up to the end of June, and put in a few extra rows about June 15 for winter use. 



RED-CORED CHANTENAY. This new strain shows many 

 improvements over the well-known Chantenay. The collars 

 are small and the tops are slightly shorter but are not 

 brittle and are strong enough for easy bunching. The 

 clean roots are smooth and very symmetrical, from the 

 broad square shoulders tapering nicely to a very pro- 

 nounced stump root just above the very small rat-tail 

 root. They are colored deeper orange than most strains 

 of Chantenay. The cores are small and hard to distinguish 

 from the flesh and both core and flesh are fine-grained, 

 tender and sweet. The crop matures just a little earlier 

 than with ordinary Chantenay. 

 NANTES. A desirable variety for frame culture as well as 

 for home and market garden use. Tops small, roots 

 bright orange, 6 to 7 inches long, 1%. inches thick, cylin- 

 drical, blunt ended. Flesh reddish-orange, crisp, tender and 

 of a delicate flavor. Practically a coreless Carrot; produces 

 good bunching size in 68 days. 

 HALF-LONG LUC. This particular strain of half-long, stump- 

 rooted Carrot is in great demand among our most critical 

 customers. It is somewhat earlier than Danvers and the 

 roots are a trifle thicker, remarkably symmetrical, and 

 deep orange-red in color, having but the faintest indication 

 of a core. In quality It is unsurpassed and, at the same 

 time, it is most productive. On good soils under favorable 

 conditions, it will yield up to twenty-five tons per acre. 

 EARLY SHORT HORN (French Forcing) Used largely for 

 early and late sowing outdoors and for forcing under glass. 

 Crisp, reddish-orange roots about 3 inches long and 1% 

 inches in diameter with small tops. 

 IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. Very long, pointed roots of 

 good quality. A heavy yielder; extensively grown. Useful 

 for stock feeding as well as the table. 



Mj t> L* (See illustration below.) The tops are 



Orse S DUncning. short, rather bushy and strong, but 

 not coarse at the neck. Roots at maturity are almost cylin- 

 drical, with rounded shoulders and half-long, measuring 

 1^4 to 1% inches in diameter by 8 inches long, smooth, 

 free of hair roots or wrinkles. The color is a fine deep 

 orange throughout, the core small and indistinct and the 

 flesh tender and sweet. 



Danvers Half Long Carrot 



n^«»7 «c T_T,, tr t A grand old favorite, extensively 



J-^anvers nail-LOng. grown for market and a desirable 

 variety for every purpose. The roots grow 6 to 8 inches 

 long and are nearly cylindrical, abruptly pointed at the 

 base. The flesh is bright orange, fine-grained and free from 

 fiber. A good cropper. 



CHANTENAY or Model. A Carrot of many good qualities 

 and a popular variety in all parts of the country. The 

 roots grow quickly and are broad-shouldered, tapering 

 slightly to the abrupt point, smooth and very handsome 

 In appearance. The flesh is deep orange and of the finest 

 quality even in the largest roots. A splendid winter keeper. 



OXHEART, or Guerande. Thick and very blunt-rooted; 5 

 inches long and 3 to 4 inches in diameter; deep reddish 

 orange; tender and of fine flavor. A very heavy cropper, 

 easy to pull and a fine home-garden Carrot. 



CARROT Pkt. Oz. % lb. 



Danvers Half-Long $ .10 $ .20 $ .50 



Chantenay or Model 10 .20 .50 



Oxheart or Guerande 10 .20 .50 



Red Cored Chantenay 10 .20 .50 



Nantes 10 .20 .50 



Half-Long Luc 10 .20 .50 



Early Short Horn 10 .20 .50 



Improved Lone Orange 10 .20 .50 



Morse's Bunching 10 .20 .60 



Morse's Bunching Carrot 



Sow in April: Carrots, Beets, Lettuce, Peas and Spinach 



