l RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDJ^ 



Carotte, Fr. 



CARROT 



Zanahoria, Sp. 

 Mohre, Ger. 



One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill ; 3 to 4 pounds for an acre. 

 CULTURE— One of the few crops that will do well in all soils although a good deep, friable loam will produce the best looking 

 roots. On light soils the color will not be as good as on richer, heavier soils containing more mineral elements. For an early supply, sow 

 seeds of early sorts, like Dreer's Perfect Forcing, Oxheart, etc., as soon as the soil can be dug, placing rows 18 to 24 inches apart and 

 thinning out seedlings to stand 2 to 3 inches apart in the row. Make repeated sowings every 2 weeks. For a winter supply, sow the 

 larger growing firm fleshed varieties like Danvers, Rubicon, etc., any time during May. These varieties require all season to reach full 

 size for winter storage. For a fall supply of crisp, tender roots, sow Chantenay any time up to July 15th. The very much larger stock 

 varieties should be thinned out to stand 6 to 8 inches apart in rows, 2\ to 3 feet apart. Varieties marked with a star are the best for 

 stock feeding. 



232 Chantenay. This is a large thick carrot, stump-rooted and slightly tapered towards 

 the bottom and the skin is very smooth, orange-red in color, making it of very attractive 

 appearance. The quality is most excellent, being very crisp, tender and of an extra fine 

 flavor. Grow a few rows of this for winter use, as it will store well in a cool dry place. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.50. 

 234 Danver's Half-long Orange. More extensively grown than any other. Of rich 

 orange-red color, smooth and handsome, the 6 or 7 inch roots taper to a blunt point and 

 are sweet, crisp and tender. Produces more bulk to the acre than the larger, longer vari- 

 eties. This is also a good sort for the home gardener to grow, for storing over winter. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.50. 

 240 Dreer's Perfect Forcing. Easily one of the most popular of the early carrots, equally 

 useful for the outdoor garden as well as growing under glass. It is a fine, half long variety 

 of most symmetrical shape, uniform size, and has a remarkably small top. Of attractive 

 bright scarlet color, crisp, and with a 

 singularly small core, so small in fact 

 that in the young product it is hardly 

 noticeable. Pkt., 10 cts.; \ oz., 15 

 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 70 cts.; lb., $2.25. 



246 Earliest Short Horn (French Forc- 

 ing). One of the earliest. Roots are 

 almost globular in shape, about 2 inches 

 long and deep through, of reddish- 

 orange color and excellent flavor. 

 Equally good for forcing under glass and 

 for early or late sowing outdoors. Pkt., 

 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; { lb., 50 cts.; lb., 

 SI. 50. 



244 Early Scarlet Horn. May be 



planted very early in spring, and is an 

 excellent summer variety. Tops small 

 and roots grow about 2 J to 3 inches long, 

 reddish orange and good flavor. May 

 be grown either in frames or in the open 

 ground. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; i lb., 

 Early Scarlet Horn Carrot 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



236 Guerande, or Oxheart. Good on soils too hard and stiff for longer- 

 growing sorts. Root short, very thick and heavy, with small tap-root; flesh 

 is a bright orange color, fine grained and of sweet flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 oz., 20 cts.; J lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 

 242 Improved Rubicon. This beautiful half-long stump-root Carrot is about 

 the same length as the well-known Danvers, but is cylindrical, and is rich 

 dark orange in color, very sweet and mild. Remarkably clean-skinned, 

 grows evenly and is easily pulled. Grows best in a soft, deep and mellow 

 soil, which has been well manured. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; J lb., 50 cts.; 

 lb., $1.50. 



252 *Large White Belgian. The roots are thick through, yielding a heavy 



crop. Reaches a length of 16 inches, and is grown only for stock feed. Pkt., 



10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; i lb., 30 cts ; lb., $1.00. 

 238 *Nichol's Improved Long Orange. Color deep prange, and when 



small it may be used for the table, but mostly grown to full size for stock 



feeding. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 

 248 *St. Valery. Intermediate between the half long and long varieties. Will 



grow about 10 inches long with broad tops tapering to a point. Pkt., 10 cts.; 



oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



Chervil 



Cerfeuil, Fr. Perifollo, SP. Kerbel, Ger. 



Culture— An easily grown and most useful vegetable. Curled Chervil may 

 be sown in well prepared ground at any time during the spring. The rows should 

 be about one foot apart and plants cultivated like parsley. The aromatic leaves 

 are used for seasoning and in salads. 1 ounce to 100 foot row. 

 296 Curled Chervil. Beautifully curled and crisp. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; 

 5 lb., 85 cts. 



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Danver's Half Long Orange Carrot 



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