24 CONDON BROS., SEEDSMEN, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 
EARLY SCARLET HORN 
CONDON'S "Sure Crop" CARROTS 
Culture. — The carrot is one of the most wholesome and nutritious of our garden roots, deserving to be more extensively used 
for culinary purposes, and we urge our customers to give some of the early table varieties a trial. , .f . 
While a sandy loam made rich by manuring the previous year is the best soil for the carrot, any good land, if thoroughly 
and deeply worked, will produce satisfactory crops. It is advisable to sow as early in the spring as the ground is fit to work, 
though good crops may be grown from sowings as late as June 15. For table use, sow the smaller kinds early in rows 16 to 18 
inches apart. For field culture, sow in drills 18 to 24 inches apart, using from 1 ^ to 3 pounds of seed to the acre. Cover 
yi to 1 inch deep and see to it that the soil is pressed firmly above the seed. As soon as the plants appear, use the cultivator 
or wheel hoe. Thin 4 to 6 inches apart in the row. 
EARLY SCARLET HORN 
One of the earliest varieties in cultivation, 
and very desirable for forcing. Tops very 
small. Roots nearly round and of reddish 
orange color. When fully matured, about 2 
Inches long, but should be used before fully 
gi-own, while young and tender. See cut. 
Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 9 cents; ^ pound, 25 
cents; pound, 45 cents; pound, 80 cents. 
HALF LONG DANVERS 
This is a broad-shouldered carrot, cylin- 
drical in shape, stump rooted, of excellent 
color, best flavor, and a most wonderful pro- 
ducer. Ready in about 65 days from the 
time of sowing. It is not only one of the best 
for the table, but owing to its shape, size 
and great yield, and the fact that It is so 
easily harvested, one of the best for stock. 
Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 7 cents; 54 pound, 
22 cents; ^ pound, 40 cents; pound, 70 
cents. 
OX HEART, OR GUERANDE 
A tliick carrot, 5 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 variety we can recommend for the home 
garden as well as to all market gardeners. 
See cut. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 9 cents; 
Yi pound, 25 cents; Yi pound, 45 cents; 
pound, 80 cents. 
SUTTON'S INTERMEDIATE 
A splendid variety, in shape midway be- 
tween the half long and the long sorts. 
It Is quite broad at the top and tapers to 
a blunt point. Flesh ' is rich reddish- 
orange, tender and sweet. Very desirable 
as a market variety, on account of the 
heavy yield, fine shape and appearance 
and excellent quality. Packet, 3 cents; 
ounce, 6 cents; pound, 20 cents; 54 
pound, 35 cents; pound, 60 cents. 
NEW EARLY CHANTENAY 
Very productive, medium early and of 
excellent quality. Tops medium-sized, 
necks small. Roots thick, uniformly half 
long, or stump-rooted, but tapering slight- 
ly; deep orange-red in color; flesh very 
crisp and tender. Although a medium 
early sort, the roots are suitable for use 
nearly as early as any. One of the best 
in quality for the market and home gar- 
den, while its great productiveness and 
ease with which It can be harvested make 
it very desirable as field sort. See cut. 
Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 9 cents; pound, 
25 cents; H pound, 45 cents; pound, 80 
cents. 
OX HEART, OR GUERANDE 
NEW EARLY CHANTENAY 
PRIVATE STOCK DANVERS 
CONDON'S PRIVATE 
STOCK DANVERS 
Danver carrots have been the stand- 
ard for over fifty years and we need 
not try to offer any proofs as to its 
popularity. Carrot-breeding is in about 
the same class as stock-breeding, and 
if same is not kept true, will deterio- 
rate very quickly. We have endeavor- 
ed to do more than keep the old parent 
sort true, and have actually bred up 
the quality of Danver Carrot to such 
perfection that the old parent sort 
would be ashamed of itself. To dis- 
tinguish our sort from others, we have 
termed our strain Condon's Private 
Stock Danvers. Same has been bred 
for yield and on a given acreage it will 
produce a larger crop of marketable 
roots than any other kind. The roots 
are of a rich orange color, and about 
6 inches long, with blunt point; adopted 
to all classes of soil. Packet, 5 cents; 
ounce, 10 cents; pound, 25 cents; 
pound, 45 cents; pound, 80 cents. 
IMPROVED LONG 
ORANGE 
A well-known sort; roots long, thick- 
est near the crown, tapering regularly 
to a point; color deep orange. It is a 
good keeper of fine quality for winter 
use. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 6 cents; 
Yn pound, 20 cents; pound, 35 cents; 
pound, 60 cents. 
