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Carrots. 
DANVERS CARROT. 
60 
Lb. 
Carotte. ajib!)ren. Zanahoria. 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill ; 3 pounds are required for an acre. The most suitable soil is a 
rich, deep, sandy loam, not too recently manured. Sow ■ - 
rather thinly in drills 12 to 15 inches apart, accordmg to the 
sorts, thinninx out to 6 or 7 inches between the plants. In 
field culture the rows should be at least 2 feet apart, so that 
the crop can be worked with the horse cultivator. 
If ordered by mall, add 8 cents per pound tor 
postaise. Peroz. Lb. 
Carentan Half-Long Stump-Rooted. Very ; 
handsome, deep orange in color, with 
scarcely any core, and of excellent quality f o 10 
Chantenay Half-Long Stump-Rooted. A me- 
dium early, sort, with smooth roots of a deep 
orange-red color ; flesh crisp and tender; 
extremely productive •. • 1° 
Danvers. Deservedly popular on account of its 
great productiveness and adaptability to all 
classes of soil ; roots of medium size, taper- 
ing to a blunt point ; skin and flesh of a deep 
orange ; tender, sweet and crisp 1° 
Early Scarlet Horn. Excellent for early plant- 
ing ; roots top-shaped; flesh fine-grained 
Fren\"h pirciS^^'^rniest variety grown "; root°s smallVglobular, of reddish orange color 
rujri'^e"' or°0xhelrt " A thick-growingVariety, 5 or 6inches long and very blunt at the 
;"er extremUyrgrows very rfpwly,i tender tnd of good flavor, and a variety we can 
recommend for either market or family use \r ' ' • ' ' U ' 
ImprlvedTong Orange. A careful selection ; bright orange-red ; excellent for mam crop . 
iTrge White Belgian! Roots pure white, green above ground ; grown for stock feeding 
Mammoth White Vosges. Enormously productive, and very easy to harvest ; roots short, 
very heavy at shoulder ; flesh rich and solid 
Cauliflower. 
Choufleur. Stuimn^SofjI. CoUflor. 
:}l^wThl plants to become "rowdelin the^seed bed ; transplant them with great care, as any check will 
iniure, if not entirely prevent, the formation of the head. Peroz. Lb. 
Autumn Giant. An unusually fine late sort, with beautiful white, large firm heads, well 
protected by large leaves, and remain tender and fit for use a Ipng time _ . . ... . fo 40 54 00 
Early Dwarf Er^furtr Often described and sold as the Extra-Early Dwarf Erfurt, which it 
resemb es only in name ; it is of average quality and quite satisfactory as a second-early _ 
Extra-ETrlv Dwa^f Erfurt. (Imported Seed.) This is without doubt the best stram of 
Extra-tariv uwari triu v 1 _ Cauliflower that money can buy ; of dwarf. 
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ALGIERS C.'VULlFLOWIiR. 
compact growth and short stem ; heads 
beautiful white, large, firm and fine- 
grained . . . . Pkt. 25 cts., Koz. I1.50 . 
Extra -Early Paris. Heads large, white, 
compact and solid ; of excellent flavor ; 
lender and delicious 
Large Algiers. One of the largest and best 
for late use ; the leaves so protect the 
head that early frosts fail to injure . . . 
Le Normand's Short-Stemmed. A com- 
pact-growing, sure-heading sort; one of 
the best late varieties • 
Snowball. (Grown from Henderson's Stock.) 
This is the most popular variety in cultiva- 
tion, and is largely grown everywhere, 
Imtli for forcing and early crops outside. 
The plants are dwai f and sure-heading, and 
the heads, though not so large as in some 
other varieties, are of good size, pure white, 
and of fine, delicate flavor I 00 
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