CATALOGUE OF CHOICE GARDEN SEEDS 
CARROT 
Culture .■— Carrots require a very finely pulverized soil to grow them to perfection. A.good, light and well-enriched 
sandy loam is the best for this crop. For field culture, sow in drills 3 to feet apart, so as to cultivate by horse. 
Market-gardeners sow in drills, about 18 inches apart and cultivate by hand. For early crops cover inch deep, 
and thin to 6 inches apart in the rows; for late, cover % i nc h deep, and thin to 4 inches. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; 3 pounds required for an acre 
Rice’s Coreless 
RICE’S NEW CORELESS 
The handsomest and most appe¬ 
tizing carrot we are acquainted 
with, and of the highest quality. 
The roots average 6 inches in 
length by V/% inches in diameter, 
nearly cylindrical in form, excep¬ 
tionally smooth and of a deep 
orange color. The flesh is crisp 
and sweet and quite lacking in 
woodiness or core. We cannot too 
highly recommend this splendid 
carrot either for the home garden 
or market. 
DANVERS HALF LONG 
A splendid orange carrot, grown 
for its productiveness and adapt¬ 
ability to all soils. One of the best 
and most desirable for home or 
market garden. Roots 6 to 8 inches 
long, tapering uniformly to a blunt 
point; flesh deep orange, tender 
and excellent quality. 
Danvers 
STANDARD CARROTS 
CHANTENAY 
An excellent productive, half-long, medium early variety. The thick roots are about 6 inches long, broad at the 
shoulder, stump rooted, very smooth, handsome and of deep orange color; grown extensively by market gardeners. 
Early Scarlet Horn. One of the best for the home 
garden; roots short, blunt and of orange red color. 
French Forcing Horn (Golden Ball). The earliest 
variety with nearly round, orange colored roots. 
Half Long Stump Rooted Nantes. Nearly cylindrical, 
blunt ended roots, smooth, almost coreless; orange 
color. 
Imperator. Roots 10 inches long and 2 inches across 
at the shoulder. Color deep orange. 
Improved Long Orange. The old standard variety; 
roots about 12 inches long and of deep orange color. 
Improved Short White. Grown mostly for stock feed¬ 
ing; roots 8 inches long. 
Large White Belgian. White roots 16 inches long and 
very thick. Grown for stock feeding. 
Large Yellow Belgian. Similar to White Belgian with 
roots a trifle longer and light orange in color. 
Long Red St. Valery. Intermediate in form between 
Danvers and Long Orange; roots smooth and pointed; 
color bright red; tops small. 
Oxheart, or Gucrande. Roots very stout and thick' 
of medium length, ending in an abrupt small tap root; 
color bright orange; usually harvested. 
Rubicon. Early, almost cylindrical in shape, half long 
and stump rooted; color deep orange. 
COLLARDS, OR COLEWORT 
A variety of cabbage known in different sections as 
“ Cole ” and “ Colewort.” It is extensively used in the 
South for “ greens,” where it continues in luxuriant 
growth all winter. 
One ounce will produce 3,000 plants 
True Georgia. Plant 2 to 3 feet high, forming a cluster 
of tender, undulated leaves at the top of its rather 
long stem. 
DANDELION 
Culture .—The Dandelion resembles Endive and affords 
one of the earliest and most healthful of spring greens. 
Sow as early as the weather will permit in rows 12 
inches apart and thin to 3 inches apart in the rows. 
Improved Thick Leaf. One of the best, forming a 
regular tuft of rather upright growth; blanches 
readily. 
Common, or French Garden. A selection from and an 
improvement on the common Dandelion. 
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