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The Rocky Mountain Seed Co., Denver, Colo. 
Cabbage- ( Continued) 
Carrots 
(Carota, Zanahoria, Carotten, Mohren) 
CULTURE—One ounce for 100 feet of drill, 4 pounds 
for an acre. The carrot, like other root crops, delights 
in a rich, sandy loam, well tilled. For early crops, sow 
in spring, as soon as the ground is in good working 
order, say April or May; for late crops they may be 
sown any time from the middle of June to July. Sow 
one-half inch deep in rows 12 inches apart, thinning out 
to 3 inches between the plants. As carrot seed is slow 
to germinate, extra precautions must be taken to firm 
the seed in the soil. 
CHANTENAY OR MODEL —72 days. An excellent all-pur¬ 
pose, medium early variety; desirable for home and 
market garden and for canning. A good cropper. 
Roots 5 to 6 inches long, deep orange, smooth, 
tapered, stump-rooted; flesh deep orange. Fine lor 
bunching. 
RED CORED CHANTENAY —72 days. An improved 
Chantenay with good interior color, valuable for mar¬ 
ket gardeners and shippers. Roots of same size and 
shape as standard Chantenay; flesh reddish orange 
with indestinct core; tender and sweet. 
DANVER’S HALF LONG —75 days. Very productive and 
popular for home and market garden; much used for 
shipping. Roots bright deep orange 6 to 7 inches long, 
tapered to a blunt end. Flesh bright orange, crisp 
and tender. 
IMPERATOR —77 days. This new carrot is of the Dan- 
ver’s Half Long type, averaging about 1 inch longer 
in length, is a little more cylindrical in shape, has a 
splendid depth of color with a good-sized top. Roots 
7 to 8 inches long, smooth, fine grained and an ex¬ 
ceptionally heavy cropper. Fine for bunching or for 
marketing as a bushel carrot. 
NANTE’S HALF-LONG (Coreless) —70 days. Early. Sweet 
and line flavored; almost without a core; very fine 
grained; excellent for the home garden. One of the 
finest in quality and handsomest of the medium-sized 
sorts; about 6 Inches long. 
OXHEART OR GUERANDE —72 days. Desirable Tor home 
use; prolific and a good keeper. Roots bright orange, 
thick, blunt ended, of heart shape. Flesh deep orange; 
small tops; easily harvested. 
IMPROVED LONG ORANGE —85 days. A heavy cropping 
sort for garden use and for stock feeding, requires a 
deep soil. Roots 10 to 12 inches long, tapering regu¬ 
larly to a point, deep orange color. 
Prices on Carrots listed on page 7. 
WISCONSIN ALL SEASONS (Yellows Resistant) —90 days. 
This Is the hardiest of all the flat-head varieties and 
is an excellent kraut cabbage. Wisconsin All Season 
stands unfavorable conditions of drought and hot 
weather unusually well. It is a very choice variety 
for the home garden for late summer and early fall 
use. 
WISCONSIN HOLLANDER NO. 8 (Yellows Resistant) — 
105 days. A yellows resistant cabbage, developed from 
the Hollander, and is quite similar to that variety in 
most other qualities. It retains all the solid heading, 
good keeping and productive qualities of its parent 
and in addition is not affected by the yellow rot. 
Postpaid prices on Wisconsin All Season and Wisconsin 
Hollander No. 8: Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; [4 11>., 90c; J/ 2 lb., 
$1.60; lb., $3.00 
Chinese or Celery Cabbage 
CULTURE—Seeds sown out of doors late in July pro¬ 
duces firm heads in October. The heads keep well in 
storage for at least two months. 
CHIHLI —Early and very sure heading. Heads become 18 
to 2 0 inches tall, 3 % to 4 inches thick, tapering near 
tip, very firm, well blanched, crisp, tender and very 
sweet. Superior to Pe Tsai. 
WONG BOK —Heads 8 to 10 inches tall, broad, firm. 
Well blanched, tender and of excellent quality. 
Postpaid prices: Pkt. 5c; oz., 25c; J4 lb., 75c; / z lb., 
$1.25; lb., $2.00. 
Chihli (Chinese Cabbage) Wong Bok 
Carrot, Red Cored Chantenay 
