D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 
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CARROT 
The carrot is one of the most wholesome and nutritious of our garden vegetables and it should be planted in every garden 
as well as among the field crops. For horses and as winter feed for milch cows, the carrot cannot be surpassed and it should 
be more largely grown by farmers for this purpose. 
While a sandy loam made rich by manuring the previous year is the best soil for the car- 
any good land if thoroughly and 
It is ad- 
may be 
rot any good land if thoroughly and deeply worked will produce satisfactory crops, 
visable to sow as early in the spring as the ground is fit to work, though good crops nr 
grown from sowings as late as June 15. For table use sow the smaller kinds early in rows 
sixteen to eighteen inches apart. For field culture sow in drills eighteen to twenty four inches 
apart, using from one and one-half to three pounds of seed to the acre. Cover one-half to one 
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 two to six inches apart in the row, according to 
the size of the variety. 
_ (French Forcing) One of the earliest varieties in cultivation 
Earnest ohort iTorn and very desirable for forcing. The tops are very small. The 
roots are reddish orange and are nearly round when forced quickly in very rich, well pre¬ 
pared soil, but are somewhat longer when grown ontdoors. When fully matured the roots 
are about two to two and one-half inches long, but they should be used before fully grown 
while young and tender. (Sold out) 
. c | This variety is excellent for early planting out of doors for the 
Early ocarlct Morn table. The tops are small. The roots are orange-red, about 
three inches long, top shaped but tapering abruptly to a small tap. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 
2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
p | »f if f o i . The tops of this early 
Early Hair Long bcarlet half long frame sort 
Carentan are ver y small and seed may 1)6 sown very 
v^cu email thickly as the variety is well adapted for 
forcing. The roots are of medium size, slender, cylindrical 
with remarkably small neck, handsome deep orange color, 
tender throughout and of the best quality. They are usually 
four and one-half to five inches in length, but sometimes 
grow considerably longer. (Sold out) 
Eahly Scarlet Horn 
Half Long Scarlet Nantes, used, S^iY^ioVig 
Rnrkf^rl early variety has small tops and is ex- 
OLUiiip ivuulcu cellent for the market or home gar¬ 
den. The roots are cylindrical, smooth and of a bright orange color. The flesh is orange, be¬ 
coming yellow in center but very tender throughout.. This variety is of the finest quality and 
is one of the most symmetrical and handsome of the medium sized sorts. The mature roots 
are usually five to six inches long. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; Va Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
A most excellent, medium early, half long variety. It is one of the best in 
Lhantenay quality for the market and home garden, while its great productiveness and 
the ease with which it can be harvested make it desirable as a field sort. The tops are 
medium sized with small neck. The mature roots are thick, five and one-lmlf to six inches in 
length, uniformly half long or stump rooted buttapering slightly, smooth, deep orange-red 
in color. The flesh is very crisp and tender. Although a medium early sort the roots are 
suitable for use nearly as early as any. The variety is extensively used for bunching. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V 4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
j ^ u . Especially desirable for soil so hard and stiff that longer 
IjUerande or v/X Heart rooted sorts would not thrive in it. The tops are compara¬ 
tively small. The mature roots are four atid one-half to five inches long, very thick, ending 
abruptly in a small tap root. The flesh is bright orange, fine grained and sweet. When young 
the roots are desirable for table use as a medium early carrot and when mature they are equal¬ 
ly good for stock feeding. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 
2 Oz. 20c; J /4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
pw A half long orange carrot, grown 
Uanvers largely on account of its great pro¬ 
ductiveness and adaptability to all classes of soil. 
It is a desirable second early carrot for the home 
garden and is also suitable tor field culture. The 
tops are of medium size. The mature roots are 
of medium length, six to eight inches long, 
tapering uniformly to a blunt point. The flesh is 
deep orange, tender and of good quality. Al¬ 
though the roots of this variety at maturity are 
comparatively short they often produce as 
large a bulk as the longer lield sorts and are more 
easily harvested. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; 
Va Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
t l i This is a de- 
lmproved Long Urange cided improve¬ 
ment obtained by years of careful selection of 
the best formed ami deepest colored roots of the 
old Long Orange, which was the most popular of 
the older sorts for farm use on deep and mellow 
soil. The roots of the strain we offer are very 
deep orange. long and comparatively thick, often 
twelve inches in length and three inches in diam¬ 
eter at the crown, tapering regularly to a point. 
The tops are rather large. This intermediate to 
late maturing sort is suitable for table use as well 
as stock feeding, combining great productiveness 
with uniform shape where grown in light, deep, 
rich soil. When of size suitable for the table, the roots are tender and of good 
quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 25c; Lb. 90c. 
D IV/I 17 p pi y One of the very best field carrots because of its 
• IV1. rerry & LO S enormous productiveness and the ease with which 
Imnroverl SKorf WKit#* can be l‘ a i' v e*ted. The roots are half long, 
improved onort YV niie seven to nine inch( . s i n length, smooth, very 
heavy at the shoulder but tapering regularly to the point. The color is creamy 
white with light green crown. The fledi is white, solid, crisp and of excellent 
quality for stock feeding. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
Guerande or Ox Heamt 
