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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
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 as well as feeding sorts a trial. For horses and especially as winter feed 
for milch cows, the carrot cannot be surpassed and it should be more lai gely grown by farmers 
for this purpose. 
While a sandy loam made rich by manuring the previous year is the best soil for the car¬ 
rot, any good land if thoroughly and deeply worked will produce satisfactory crops. It is ad¬ 
visable 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 
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 four to six inches apart in the row. 
17 l* . o i ■ u (French Forcing) One of the 
JLarliest uhort riorn earliest varieties in cultiva¬ 
tion and very desirable for forcing. Tops very small. Roots 
reddish orange, nearly round when forced quickly in very 
rich, well prepared soil, but are somewhat longer when 
grown outdoors. When fully matured about two to two and 
one-half inches long, but should be used before fully grown 
while young and tender. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; 
!4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.75 
r „i o i . tv Excellent for early planting 
liarly bcarlet Horn out of doors. Tops small! 
Roots orange-red, about three inches long, top shaped but 
tapering abruptly to a small tap. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c- 
2 Oz. 25c; >4*Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 
Early Half Long Scarlet 
Carentan s I en< I er * cylindrical with remarkably small 
necks, handsome deep orange color, tender 
throughout and of the best quality. Roots usually four and 
one-half to five inches in length, but sometimes consider¬ 
ably longer. The seed may be sown very thick and the va¬ 
riety is well adapted for forcing. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c* 
2 Oz. 25c; % Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 
Half Long Scarlet Nantes, 
Stump Rooted “ er throughout • . . - 
mature roots are usually 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; >4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
Early Scarlet Horn 
ical, smooth, bright orange; 
, ,, . - . _ . ... „ yellow in center but very 1 
lder throughout. This variety is of the finest quality and is one of the 
>st symmetrical ami handsome of the medium sized sorts The 
lly five to six inches long. Excellent for the market or home harden 
Chantenav Vei 7 Productive, medium early and of excellent quality. Topsmedium sized 
I ena y ueoks small. Hoots thick live and one-half to six inches iu length uniformly 
half long or stump rooted but tapering slightly, s uuiiormtj 
smooth, 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 garden, while its great productiveness 
tuul the ease with which it can be harvested 
make it very desirable as a field sort. Pkt 5c- 
Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V* Lb. 40c; Lb. $ 1.25 
Guerande, or Ox Heart sh-abfe'foLon 
so hard and stiff that longer rooted sorts would 
not thrive in it. Tops comparatively small 
Roots four and one-hair to five inches long, very 
thick, ending abruptly in a small tap root. Flesh 
bright orange, fine grained and sweet. When 
young the roots are excellent for table use and 
when mature are equally good for stock feeding 
Pkt, 5c; Oz. 15c; 2Qz. 25c; V*Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
Danvers 
Danverc A ha , lf ,on S orange carrot, grow 
Lianvers largely on account of its great pr< 
duettveness and adaptability to all classesof sol 
I ops of medium size. Hoots of medium lengti 
six to eight inches long, tapering uniformly 1 
a blunt point. Flesh deep orange, tender and c 
good quality. Although the roots of this variet 
■are comparatively short they often produce a 
large a bulk as the longer field sorts and are mot 
%L^40c; V Lb. e $1.2 P 5 kt ' 5C: ° Z - 15C: 2 ° 2 - 25 ' 
Improved Lone Orange ™,tL i !U a J 1 ? c j d i ed j m Pr over oent obtained i 
D. M. Ferrv & Co’s ?,!!?,. tIle ve , rv '.‘ est carrots because of i 
t _ j ci V, . eno rmous productiveness and the ease with whic 
Improved Short White Ifc . cft . n V e harvested. Hoots half long, seven' 
crown^Flesh 
bz."ioc! Io'cfLb m $?.Vo xcollentquality f6rstock 
Gueranoe, or Ox Heart 
CARROT 
