DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
Early Half-Long 
Scarlet, Stump- 
Rooted. 
Half-Long 
Scarlet Nantes, 
Stump-Rooted. 
color, very smooth and handsome, and easily dug. It 
yields an immense bulk, with smallest length of root. 
Early Half-Long Scarlet, Stump-Rooted.—Ar 
exceedingly popular early market variety, and contin¬ 
ually growing in favor. Of medium size ; flesh bright 
scarlet, brittle and of fine flavor. Will do well in shal¬ 
low soil. 
Half-Long Scarlet Nantes, Stump-sRooted.— 
Very similar in appearance to 
the preceding, though some¬ 
what smaller, and later in ma- 
Long Orange. Long Red Altringham 
turing. A fine variety for intermediate use. 
New Intermediate. -This is intermediate between 
the Early Horn and Long Orange. It is very smooth, 
of beautiful form, tapering regularly to the root, and is' 
much used as a table variety, coming in after the Early 
Horn. • 
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Long Red Altring¬ 
ham.—Similar in form 
to the Long Orange, 
but of a bright red col¬ 
or, growing with the 
top an inch or two 
above ground. Flesh 
bright and lively,crisp 
and breaking i n its 
texture ; the heart, in 
pioportion to the size 
of root, smaller than 
other varieties ; a very 
fine sort. 
Long Orange.—A 
well known standard 
sort; roots long, thick¬ 
est near the crown, 
tapering regularly to a 
point; color deep 
orange; suitable for 
the table and main 
field crop. It requires a deep soil, 
and the plants should stand eight 
inches apart, in eighteen-inch drills, 
for the roots to attain their full size. 
Improved Long Orange.—An 
improvement on the preceding, ob¬ 
tained by careful selection for years, 
of the best formed and deepest color¬ 
ed roots. 
Large White Belgian.—Grows 
one-third out of the ground ; root 
pure white, green above ground, with 
small top. It will grow to very large 
size on light, rich soil, and is very 
easily gathered. Flesh rather coarse ; 
is raised extensively for stock. 
Culture. —The Carrot succeeds 
best on a light, sandy loam, made 
rich by manuring the previous year. 
In freshly manured land, the roots 
often grow prolonged and ill-shaped. If the seed be 
sown late in the spring, let it be soaked a day or two in 
tepid water, mixing it after in dry ashes or plaster. It 
will then come up in newly prepared ground before the 
weeds, and the first weeding may be done at much less 
expense. 
CAULIFLOWER. 
Fr. Chou-fleur. — Blumen-Kohl. 
This delicate vegetable is classed among the most de¬ 
licious. It is a kind of cabbage, with long, pale green 
leaves and a close, curly head, formed of the flower buds, 
before they shoot up to seed. 
Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt. —An extra early vari¬ 
ety, and the sort so much prized in Germany for early 
market u>e Scarcely a plant fails to produce a good 
head If planted first of March, heads nine inches to 
one foot in diameter will be produced early in June, in 
which month the whole crop can be marketed. It is of 
dwarf habit, compact growth, short outside leaves, and 
can be planted 20 inches apart ca« h way. Highly rec¬ 
ommended for early market and family use, and we 
think can be entirely relied upon, as the seed is selected 
with extra care, by one of the most careful growers in 
Germany. 
Early Snowball. A variety held in great estima¬ 
tion by market gardeners, for its earlincss and reliabil¬ 
ity as a sure header. Tested with several other varie¬ 
ties, it has proved to be as early, if not earlier than any 
other sort. 
Large White 
Belgian. 
