Try Our Imperator Carrot—You Will Like It 
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CARROTS 
Carrots are one of the most wholesome foods supplying precious 
vitamines, and when only half grown are very delicious and relished 
by most persons. The seeds are slow to germinate and they should 
be marked in rows with some other quick maturing crop. 
CULTURE—Any garden soil will grow carrots. For early crops sow as early in the 
spring as possible and in rows eighteen inches to two feet apart. Cover not more than 
y 2 inch deep. When the plants are about three or four inches high thin out to tvvo 
inches apart for the small early varieties and four inches apart for the late ones. Give 
them plenty of room. Keep them thoroughly hoed. 
A packet will plant about 20 feet; an ounce, 150 feet; and three pounds, an acre. 
IMPERATOR—76 Days—A new introduction. Length of root 7 to 8 inches. Dia¬ 
meter of shoulder 2 inches. Rich orange flesh, fine for the market gardener, as its 
narrow or sloping shoulder, tapering to a half blunt end, makes it especially fine for 
bunching. Pkg. 5c ; Oz., 10c ; % lb., 35c ; 1 lb., $1.00. Postpaid. 
LONG ORANGE—The old stand-by, both for table use and for stock feeding, for 
late summer and winter. Fed to milch cows, it increases flow of rich milk and im¬ 
parts to the butter in winter a fresh flavor and golden color. 
CHANTENAY (The Market Gardner’s Favorite) —Tops medium sized, necks small, 
roots tapering slightly, butl uniformly stump-rooted and smooth color, deep orange-red 
flesh, very crisp and tender. Although this is is a medium early sort it furnishes roots of 
useable size as early as any ; it is a heavy cropper and is undoubtedly one of the best for both 
the market and private garden, while its great productiveness makes it very desirable as a 
field sort. Pkt., 6c., oz.., 10c; *4 lb., 25c; lb., 90c. Postpaid. 
OXHEART OR GUERAND—Very distinct and desirable, smooth and handsome, thick 
and blunt-rooted, about 6 inches long, a rapid grower and of fine quality; color, orange- 
red ; a good all-season Carrot. One ounce will sow 150 feet, 3 lbs., for one acre. Pkt., 5c ; 
oz., 10c ; 14 lb., 25c ; lb., 90c. Postpaid. 
DANVERS HALF LONG—An old, popular variety and in the past the most largely 
used, not only for stock raising, but for table use as well. The perfect type is about 
eight inches long and about two and one-half inches wide at the shoulder, tapering to a 
sort of half-point at the bottom. Color is a bright orange scarlet; is very heavy cropper. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; ti lb., 25c; lb., 90c. Postpaid. 
NEW CORLESS CHANTENAY—This is one of the handsomest and best carrots for 
both home and market. It matures in 68 days. It is a half long, stump rooted sort, almost 
identical in shape with the old Chantenay. It is a heavier cropper than Danvers Half 
Long. The root is smooth, uniform and handsome. It shows red all the way through 
without any yellow core whatsoever. This makes it additionally attractive for salad and 
cooking purposes. The flesh is sweet and tender and never becomes stringy. Price: 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c ; % lb., 30c: lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
CALIFORNIA BUNCHING—Tops short; foliage rather coarsely cut; stem medium 
size and strong. Roots at maturity are 114 to 1^4 inches in size, almost cylindrical 
with rounded shoulders, and are well stumped. Very popular with the market gardeners. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c ; % lb., 35c; 1 lb., $1.00. 
STOCK CARROTS 
Sow in drills far enough apart for horse cultivator and thin out in row from 5 to 6 
inches. Requires about three pounds of seed per acre. 
LONG ORANGE— The old stand-by, both for table use and for stock feeding, for late 
summer and winter. Fed to milch cows, it increases flow of rich milk and imparts to the 
butter in winter a fresh flavor and golden color. 
WHITE MASTODIAN—A new carrot from Russia. Gigantic size and wonderful keeping 
qualities. Yields 40 to 50 tons to the acre and is very hardy. Is a splendid feed for stock 
and one of the most profitable to plant. 
YELLOW BELGIUM—This type is a favorite with many farmers, on account of its 
quality and productiveness, being a little more stump rooted than some varities ; its tonnage 
per acre is quite heavy. 
When grown it is from 7 to 8 inches in length and) of a yellow color. 
Price, pkt 5c; oz 10c; H lb 25c; l lb 75c; 5 lbs $3.50; 10 lbs $6.00, Postpaid. 
CRESS OR PEPPER GRASS 
GARDEN CRESS or PEPPER GRASS—Per pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; U lb., 20c; 1 lb., 75c. Postpaid. 
Plant on rich soil, finely pulverized, in drills six or eight inches apart. To be used as a salad 
before the flowers appear. 
CABBAGE FOR ALL SEASONS 
As with all other seeds our selection of cabbage stocks are positively from the best sources of 
supply, and the best strains obtainable, as proved by our own tests: 
CULTURE—Cabbage does best in rich, moist, well prepared soil; extra care should be taken in working it deeply as 
most varieties of cabbage do not thrive in shallow soils. For the early varieties in the mountain states and similar climatic 
conditions sow in hotbeds in the late winter or very early spring and trasplant to the open ground as soon as ground can 
