SELECT SEEDS FOR THE PARTICULAR GARDENER 
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In the Southern states Carrots can be 
sown in tire Fall, and will continue grow¬ 
ing all Winter and be fit for the table 
in early Spring. The seed will germinate 
more freely in dry weather by soaking it twelve hours in cold water, 
and mixing with sand before sowing. The crop is ready for harvest¬ 
ing as soon as the tops commence turning yellow. They should be 
taken up in dry weather. Cut off the tops to within about an inch 
of the crown and pack the roots in dry earth or sand in the cellar 
for Winter use; or they may be pitted out of doors, covered with twic 
inches of straw and a foot of earth, to keep them from frost, when 
they can be used until the following April. Beets and all similai 
roots can be kept in the same manner. 
Carrots 
PLANTING DIRECTIONS—y 4 oz. to 100 ft. rows; 
OXHEABT— A 
Chantenay 
A sandy, rich loam, and 
deeply cultivated is the bet¬ 
ter soil for carrots. For 
home gardens 
sow in rows 16 
in. apart, thin to 
6 inches in the 
row. For field 
culture 18 to 24 
inches between 
rows. Cover one 
inch and thin to 
six inches between plants. 
CHANTENAY — An ex¬ 
cellent medium early half 
long variety, of fine qual¬ 
ity both for home and mar¬ 
ket garden purposes. The 
tops are of medium size 
with small neck. The roots 
are thick, of medium 
length and of deep red 
orange color. Used exten¬ 
sively for bunching, and a 
fine carrot for table use. 
D A N V E R ’ S HALF 
LONG —-A rich orange red va¬ 
riety, very smooth and hand¬ 
some, producing very large 
crops. Is an excellent market 
variety. Tops are of medium size and coarsely divided. 
Roots taper to a blunt point. Flesh is sweet, crisp and 
tender. Will produce more bulk to the acre than the 
larger field varieties. 
1 to 3 lbs. per acre. 
fine medium early car¬ 
rot, about 4 to 5 inches long. It is 
very thick at the 
top, often 4 inches 
in diameter and 
tapering abruptly 
to a blunt end. 
The fl e s h is of 
orange color, sweet 
and tender. Easily 
pulled and will 
grow i n soil too 
hard and shallow 
for longer varie¬ 
ties. When young 
this variety is 
used for the table, 
and when fully ma¬ 
ture makes excel¬ 
lent forage for stock. A good 
cropping variety and planted 
extensively in the West and 
Southwest. 
WHITE BELGIAN — The 
roots grow about a foot in 
length and about one-third of this 
grows above ground which makes 
harvesting easy. White Belgian is 
not hardier than any of the table 
varieties a_nd should, on that ac¬ 
count, be pulled before killing 
frost. 
IMPROVED LONG ORANGE 
—Most popular of the long sorts. Deep orange color, 
about 3 inches thick at the top and about 12 inches 
long, tapering to a point. Very productive, but requires 
a deep soil; of good quality when young, and fine for 
stock feeding when matured. 
CAULIFLOWER 
Cauliflower, while requiring a great deal of care, can 
be made the most profitable crop grown, as an acre of 
ground will produce hundreds of dollars worth of this 
delicious vegetable. 
PLANTING DIRECTIONS—1 oz. for 2,000 plants. 
For early crop, sow seed in hotbed or in boxes about 
6 weeks before time to plant out. Transplant early in 
spring in rows 3 feet apart and 18 inches in the row. 
Plants should be cultivated often to be kept growing 
continuously. When heads begin to form the leaves 
should be tied together over the head to keep out the 
light and produce fine white heads. 
EARLY SNOWBALL —The earliest maturing strain of 
the true type of Snowball Cauliflower. A good forcing va¬ 
riety, and can also be used as a late crop for winter. Heads 
are of medium size, solid, round, very white, making a very 
attractive appearance. In quality this variety is unsur¬ 
passed, being crisp, tender and sweet. 
EXTRA EARLY DWARF ERFURT —This variety is 
early dwarf and a sure header, although not quite as early 
as the Snowball it will mature in plenty of time for mar¬ 
ket use. Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt is probably the most 
widely planted variety of the cauliflower. 
DANISH DRYWEATHER —This variety is especially 
valuable in sections subject to long dry seasons, as it will 
do well and produce fine heads in lack of moisture. The 
heads grow to a large size, and are very solid but in qual¬ 
ity perhaps not as tender as Early Snowball. 
Early Snowball 
