ISBELL SEED COMPANY 
18 Garden Seeds 
Danvers 
Half Hong 
Cliantenay 
New 
Coreless 
Hons: 
Orange 
Oxheart 
CARROTS TABLE VARIETIES 
There is a great variation in the strains of Carrot Seed! offered and it will pay you to buy stocks 
that are true to type. Carrots are so easy to grow, may be used in so many ways, and keep so 
well in the cellar during the winter that every home garden should have at least a few rows. 
CTJHTUKE. It is best to sow as early in the spring as the ground is fit to work, though good 
crops may be grown from sowing as late as June 15th. Prepare the ground thoroughly and sow in 
drills 12 to 24 inches apart, using from 4 to 5 pounds to the acre. It is necessary to sow Carrots 
quite thickly. Cover % to % inch deep and firm the soil well over the seeds. Cultivate shallow 
and thin the plants later to 3 inches apart. One ounce wUl sow a row 100 feet long, 4 to 5 lbs. 
per acre. 
Isbell’s New Coreless 
Harliness and Quality—For Market and Home Use. 
An early variety of superior flavor and without core, 
highly recommended for market and home use. It is a long, 
cylindrical, blunt-pointed variety, with a very small tap¬ 
root and small, flne top. The shape and size are extremely 
uniform, averaging 6 to 7 Inches in length and 1^/^ inches 
in diameter, clean-skinned, smooth and easily pulled. The 
color is a rich red-orange and its flavor is of the finest. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; ^ lb., 60c; lb., $1.75, prepaid. 
Isbell’s Super Chantenay 
The New Carrot 
MORSE'S NEW BUNCHING. — See 
Page 1.—Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; ^ lb., 50c; 
lb., $1.50, prepaid. 
Select Chantenay 
Fine bunching Carrots and early 
main crop sort for the market gardener. A first-class table 
variety; stump-rooted, about 5 to 6 inches long, and broad- 
shouldered. The flesh is of a beautiful, rich orange color 
and of the finest quality; is medium early with small tops. 
Ready for table use in 60 days. Pkt., 5c; oz,, 15c; lb., 
10 c; lb., $1.20, prepaid. 
Early—Coreless—Tender—Sweet. 
For the market gardener who caters to the fancy trade, 
and for all who want the best in Carrots. This super 
strain of Chantenay produces very smooth roots of even 
shape and size, free from eyes and side roots. The 
color is a rich orange and the sugar content very high. In 
quality and tenderness nothing more could be desired. 
Short tops, not brittle, but strong enough to bunch easily. 
The Carrots are 5 y2 to 6 inches long, evenly stump rooted. 
Pkt., lOe; oz., 20c; ^ lb., 50c; lb., $1.50, prepaid. 
Danvers Half Long 
The Heading Sort for Main Crop 
This is a broad-shouldered Carrot of cylindrical form 
about 7 to 8 inches in length by 2i/^ inches in diameter at 
the shoulder. Color, orange-red; skin smooth; cooking qual¬ 
ities superb. Well known for the essential qualities of uni¬ 
form size, smoothness, sweetness, flavor, and deep color. 
The heaviest yielding sort of the table or market Carrots. 
Ready for the table in 70 days. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 
30c; Ib., $1.00, prepaid. 
Imperator 
An outstanding type of recent introduction which is a 
splendid bunching sort and also a fine quality Carrot to 
grow for home use. The roots taper gradually from the 
well rounded shoulder and have semi-blunt ends. The 
flesh is rich orange in color and extends to the center of 
the root. Average length is 7 to 8^^ inches. The roots 
are always smooth, fine grained and very attractive when 
bunched for market. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; M lb., 45c; 
lb., $1.25, prepaid. 
Oxheart or Guerande 
Oxheart is shorter than the well known Danvers Half 
Long, but is much thicker than the latter, attaining a 
diameter of 3 to 4 inches at the top. Of very fine quality 
for the table and is easy to harvest. A favorite for the 
home garden. Ready for the table in 65 days. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
lOo; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.00, prepaid. 
Improved Long Orange 
The roots grow uniform and smooth, 8 to 10 inches long, 
of large size and deep, rich orange color. It is a good keeper 
and of fine quality for table use. Ready for table in 75 days. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; ^ lb., 30c; lb., $1.00, prepaid. 
Tendersweet or Nantes Half Long 
Very sweet and nearly coreless, of good shape; cylindri¬ 
cal, very smooth and about 6 inches long. Of deep orange- 
red color; crisp, tender and of very fine flavor. Fine home- 
garden sort, excellent for early market use. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; % lb., 45c; lb., $1.50, prepaid. 
FIELD CARROTS 
Carrots will pay you well if sown for a feeding crop for 
cows, horses or sheep. A large yield can be taken from a 
small piece of ground and at least a small crop should be 
raised every year. Sow any time before July 1st in rows 24 
to 30 inches apart. Thin to 6 inches in the row. Two to 
three pounds of seed to the acre. 
ISBEHH’S VICTORIA.—Largest and best feeding Carrot 
of the yellow varieties. Color is orange-red. Exceptionally 
heavy cropper. Oz., 15c; ^ lb., 50c; lb., $1.50, prepaid. 
ISBELL’S MAUDE S.—The Great Stock Carrot. This is 
the heaviest cropping Carrot grown. The flesh is white, 
crisp, solid and very sweet in flavor. Oz., 10c; ^ lb., 30c; 
Ib., 90c, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 lbs., ^.00. 
LARGE YELLOW BELGI.\N.—An old favorite stock 
Carrot of light yellow color. Very heavy yielder. Oz., 10c; 
% lb., 30c; lb., 90c, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 5 lbs., $4.00. 
