F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
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CARROTS 
While a sandy loam is the best soil for 
carrots of all varieties, any good land, if 
thoroughly and deeply worked, will produce 
satisfactory crops. The shorter varieties being 
the best for the heavy soils. Sow seed from 
February to the last of October in rows six¬ 
teen to eighteen inches apart, covering seed 
one-half to one inch, pressing soil firmly over 
the seed. While a good uniform root is grown 
when the young plants are thinned, this is not 
necessary and is never done in field planting 
for the market. February is a good month for 
sowing for the main spring crop, while August 
is the best for sowing for the late fall and 
winter crop. By sowing at intervals of four 
or six weeks carrots can be had almost all 
the year in California. 
CHANTENAY— A most excellent, medium 
early, half long variety. Roots are five and 
one-half inches long, stump rooted and a deep 
orange-red in color. One of the most popu¬ 
lar for bunching. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 54 lb. 35c; 
lb. $1.00. 
DANVERS HALF LONG — Extensively 
planted by market gardeners and fine for the 
home garden. The orange-scarlet roots meas¬ 
ure eight inches long and about two and one- 
half inches wide at the shoulder, tapering to a 
half-point or stump-root at the bottom. Pkt. 
5c; oz. 15c; 54 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00. 
CARROTS—CHANTENAY 
FRENCH FORCING— One of the earliest 
roots, almost globular in shape, about two 
inches long and deep through, of reddish- 
orange color and excellent flavor. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 15c; 54 lb. 35c; lb. *$1.00. 
LONG ORANGE IMPROVED— The roots 
of this variety are very deep orange, long and 
comparatively thick, often twelve inches in 
length, and three inches in diameter at the 
crown, tapering regularly to a point. This 
sort is suitable for the table and also for stock 
feeding. When of the size suitable for the 
table the roots are tender and of good quality. 
Does best on light, deep rich soil. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 15c; 54 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00. 
OXHEART, or GUERANDE — Especially 
desirable for soil so hard and stiff that long 
rooted sorts do not do well. The mature roots 
are four and one-half to five inches long, three 
and one-half inches thick at the shoulder, 
tapering slightly to the bottom, where it be¬ 
comes very stump-rooted. Planted extensive¬ 
ly for stock feeding owing to its productive¬ 
ness and its being easilv harvested. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 15c; y 4 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00. 
WHITE BELGIAN— Roots eight to ten 
inches in length, three to four inches in 
diameter at the top. Color, white with light 
green crown. One of the best field carrots 
because of its enormous productiveness and 
the ease with which it can be harvested. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 54 lb. 30c; >/ 2 lb. 50c; lb. 85c. 
CARROTS—DANVERS HALF LONG 
