Plant Tait’s Thoroughbred Seeds 
CARROT 
(Daucus Carota .) 
Carotte. Carrottcn, Mohren. Carota. Zanahoria. 
CULTURE.—I ounce is sufficient for 100 feet of drill; 2 to 5 pounds are allowed to the acre. Carrots ought to be sown 
in light fertile soil, which has been heavily manured for the previous crop, as fresh manure tends to encourage side roots 
and irregularity of shape. Sow in drills Vz inch deep and 18 inches apart, leaving 3 or 4 inches between the plants, taking 
care to have the ground deeply worked. If very early carrots are wanted, the short varieties may be sown as early as the 
ground can be worked, the main crop being usually planted in March, leaving 3 or 4 inches between the plants. For a late 
crop sow during July, using the stump-rooted or half-long varieties. Carrot seed are very slow in germinating, and 
should be rolled in firmly to prevent evaporation of moisture while the seeds are sprouting. The same culture given to beets 
will suit carrots, especial care being taken to keep weeds from getting a start. 
Early Scarlet Horn. 
The earliest good variety, and 
the best for forcing. Never 
grows to much size, and rec¬ 
ommended only for forcing 
under glass or cottons. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 15 cts., J4 lb. 35 cts., 
lb. $1.00. Postpaid. 
Chantenay. A stum P root - 
-ed variety 
somewhat like Oxheart, but 
smaller in diameter, and 
longer. Equally good for mar¬ 
ket or the home garden. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 15 cts., % lb. 35 cts., 
lb. $1.00. Postpaid. 
Red Cored Chantenay 
This handsome variety is an 
improvement on Chantenay. It 
has the darker and more attrac¬ 
tive outside orange color of 
Rubicon and is decidedly su¬ 
perior in inside color and qual¬ 
ity. It is also a day or two 
earlier than Chantenay. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 14 lb. 40 cts., 
lb. $1.25. Postpaid. 
Danvers. This , half 1 r lon £ 
_carrot will pro¬ 
duce as great a weight per acre 
as any other sort, and is, there¬ 
fore, useful for stock as well 
as for the table. The orange 
flesh is fine grained, with little 
core, and the shape is so cylin¬ 
drical that it makes an attrac¬ 
tive root. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 
cts., % lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.00. 
Postpaid. 
Red Cored Chantenay Carrot 
Oxheart or Guer- 
ande The Guerande strain 
_1_ of the stump-rooted 
carrot is intermediate between 
the Half-Long and the French 
Horn, and is entirely distinct in 
its characteristics. It is a thick 
oval in shape, having a diame¬ 
ter of from three or four inches 
at the neck, and is rich orange 
in color. On hard, stiff soil car¬ 
rots of the stump-rooted class 
do much better than larger 
growing varieties, and are more 
easily dug when mature. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 15 cts., M lb. 35 cts., 
1 lb. $1.00. Postpaid. 
Imperator A fine carro ^ 
1 s o m e w h a t 
longer than Danvers Half Long, 
but more stump rooted. The 
color is deep orange, both ex¬ 
terior and interior, and runs 
close to the stem. Its fine 
bunching top and attractive 
uniform root makes it ideal 
either for local market or ship¬ 
ping. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 
y 4 lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. Post¬ 
paid. 
Long Orange. ££& 
for main crop, and available for 
table use as well as stock feed¬ 
ing. It grows to a large size, 
and when well cultivated in 
deep light soil will usually av¬ 
erage 10 or 12 inches in length, 
with proportionate diameter. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., }4 lb. 25 
cts., 1 lb. 80 cts. Postpaid. 
White Belgian. 
A very productive variety, which is grown exclusively for stock. Its large roots grow one-third out of 
the ground, the part covered being pure white. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., }4 lb. 20 cts., 1 lb. 75 cts. 
Postpaid. 
CARDOON 
(Cynara Cardunculus.) 
CULTURE.—1 ounce is sufficient for 100 feet of drill, 8 ounces will produce enough plants for an acre. Sow early in 
spring Vi of an inch deep, in drills 2% feet apart, and thin to 18 inches between the plants. Blanching is best done by 
hilling like celery, although the stalks will blanch if stored in a dark cellar. 
Large Solid. 
The most desirable variety, as the leaves are almost free from spines; the stems, after being blanched 
like celery, are useful for stews, soups and salads. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., *4 lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.75. Postpaid. 
FOB BETTER VEGETABLES, USE VIGORO. (See page 86.) 
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