Jerome B. Rice Seed Co., Wholesale Seed Growers, Cambridge, N. Y. 
CARROT 
CHANTENAY HALF LONG — THE MODEL (70 days)—A variety much used 
by market gardeners, bunching quite early. Half long, stump-rooted. The 
thick,^ smooth, deep orange roots are from 6 to 8 inches long and very attrac¬ 
tive. The heavy tops bunch well. Late sowings may be made to produce roots 
for storage, as it will be found to keep well. 
CHANTENAY, RED CORED (70 days)—Fine grained flesh of a deep or reddish 
orange. The core is so small as to almost warrant the name “coreless.” Ship¬ 
pers are finding this to be quite popular on the markets. 
• DANVERS HALF LONG (75 days)—The best known second early, half-long sort; 
roots 6 to 8 inches long, tapering to a blunt point; flesh deep orange, tender 
and good quality. 
EARLY SCARLET HORN (65 days)—Very 
early, with small top; roots about 3 
inches long, rather blunt rooted; color 
orange-red. 
FRENCH FORCING HORN —GOLDEN 
BALL (60 days)—The earliest variety; 
tops very small; roots almost round, 
about 2 x /> inches long; orange-red in 
color. 
HALF LONG STUMP ROOTED NANTES 
(65 days)—Roots 6 to 8 inches long, 
nearly cylindrical, blunt ended, smooth 
and of bright orange color. Flesh red. 
sweet and mild; almost coreless. 
HUTCHINSON (80 days)—-Largely grown 
in the New England States. Roots 10 
to 12 inches in length, nearly cylindri¬ 
cal in form and ending in an abrupt 
stump root. Color a deep orange. Im¬ 
mensely productive. 
IM PE RATO R (74 days)—A variety of very 
recent introduction and which has 
quickly become popular in certain lo¬ 
calities for shipping to distant markets. 
Roots are 10 inches long and 2 to 2 x /> 
inches wide at shoulder and inclined 
to be of a symmetrical, cylindrical 
shape. Roots gradually come to a short 
point and are of a deep orange color. 
IMPROVED LONG ORANGE (85 days) — 
An excellent, intermediate season, stan¬ 
dard sort; roots 12 inches long, about 
3 inches broad at the crown, tapering 
regularly to a point; deep orange coloi. 
IMPROVED SHORT WHITE — MASTODON (85 days)—Roots half-long, 7 to 9 
inches in length and very smooth, heavy at the shoulder, tapering regularly 
to a point. Color, creamy white, light green above ground. Enormously pro¬ 
ductive. Fine for stock feeding. 
LARGE WHITE BELGIAN (100 days)—Grown exclusively for stock feeding. 
Roots about 16 inches long and very thick. White under ground and green 
above. Grows about one-third above ground. 
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