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"Pure and Sure" Seeds—ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY 
St. Valery 
Carrot. 
Carrot 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 
Culture: April is the time to sow for early use. 
Sow seeds in drills 12 to 15 inches apart, and thin 
out from 3 to 4 inches in drills, covering seed 
about one-half inch. For general crop sow in May 
and June. 
Carrots are not appreciated as they should be. 
Their table qualities are excellent, and as a food 
for stock they are surpassed by few root crops. 
We urge a more general use of the Carrot among 
our customers. Like other root crops, it flourishes 
best in a well enriched, sandy soil, deeply tilled, 
and if plowed the fall before, so much the better. 
* Chantenay Early Half-Long Scarlet. 70 days. 
Extra fine. This extensively used, half-long early 
variety has small tops and is excellent for the 
market or home garden. The roots are cylin¬ 
drical, smooth and of a bright orange color. 
This variety is of the finest quality and is one 
of the most symmetrical and handsome of the 
medium sized sorts. The mature roots are usu¬ 
ally five to six inches long. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % 
lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.10. 
Red-Cored Chantenay. 70 days. This is a dis¬ 
tinct improvement over the well known Chan¬ 
tenay, especially in color, texture, and quality of 
flesh. Roots 5 V 2 to 6 inches long, 2*4 inches 
thick at the shoulder, tapered, stump-rooted; 
flesh and core reddish orange. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
15c; % lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.10. 
Danvers Half-Long. (Selected). 75 days. For a 
general crop Danvers Half-Long Carrot stands 
supreme; a half-long orange Carrot, grown 
largely on account of its great productiveness 
and adaptability to all classes of soil. It is a de¬ 
sirable second early Carrot for the home garden 
and is also suitable for field culture. The tops 
are of medium size. The mature roots are of 
medium length, 6 to 8 inches long. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
15c; lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.10. 
Chantenay 
Early Half-Long 
Scarlet Carrot. 
Frankfurt Stump-Rooted. 80 days. The roots 
are cylindrical, stumped, smooth, 6 inches long, 
symmetrical. They are coreless 
and bright orange. Fine grain¬ 
ed, tender, brittle, sweet fla¬ 
vored. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; *4 lh., 
40c; 1 lb., $1.10. 
* Improved Rubicon Stump- 
Rooted. 70 days. One of the 
best for home garden and ear¬ 
ly market. Tops small. Roots 
bright orange; 6 to 7 inches 
long, 1 % inches thick; cylin¬ 
drical; stump-rooted. Flesh 
bright orange. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
15c; 14 lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.10. 
*Ox-Heart or Guerande. 70 
days to produce roots of good 
table size. Especially desirable 
for field culture on heavy soil; 
good keeper. Roots scarlet- 
orange; broad, blunt, heart- 
shaped; become 4 l / 2 to 5 inches 
long. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; *4 lh., 
35c; 1 lb., $1.00. 
St. Valery. 85 days. The roots 
are very deep orange, long and 
comparatively thick, often 12 
inches in length and 3 inches 
in diameter at the crown, ta¬ 
pering regularly to a point. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 30c; 
1 lb., »Oc. Witloof Chicory. 
Chicory 
Sow seed as early in the spring 
as the ground can be prepared, 
in rather light, moderately rich 
soil, in rows 2 to 2 y 2 feet apart. 
Witloof Chicory. In order to 
grow good “Witloof” the seed 
should be sown during April in 
the open ground, in drills 10 
to 12 inches apart, in deep, 
rich soil. Allow the plants to 
grow until November, then 
take up the roots and trim off 
the leaves up to about 1 y 2 
inches from the neck. Then 
plant in a trench 8 to 12 inches 
deep, placing the roots up¬ 
right, about 1 V 2 inches apart. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 50c; 
1 lb., $1.75. 
Large Rooted. The finest fla¬ 
vored and hardiest growing 
variety. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 
% lb., 40c; 1 1b., $1.25. 
(Varieties marked (*) best for 
home garden). 
