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SEEDS-TREES-ROSES-SHRUBS-BULBS-EVERGREENS, ETC., SHENANDOAH, IA. 
plant CARROTS 
Rich in Vitamins—Sweet and Juicy 
For Color 
and Health 
One Ounce Will Sow 100 Feet of Drill 
They are good raw, right out 
rhey are healthy; fine for soups 
We grew a fine lot of carrots 
In our garden again this year, 
rhe Coreless variety is one 
that we want to recommend 
that you plant this season. 
Store in pits or boxes of sand 
in basement for winter use. 
Culture: Land should be 
thoroughly manured the pre¬ 
vious season. Forked roots re¬ 
sult if seed is sown on freshly 
manured or poorly prepared 
ground. Sow early sorts in 
March and April, one inch deep 
;n rows 14 inches apart. Sow 
main crops in May or begin- 
ilng of June. Soil must be 
packed firm over seed. 
100—NEW CORELESS. (72 
days.) Not coreless but core 
is very small and same color 
as flesh, a rich golden 
orange. Smooth and uniform 
in size and color, and much 
sweeter than the ordinary 
varieties. (See colored pic¬ 
ture, Page 46.) 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; >4 lb., 35c; 
lb., 81.00^ postpaid. 
of the garden. Let the children eat them this way. 
salads, baking, frying, canning—and how they grow! 
301 —OXHBART. (72 days.) Home garden favorite. 
Early, thick blunt ended carrot; deep orange color. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 30c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
302 — SELECTEE CHANTENAY. (72 days.) A 
first class table variety. Stump-rooted and 
about 5 to 6 inches long. Rich orange color 
and a splendid keeper. Fine variety to grow 
for Winter use. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 30c; 
lb., 90c, postpaid. 
303— NEW BUNCHING. The housewives will ap¬ 
preciate the convenient shape, smooth skin, and 
rich color of the Bunching Carrot. An excellent, 
sweet flavor. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 35c; 
1 lb., 81-00, postpaid. 
304— HALF-LONG SCARLET NANTES. (70 days.) 
Half-long variety with small tap root. 6 inches 
long, 1% inches thick. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
Vi lb., 30c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
306—DANVERS HALF-LONG. (75 days.) Half- 
long carrot; very productive. Roots 6 to 8 inches 
long; color deep orange. Good variety for Winter 
use. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 25cj lb., 85c, post¬ 
paid. 
CARROTS for Stock Feeding 
Easily Grown. Heavy Yields 
Sow seed in drills 3 feet apart, using about 4 
pounds per acre. Large yield from small pieces of 
ground. Tonnage per acre enormous. 
308—LARGE YELLOW VICTORIA. Largest and 
best feeding Carrot of the yellow varieties. Roots 
are very large and thick. Color is orange-red. 
Oz., 10c; Vi lb., 25c; lb., 60c; 5 lbs., 82.50, postpaid. 
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CAULIFLOWER 
Rich in Vitamins A, B, and C 
An ounce will produce about 3,000 plants. 
Culture: Cauliflower likes a rich, well 
drained, sandy soil with plenty of mois¬ 
ture and moderately high temperature. 
Start the seedlings In a hotbed or in the 
greenhouse and transplant them out of 
doors as early as possible, just as you 
would early cabbage, spacing the plants 
about 20 Inches apart in rows three feet 
apart. Cultivate thoroughly. As soon as 
the head starts to form, tie the outer 
leaves together over the top. 
Grow it either as a spring crop as sug¬ 
gested above or sow the seed in May, and 
transplant to the field later for a fall crop. 
330—EARLY SNOWBALL. The earliest 
and surest heading Cauliflower grown. 
No variety produces more deep solid 
heads and of such pure snowy white¬ 
ness than the Snowball. Extremely 
hardy. Pkt., 10c; Vi oz., 40c; oz., 81.40; 
V4 lb., 84.00, postpaid. 
332— DANISH GIANT. It Is especially 
adapted to dry situations and to resist 
drought. Forms creamy white, solid 
heads, and seed is Denmark grown. 
Pkt., 10c; Vi oz., 40c; oz., 81.40; 
Vi lb., 84.00, postpaid. 
931—BROCCOLI. Heads similar to 
Cauliflower. After the main head is re¬ 
moved, side branches develop and fre¬ 
quently form small heads which, with 
the stems, are served same as Aspar¬ 
agus. A delicious vegetable that is 
gaining favor. Pkt., 5c; Vi oz., 25c; 
oz., 75o, pc stpaid. 
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