VEGETABLE SEEDS 
JAMES VICK’S SONS, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
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CARROT, EARLY FRENCH FORCING 
CARROT, GUERANDE OR OX HEART 
CARROT, CMANTEXAY STUMP-ROOTED 
CARROT 
T HE Carrot should always be furnished a good, deep, rich soil. Sow 
in spring as soon as the ground is in good working order. For 
garden culture, sow in drills sixteen to eighteen inches apart, covering 
the seed half an inch to an inch deep. Press the soil firmly above 
the seed, as it is slow to germinate. For field culture, sow in drills 
from twenty to thirty inches apart, and when plants are one to two 
inches high thin out to from three to eight inches apart in the rows, 
according to the variety. An important feature in sowing Carrots, as 
in all other seeds, is firming the seed in the soil; this maybe done 
with the foot or spade. 
The short kinds are finest grained, best adapted for table use, can 
be had very early, and may be allowed to grow very thickly upon the 
ground. The large kinds are admirable for all kinds of stock, and 
nothing is more relished by horses in winter, and nothing is more 
healthful. Some prefer the short kinds, even for stock, as they are 
so easily gathered, and give such a good crop. One ounce will sow 
too feet of drill; three to four pounds to an acre. 
ounce, 5 cents; oz., io cents; % lb., 30 cents; 
lb., fi.oo; except as noted. 
Earliest French Forcing. The earliest of all varieties, and especially 
adapted for cultivation under glass, both on account of its earliness and the short¬ 
ness and small size of its roots. It is also one of the best sorts for the table ; 
delicate, fine-grained, and remarkably fine-flavored. Itisalsoused by gardeners 
for bunching for early market. Root of an orange-red color. Top very small. 
Early Scarlet ftorn. This is a favorite for early crop, but not large: sold 
extensively in all markets bunched. The tops are small ; roots top-shaped, stump- 
rooted, therefore easily pulled. Grows well in shallow soil. Color a deep orange; 
flesh fine-grained. 
Chantenay Stump-rooted. The best early Carrot in cul¬ 
tivation, and one which market gardeners should plant for their main early crop. 
In shape it is midway between the Nantes Half-Long Stump-Rooted and the 
Guerande or Oxheart varieties, nearly equaling the former in length, and having 
the broad shoulder and tapering root of the latter. Noticeable for its smoothness 
and regularity of surface. Its color is orange-red; the flesh crisp and tender. 
Very early and a heavy cropper. 
Guerande or Oxheart. Phis variety has given great satis¬ 
faction. While not attaining one-half the length of many other varieties, it will 
compare favorably in hulk of crop, as on good land it will produce Carrots four to 
six inches in diameter. The crop can also he pulled by hand, while the longer 
sorts require digging. Excellent for table use, as well as for stock. 
Half-long Scarlet Nantes Stump-rooted. 
Truly a market gardener’s favorite. It is of medium size and admirably adapted 
for hunching. It is also one of the best for summer use for the home garden 
The roots are about six inches long, very smooth and cylindrical, color a bright 
orange ; flesh orange, becoming yellow in the center, hut with no core ; very sweet 
and tender. 
Danvers Half-Long Orange. A first-class variety; flesh dark orange 
The smooth, handsome roots arc of medium length, tapering uniformly to a blunt 
point; flesh sweet, crisp, and tender. A great favorite with the market gardeners ; 
also valuable for a field crop, owing to its productiveness. 
St. Vallery, or Intermediate. One of the best and handsomest main-crop 
Carrots. The roots are very symmetrical, tapering .regularly from shoulder to 
tip, very smooth, and free from side roots. The core is small and very tender; 
flesh rich orange, of fine flavor, free from coarseness or rankness. Enormously 
productive. Very desirable for private gardens, as well as for market. 
Improved Long Orange. The old standard and popular 
variety. It grows to a large size, some specimens measuring twelve inches in 
length. Enormous crops can be grown under fair culture. One of the best vari¬ 
eties for feeding stock. ounce, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents; % lb., 25 cents; 
lb., 90 cents. 
Improved Short White (Vosges). For a field Carrot this is unexcelled. 
The roots are short, very heavy at the shoulder, tapering to a point, and there¬ 
fore easily harvested. Especially suited to shallow soils. Enormously 
productive. x / 2 ounce, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; % lb., 20 cents ; lb , 60 cents. 
Belgian Carrots. The great stock-feeding .Carrots of Europe. Roots grow 
to a large size ; partly above ground. Very productive. Orange Belgian, White 
Belgian. % ounce, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; y lb., 20 cents ; lb., 60 cents. 
