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1 oz. of Carrot Seed will sow 
row about 100 feet long. 
4 lbs. will sow an acre. 
For culture seepage 10. 
HENDERSON S NEW YORK MARKET has more good points 
than any other existing sort. The color is bright orange and most 
attractive. It has the minimum of core, and is crisp, tender and 
sweet. It is one of the heaviest cropping varieties and of sym¬ 
metrical shape and handsome appearance, an admirable variety 
to bunch for market, as well as being unexcelled for private use 
10c. pkt., 15c. oz., 35c. lb., $1.00 lb. 
HALF LONG RED. (Stump-rooted.) In size and time of matur¬ 
ity it is between the Early Scarlet Horn and the Long Orange. 
This is the sort so common in the markets of New 
York and vicinity. It attains only a medium 
size but is admirably adapted 
to bunching, and in private 
gardens is one of the best varie- qa 
ties to grow for use during 
the summer. (See cut.) 5c. 
pkt.. 10c. oz., 25c. U \<v 
lb., 75c. lb. V 
HENDERSON’S INTERMEDIATE. This is certainly the best 
main crop carrot. Our cut is no flattering representation, but 
shows it as we have seen it in enormous quantities, and we 
strongly advise our customers to plant it. It is one of the most 
uniform in shape that we know, and where the soil is favorable 
it will always grow clean and free from side roots. The core is 
small and very tender, and there is no indication of woody 
character at any stage of its growth. It is also entirely free 
from any coarse, rank flavor so common with many sorts. 
For private purposes it is ideal, and its yielding capacity is 
enormous, which, with its handsome color and fine appearance, 
makes it invaluable to truckers. 
35c. >4 lb., $1.00 lb. 
LONG ORANGE IMPROVED. 
either garden or field culture. 
(See cut.) 10c. pkt., 15c. oz., 
One of the most desirable for 
It grows to a large size, fair 
specimens averaging twelve inches in length, and three inches 
diameter at the top. All who have cattle should raise a surplus 
of this carrot for feeding milch cows during winter. It increases 
the flow of milk and imparts to the butter a delicious ilavor and a 
. rich golden color. (See cut.) 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. % lb., 70c. lb. 
DANVERS. (Half Long.) A handsome, cylindrical-shaped carrot 
of good size and stump-rooted. It is of a rich, dark orange 
color, grows to a large size, is smooth, and the flesh very 
close in texture, with little core. It is a first-class carrot 
for all soils, and it is claimed that under good cultivation it 
will yield the greatest weight per acre with the smallest length of 
root of any now grown. (Seecut.) 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. % lb., 80c. lb. 
CHANTENAY HALF LONG SCARLET. A stump-rooted 
variety, somewhat resembling the well-known Nantes Carrot, 
but having a larger shoulder and being much more productive. 
5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. y It*., 80c. lb. 
OXHEART, OR GUERANDE. A French variety of recent intro¬ 
duction and a decided acquisition. It is intermediate between 
Half Long and Horn varieties and perfectly distinct. The shape 
is nearly oval and the color and quality all that can be desired. 
(See cut.) 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. lb., 80c. lb. 
EARLY FRENCH FORCING. The earliest variety and one 
largely grown for forcing purposes. It makes a small, almost 
globe-shaped root of an orange red color. (See ail.) 5c. pkt., 
15c. oz., 30c. y A lb., $1.00 lb. 
EARLY SCARLET HORN. Favorite for early crop, but notlarge. 
Sold largely in New York markets bunched. ' It matures eight to 
ten days earlier than the Long Orange, and is sometimes used 
for forcing. (See cut.) 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. y lb., 80c. lb. 
EARLY HALF LONG SCARLET CARENTAN. The skin is 
smooth, flesh red, and without any core or heart. It is excellent 
for forcing, and for fine quality and perfect shape can hardly be 
surpassed. 5c. pkt., 10c. oz., 25c. y lb., 80c. lb. 
EARLY HALF LONG SCARLET. (Pointed rooted.) A medium 
early sort of great value. It is most useful in the younger state, 
either in soups or cooked whole, and is much deed for bunching. 
The tops are very small, which permits close planting. 5c. pkt.. 
10c. oz., 25c. % lb., 80c. lb. 
V7HITE AND YELLOW BELGIAN. See page 71. 
BIG CARROTS 
From The Watkins Express, Watkins, N. Y., Thursday, November 18th, 1897:—“Mr. Bowers has on exhibition In his store 
a bushel basket of carrots grown by Mr. Craft, Dr. S. B. Allen’s gardener. The combined weight of twelve of these carrots 
makes a bushel. One of the carrots Is fifteen Inches and three-quarters of an Inch In circumference, one foot long, and weigh* 
nearly seven pounds. Upon being asked the reason of his success In gardening, Dr. Allen said It was due to the use of good seed, which for the last fifteen years lie 
had purchased of Peter Henderson <fc Co., of New York. Dr. Allen further remarked that he thought farmers were generally too Indifferent In regard to thequallty 
of seed which they used, and that he had found It most economical in the end to purchase the best.” 
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