GARDEN SEED ANNUAL 
CARROT 
CHANTENAY. The most popular half-long va¬ 
riety, for either bunching or busheling. Thick 
at the shoulder and tapering to a stump end. 
Culture —Like other root crops, the carrot likes 
a rich sandy loam, well tilled. For early crops, 
sow as soon as the ground can be tilled, say in 
April or early May. For late crops, sow in late 
June or July. Sow the seed a half inch deep in 
drills 12 inches apart, thinning to three inches 
in the row. Carrot is slow to germinate and the 
soil must therefore be well firmed. One ounce 
for 100 feet of row; 6 to 8 pounds per acre when 
sowed in one foot drills. 
FIVE BEST CARROTS 
AMSTERDAM FORCING. A coreless forcing carrot 
of unusual color and flavor. Tops very small. 
Roots half-long, stump-ended, tapering very 
little. Excellent for out doors also. 
RICE’S CORELESS. A coreless variety of unusual 
quality. Roots average about 6 inches long, 
tapering very slightly from the shoulder to 
blunt end. The color is a deep orange, the root 
is smooth and of fine flavor. 
PERFECTION. A long, gently tapering carrot, 
stump-rooted; free from core, a heavy yielder 
and good keeper. 
RED CORED CHANTENAY. One of the newer va¬ 
rieties. Similar to Chantenay, except that the 
core is red. 
OTHER FINE CARROTS 
BAGLEY. A very large, long carrot of fine color, 
tapering slightly to a stump end. Top medium size. 
A New England favorite. 
OXHEART OR GUERANDE. 
Roots thick and short, stump 
rooted. 
DANVERS HALF LONG. A standard carrot, 6 to 
8 inches long, tapering uniformly to a semi¬ 
stump end. 
DANVERS, WOODRUFF’S SELECTED. An improved 
strain of Danvers carrot, noted for its uniform¬ 
ity, excellent shape, color and quality. 
EARLY SCARLET HORN. (Short Horn). A very 
early home garden carrot. Tops small; roots 
short and blunt. 
FRENCH FORCING HORN. (Golden Ball). Avery 
early and very short variety; almost round. 
HUTCHINSON. A very long sort; almost identical 
with Bagley, but has a greenish tinge at the 
shoulder. 
IMPERATOR. A new carrot, fairly long, cylindrical 
and practically without core. 
IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. An old standard va¬ 
riety with roots about a foot long; deep orange 
color; pointed. 
NANTES HALF LONG. 
A stump-rooted variety, half- 
long, nearly cylindrical and 
almost coreless. 
RUBICON. A half-long variety, 
stump-rooted, deep orange 
color. 
ST. VALERY OR INTERMEDIATE. 
A variety intermediate in 
form between Danvers and 
Long Orange. Roots pointed, 
bright red in color; tops 
small. 
WHITE BELGIAN. A stock car¬ 
rot with white roots about 16 
inches long and very thick. 
YELLOW BELGIAN. Similar to 
White Belgian, except that 
the roots are light orange 
color. 
Danvers 
Half Long 
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