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You Pay Less and Get More Value here in Carrots than anywhere on earth, 
now DO WE DO IT, YOU ASK? Here’s how—I have specialized on 
breeding Table Carrots for many years. JMy strains are Pure and True. 
They always produce uniform, smooth roots, free from fibrous growth of 
the most delicious texture and flavor. 
302 Shumway’s Coreless—65 days 
Positively free of heart or core. This early strain, ready for use in 65 days is highly 
recommended for both the home and market’garden. It has an exceptionally beautiful 
appearance and is of unsurpassed quality. Its shape is cylindrical, stump-rooted, and 
about 6 inches long. The flesh, which is a red orange and corelc.ss, is unusually sweet, 
melting, tender, and smooth. Excellent for forcing. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 18 cts.; 1/4 lb., 
40 cts.; 1/2 lb., 70 cts.; lb., $1.25; 2 lbs., $2.25, postpaid. 
310 
Shumway’s Perfection 
The WORLD’S FINEST 
for Home Gardens 
and Market 
Early Chantenay 
Grow 
More 
Carrots 
Extra Select 
Super Strain 
Early — Corelc.ss — Tender- 
Sweet. 70 days. For the mar¬ 
ket gardener who caters to the 
fancy trade, and for all who 
want the best in Carrots. This 
super strain of Chantenay pro¬ 
duces very smooth roots of 
even shape and size, free from 
eyes and .side roots. The color 
is a rich orange and the sugar 
content very high. In quality 
and tenderness nothing more 
could be desired. Short tops, 
not brittle, but strong enough 
to bunch easily. The Carrots 
are 5 % to 6 inches long, 
evenly stump rooted. Pkt., 5 
ets,; oz., 15 cts.; Ih** ets.; 
1/2 Il>.. 50 ets.; lb., ifl.OO; 'i lbs., 
!fi..S5, postpaid. 
■ Culture. Although 
■ the seeds are slow 
I to germinate, tliere 
I is no vegetable of 
I easier culture. H 
f Plant the seed Vi ■ 
inch deei) in loose, V 
deep, well-prepared 1 
soil, making rows 16 to 1 
24 inches apart. Culti¬ 
vate as soon as plants 
are established and 
thin to 2 to 4 inches in the 
rows, according to the size 
of the variety. One ounce 
will sow 100 feet of row; 3 
to 4 pounds, an acre. 
Sweet-Crisp-Tender and Pro- ■ ■ 
lific. Matures in 75 days. 'BB | ^ 
V ery handsome smooth. * 
straight roots of rich orango- 
red color. When matured roots are li/^ inches thick at shoulder 
tapering to a rather pointed tip 8 to 10 inches long. Just Right 
for Bunching. Tops deep green color, making handsome contrast 
to roots when bunched for market. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 18 cts.; 
1/4 lb., 40 cts.; 1/2 lb., 70 cts.; lb., $1.25; 2 lbs., $2.25, postpaid. 
305 Early Scarlet Horn 
Small, Stump-Rooted, Tender and Sweet; Orange-Scarlet 
(65 days.) This carrot is an old favorite with many market gar¬ 
deners in this country and abroad. The roots are 3 to in. long 
and measure 1% to 1% in. thick at the shoulder. They are de¬ 
cidedly stump-rooted. Of a bright orange-scarlet color. Sweet, 
tasty, and tender. Pkt., 4 cts.; oz., 14 cts.; lb., 35 cts.; Vz tti., 
60 cts.; lb., 90 cts.; 2 lbs., $1.70, postpaid. 
309 Imperator or 
Tender sweet 
Sweet as Sugar—Hardy 
Big Yielder, Matures 70 days 
A splendid new variety somewhat 
longer than Danvers Half-Long, 
and more stump-rooted than most 
carrots of that length. Its round- 
shouldered roots are 7 to 8 inches, 
long. The skin and flesh are a 
deep orange color, even through 
the small, indistinct core. Its uni¬ 
form tops are of nice bunching 
size. Ready in 70 days. Wonder¬ 
ful yielder. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 
cts.; 1/4 Ih., 36 cts.; Vz lb., 59 cts.; 
lb., $1.00; 2 lbs., $1.85, postpaid. 
Most popular variety in America. For many m 
years I have been selecting and perfecting this W 
strain until today I feel that my stock on this " 
outstanding American variety excels in quality, yield, and 
earliness. The roots are fli/o to '‘V 2 inches long, about 2 
inches thick at the crown, tapering to about % inch thick 
at tip of root. Flesh is deep, bright, rich orange color, 
tender, sweet and crisp. When bunched makes a most at¬ 
tractive Carrot, always selling at top market prices. Pkt., 
7 cts.; oz., 17 cts.; ^4 I'b-; 35 cts.; 1/2 lb., 58 cts.; lb., $1.00; 
2 lbs., $1.85, postpaid. 
308 Shumway’s Early Market 
Favorite Carrot with Gardeners 
Throughout the Nation 
Attractive rich orange red. Absolutely string¬ 
less. Roots measure 5% inches long, 2 inches 
thick at shoulder, tapering to one inch diameter 
at the stump root. Very productive, beautiful 
green foliage, superb quality. Makes a most 
attractive bunch Carrot for home and market. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz„ 18 cts.; 1/4 lb., 40 cts.; Vz lb., 
70 cts.; lb., $1.25; 2 lbs., $2.25, postpaid. 
301 Oxheart or Guerande 
(65 days.) 
The roots are 514 to 
6 in. long, measuring at the top 
3% to 4 in. and at the base 2 to 
2% in. They are stump-rooted 
and because of the shape, the 
Oxheart is very easily harvested. 
Flavor is delicious and flesh is 
tender, sweet and fine grained. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 1/4 lb., 
35 cts.; 1/2 llJ-> 67 cts.; lb., $1.00; 
2 lbs., $1.85, postpaid. 
311 Morse’s Bunching 
Ideal for Bunching 
Ready for table in 55 days. The 
roots are smooth, uniform and hand¬ 
some, entirely free from core with 
sweet and tender flesh. Never be¬ 
comes stringy nor show rings. Pro¬ 
ducing a crop of the best and most 
desirable size and shape carrots for 
early bunching. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 18 
cts.;’ 1/4 lb., 45 cts.; Vz Ih., 70 cts.; 
lb., $1.25; 2 lbs., $2.25, postpaid. 
312 Nante’s Stump Rooted^^y^ 
The medium-sized roots arc a beautiful, bright 
scarlet color, perfectly cylindrical in form. The 
flesh is orange and tender all the way through. 
It is very early, ready to pull in 65 daj^s. Very 
popular as a bunch carrot, has small tops. Ex¬ 
cellent for the market or home garden. Pkt., 
7 cts.; oz., 17 cts.; 1/4 lb., 35 cts.; Vz !!>•> 58 cts.; 
lb., $1.00; 2 lbs., $1.85, postpaid. 
Ox-Veart 
