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Buist’s Improved Rubicon Carrot 
Sow Buist S Carrot 
BUIST’S IMPROVED RUBICON 
72 Days—good keeper and a strong 
cropper, about the same length as Dan' 
vers, but heavier and thicker at the 
shoulders. One of the best bunch carrots 
for the gardener. Roots smooth, orange 
red, nearly cylindrical, tapered and 
stump'rooted. Flesh bright 
orange, fine grained and 
sweet. 
IMPERATOR 
77 Days—A fine flavored variety bred for mar' 
ket gardeners and shippers to meet the de' 
mand for a long shipping carrot. Roots deep, 
rich orange, smooth, 7 to 8 ins. long, V /2 
ins. in diameter, with sloping shoulders uni' 
formly tapered to a semi'blunt end. Flesh rich 
orange color throughout, fine grained and 
tender. 
NEW BUNCHING 
77 Days—To home and market gardeners who 
demand a longer and better colored bunching 
carrot, try this variety. Tops short, foliage 
coarsely cut, stems medium size and strong. 
Roots almost cylindrical; 8 ins. long, V /2 ins. 
thick with rounded shoulders and fairly stump 
rooted. Flesh rich orange. 
SAINT VALLERY 
77 Days—Splendid for the table or suitable 
for stock feeding. Very productive on light 
soil. Roots bright red orange, 10 ins. long, 
2 to 21/2 ins. at the shoulder tapering to a 
point. Flesh red'orange, crisp and tender. 
HALF LONG SCARLET NANTES 
68 Days—An excellent bunching carrot and 
one of the best for home garden, early market 
and forcing. Roots a beautiful scarlet'orange, 
cylindrical, 7 ins. long, V /4 ins. thick, blunt 
ended. Flesh reddish orange, core inconspic' 
uous, crisp, tender and a mild, delicate flavor. 
OXHEART OR GUERANDE 
72 Days—A very excellent variety on heavy 
soils too hard or stiff for longer growing sorts. 
Roots bright orange, broad, blunt, heart' 
shaped, 4 to 5 ins. long, V/ ins. thick. Flesh 
deep orange, small tops, easily harvested. Most 
tasty eaten young. 
Stock Feeding Carrots 
Carrots make an excellent feed for horses and 
dairy cattle used with corn and fodder. They 
are highly nutritious and will keep the stock 
in good condition. The Belgian carrots are 
used exclusively for stock. The Long Orange 
and St. Vallery table varieties are large in size 
and also useful for stock feeding. 
LARGE WHITE BELGIAN 
100 Days—The finest carrot for stock feed' 
ing. A heavy yielder. Roots 12 ins. long, 3 to 
4 ins. thick at top, tapering slightly downward. 
Flesh white with tinge of cream. 
LARGE YELLOW BELGIAN 
100 Days—Similar to White Belgian except 
color a pale orange. Flesh light yellow. 
SHORT WHITE 
100 Days—A heavy cropper. Roots 7 ins. 
long, 3 ins. thick at the top tapering to a 
point. Flesh solid, white and sweet. 
EARLY SCARLET HORN 
63 Days—Popular for early mar' 
ket. Tops small. Roots tapered, 
blunt, 3 ins. long, V /2 ins. thick. 
Flesh reddish'orange, crisp and 
sweet. 
BUISTS IMPROVED LONG 
ORANGE 
88 Days—A well known, heavy 
yielder and much used for a gen' 
eral crop. Useful for both table 
and stock feeding. Roots red' 
orange, 12 ins. long, 2 ins. thick, 
tapered to a point. Flesh red 
orange with core of a lighter 
shade. 
CARROT 
Pkt. 
1/2 Oz . 
Oz . 
1/4 Lb . 
Lb . 
Imperator . 
^0.05 
^0.10 
^0.15 
^0.35 
^1.10 
New Bunching .. 
.05 
.10 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
Saint Vallery.. 
.05 
• • 
.10 
.30 
.85 
Half Long Scarlet Nantes. 
.05 
.10 
.15 
.40 
1.25 
Early Scarlet Horn. 
.05 
• 
.10 
.30 
1.00 
Buist’s Improved Long 
Orange .. 
.05 
• • 
.10 
.30 
.85 
Buist’s Improved Rubicon 
.05 
.10 
.15 
.35 
1.10 
Oxheart or Guerande . . 
.05 
• • 
.10 
.30 
1.00 
Large White Belgian.. ... 
.05 
• •( 
.10 
.25 
.80 
Large Yellow Belgian. 
.05 
• • 
.10 
.25 
.80 
Short White. 
.05 
• • 
.10 
.25 
.80 
