SEED CATALOGUE • 1939 
Vegetable Seeds 57 
Danvers 
Half-Long Orange 
Carrots 
CARROT 
A sandy, rich loam, deeply culti¬ 
vated, is the best soil for Carrots. 
For home-gardens, sow in rows 1 foot 
apart and thin to 2 to 3 inches apart 
in the row; for field-culture, 2 to 234 
feet between rows. Cover J^inch and 
thin to 3 to 4 inches between plants. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; 
3 to 4 pounds for an acre 
Danvers Half-Long Orange. 
A first-class variety. The smooth, 
handsome roots are of medium 
length, tapering uniformly to a 
blunt point; flesh dark orange, sweet, 
crisp, and tender. Valuable for 
market-gardeners, also as a field 
crop. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 341b. 
65 cts.; Ib. $1.75. 
EARLIEST FRENCH FORCING. 
The earliest of all varieties, and 
especially adapted for cultivation 
under glass, both on account of its 
earliness and the shortness and 
small size of its roots. Delicate, 
fine grained, and remarkably fine 
flavored. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 
341b. 65 cts.; Ib. $1.75. 
EARLY SCARLET HORN. For 
forcing and early garden use; flesh 
deep orange, fine grained. May be 
planted very early and is an ex¬ 
cellent summer variety. Tops small 
and roots grow about 2 inches long. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 341b. 50 
cts.; Ib. $1.50. 
Red-Cored Chantenay. 
Nantes Half-Long, Improved. ITS/' \sf4 '"S 
grained; excellent for the home-garden or market. Finest in quality 
and handsomest in shape of the medium-sized sorts. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 25 cts.; 341 b. 65 cts.; Ib. $1.75. 
CHANTENAY or MODEL. An excellent 
Carrot for summer and winter use. It is 
finely shaped, half-long, blunt-pointed, 
with a small top, and the roots run very 
even in shape and size—about 5 to 6 inches 
long. The skin is clean, smooth, and of a 
deep orange color. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 
341b. 50 cts.; Ib. $1.75. 
New. .This 
is a distinct 
improvement over the well-known Chante¬ 
nay, especially in color, texture, and 
quality of flesh. Roots 534 t° 6 inches long, 
234 inches thick at the shoulder, tapered, 
stump-rooted; flesh and core reddish 
orange, fine grained, and tender; of sweet, 
delicate flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.,; 
341b. 65 cts.; Ib. $1.75. 
ST. VALERY. One of the best and hand¬ 
somest main-crop Carrots and enormously 
productive. The roots are symmetrical, 
tapering regularly from the shoulder to 
tip, smooth, and free from side roots. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 341b. 50 cts.; Ib. $1.50.. 
Imnaralnr A new Carrot about 8 inches 
imperdiur. j on g ( tapering somewhat. Of 
deep orange color which extends right to 
the center. Excellent for the home-garden. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 341b. 65 cts.; 
Ib. $1.75. 
IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. Deep 
orange color; about 3 inches thick at the 
top and about 1 foot long, tapering to a 
point. Very productive. It is a good 
keeper, of fine quality for winter use, and 
extensively grown for stock feeding. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 341b- 50 cts.; lb. $1.50. 
LARGE WHITE BELGIAN. The roots 
grow partly above ground and are thick 
through, yielding a heavy crop which 
should be harvested before frost. It is a 
field Carrot and grown only for stock feed¬ 
ing. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 341b. 35 cts.; 
lb $1. 
Red-cored Chantenay 
Carrot 
Waterer’s Super Snowball Cauliflower 
CAULIFLOWER 
Cauliflower delights in a rich soil and abundance of water. Sow 
the seed in a hotbed in January or February, and, when the plants are 
large enough, transplant 3 inches apart in boxes or in other hotbeds 
until time to plant out. If hardened off they are seldom injured by 
planting out as early as the ground can be properly prepared, in rows 
about 234 feet apart, and 2 feet, between the plants. Cauliflower suc¬ 
ceeds best when planted in frames at the close of winter, and brought 
to maturity before the summer heat sets in. Late varieties, which 
mature in autumn, are sown and managed like winter cabbage. 
Waterer’s Super Snowball. Lr“ r s±baii '°l 
is healthier, more vigorous, and strongly resistant to adverse 
weather conditions as well as diseases. Large, snow-white, solid 
heads of finest texture. Recommended for forcing and outdoor 
growing. Pkt. 50 cts.; large pkt. $1; 34 oz - $1.75; 34 oz - $3; oz - $5. 
EARLY SNOWBALL. Its compact habit of growth renders it a 
very profitable variety to force under glass, and it does well for 
late planting, as well as for early crops. It is a sure header. Pkt. 
25 cts.; large pkt. 50 cts.; 34 oz - $1; 34oz- $1.75; oz. $3. 
EARLIEST SNOWSTORM. A splendid dwarf early variety for 
forcing or growing in the open ground. Pkt. 25 cts.; large pkt. 
50 cts.; 34 oz - $1.25; 34 oz - $2; oz. $3.50. 
DANISH GIANT or DRY WEATHER. This variety withstands 
dry weather better than any other sort; heads large, very solid, 
snow-white, and of the most delicate flavor. Pkt. 25 cts.; large 
pkt. 50 cts.; 34 oz - $1.25; 34 oz - $2; oz. $3.50. 
VEITCH’S AUTUMN GIANT. A valuable and distinct late variety, 
producing large, white, firm heads. Pkt. 10 cts.; 34 oz - 25 cts.; 
i/^oz. 40 cts.) oz. 75 cts. 
EARLY PARIS or NONPAREIL. This is a well-known standa; I 
French variety, producing good-sized, pure white heads, which are 
tender and delicious. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts.; 34 oz - 50 cts.; 
34oz. 85 cts.; oz. $1.50. 
ALGIERS. One of the best late sorts. Grown largely for fall use. 
It is a sure header. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts.; 34 oz - 40 cts.; 
34oz. 75 cts.; oz. $1.25. 
WITLOOF CHICORY 
or FRENCH EN¬ 
DIVE. Sow the seed 
during May, in rows 
1 to 134 feet apart, 
and cover with about 
34inch of soil; when 
large enough, thin Witloof Chicory 
out to 6 inches apart 
in the row. In late autumn, lift the roots carefully, cut off the leaves 
about 34ineh from the crown, and store in the cellar in sand or dry 
soil. After one month’s rest they are ready for forcing. Plant thickly 
in a deep box in the cellar or in a dark place where it is warm. They 
will soon begin to send forth new leaves which, grown in the dark, 
are snowy white, crisp, and of finest flavor. It requires about one 
month to force the roots, and the heads are cut off with a small 
portion of the neck of the root attached. A continuous supply 
can be had by planting a dozen roots or more at a time. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; J41t>- 75 cts. 
CHERVIL 
CURLED. Cultivated like parsley and used for garnishing and flavor¬ 
ing soups and salads. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 341b. 75 cts. 
