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FERRY-MORSE SEED CO. 
CARROT (Con*t) 
White Belgian in Ground 90 days 
Long and pointed. When fully grown, about 12 inches long from 
crown to tip and 2 inches thick at shoulder. Used for stock. Late. 
Telegraph 
Code Word 
CARGI 
Large Smooth CARDOON 
A perennial belonging to the same family as Globe Artichoke 
and grown for the fleshy leaf stalks or midribs. They are cut in 
fall and winter and grown again the following spring. The plant is 
about three feet high and grayish green. Frequently the leaves 
are tied to hasten blanching. 
CARDN 
CAULIFLOWER 
We have indicated the number of days commonly required to produce heads, from the date the 
young plants are set in the field. Usually it is 30 to 35 days from the time seed is sown until the young 
plants are ready for the open field. Telegraph 
Code Word 
Danish Giant, Dry Weather caudy 
65 days. Dependable variety to plant at the same time as Early 
Snowball. One of the most dependable in adverse, dry weather. 
Plants dwarf, short stemmed; larger than Early Snowball. Heads 
large; 6—7 in. across commonly weigh 2 lbs.; white with tinge of 
cream; of splendid quality. 
★ Early Snowball “A" caull 
52 days. An extremely early maturing strain of the short-leaved 
type. Well adapted for greenhouse forcing or early market. 
Heads medium size, snow white, deep, smooth, and compact. 
Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt caufu 
60 days. Standard very early variety for home, market garden 
and shipping. Plants dwarf, short stemmed. Heads snow white; 
roundish, compact, commonly weigh about 2 lbs.; similar to 
Snowball, but usually a little later than our strain of that variety. 
-A: Snowball “X” cauix 
60 days. Slightly later maturing and with heavier foliage than 
Early Snowball “A”. Produces large, solid, white heads of fine 
quality. Recommended for use where weather conditions are 
unfavorable for growing the very early maturing strain. 
Snowdrift causn 
60 days. A more vigorous strain of true Snowball type. Larger 
heads without significant loss in earliness. Heads exceptionally 
deep and beautifully blanched. A self-protecting type in which 
the presence of bracts is very rare. Should satisfy the most 
critical growers. 
Celery trial on muck at our Oakview Seed Breeding Station near Detroit. 
