F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO. CALIFORNIA 
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Carrots, Chantenag, Red Core 
V DANVERS HALF LONG— 75 days. Ex¬ 
tensively planted by market gardeners 
and fine for the home garden. The orange- 
scarlet roots measure 8 inches long and 
about 21/2 inches wide at the shoulder, 
tapering to a half-point or stump-root at the 
bottom. Pk. 5c, oz. 15c, V 4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.00. 
FRENCH FORCING —Earliest of the short 
horn types, almost globular in shape, 2 
inches long and 2 inches deep, very 
stumped. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Va lb. 35c, lb. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
LONG WHITE BELGIAN— 95 days. Roots 
8 to 10 inches in length, 3 to 4 inches in 
diameter at the top. Color, white with 
light green crown. One of the best field 
carrots because of its enormous produc¬ 
tiveness and the ease with which it can 
be harvested. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Va lb. 30c, 
lb. 85c. 
LONG YELLOW BELGIAN— 95 days. Used 
for stock feed. Same as White Belgian ex¬ 
cept for color which is pale yellow with 
green shoulder. Pkt. 5c oz. 15c, Va lb. 30c, 
lb. 85c. 
CARROTS 
From January to 
December 
Carrots require only average simple care 
and have no serious insect or disease 
pests. Sandy loam is the best soil type, 
however, almost any soil that is thoroughly 
and deeply worked will produce a good 
crop. Plant seed in rows 16 to 18 inches 
apart and cover one-half to one inch, press¬ 
ing the soil down firmly. February is a 
good month to sow for the spring crop, 
and August for the fall crop. However, an 
almost continuous crop may be harvested 
bv sowing seed at 4 to 6 weeks intervals 
throughout the year. 
VCHANTENAY RED CORE —70 days. 
This is a distinct improvement over the 
regular Chantenay strain in that the color 
of both the flesh and core are a uniform 
deep reddish-orange, the yellowish coarse 
core having been eliminated. One of the 
most popular for bunching. Pkt. 5c, oz. 
15c, Va lb. 35c, lb. $1.00. 
IMPERATOR —77 days. Recommended lor 
market garden and long distance ship¬ 
ment as a bunching Carrot. The tops are 
short, coarsely cut with medium sized 
strong stems. Roots are smooth, almost 
cylindrical in shape, well stumped, 8 
inches long and from 1 to 1 Vt. inches in 
diameter at maurity. Pkt. 5c, oz, 15c, Va 
lb. 35c. lb. $1.00. 
LONG ORANGE IMPROVED— Roots are 
very deep orange, long and comparatively 
thick, often 12 inches in length and 3 in¬ 
ches in diameter at the crown, tapering 
regularly to a point. Excellent variety for 
stock feed. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Va lb. 35c, lb. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
V LOUISIANA DANVERS (New)—A fine 
improved Danvers Half Long, bred and in¬ 
troduced by the Louisiana Experiment 
Station. Outstanding for deep-orange ex¬ 
terior and interior flesh color; core ex¬ 
tremely small. Shape similar to Danvers 
without the latter's coarseness. Extreme 
uniformity of type. Destined to become 
Louisiana Danners, Sew 
one of the leading varieties. Grown for 
the past four years in our trial grounds 
and by several selected market garden¬ 
ers for thorough trial inspection and test. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Va lb. 35c. lb. $1.00. 
V NANTES IMPROVED CORELESS — 72 
days. Unsurpassed for tenderness and 
sweetness. Tops are small, roots bright 
orange, smooth and sylindrical 6 to 7 
inches long, almost coreless. This variety 
gives the home gardener supreme table 
quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c. Va lb. 25c, lb. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
OXHEART or GUERANDE — Especially 
adapted to hard soils where it is difficult 
to grow the long rooted sorts. The mature 
roots are 41/2 to 5 inches long and 3V2 
inches thick at the shoulder, tapering 
slightly to a very stump root. Fine for the 
table in the younger stages and widely 
used for stock feed owing to its high qual¬ 
ity, productiveness and ease of harvesting. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c. Va lb. 35c, lb. $1.00. 
Crisp, Tender and Healthful 
CELERY— 
Celery seed takes 2 to 3 weeks to germi¬ 
nate. It will germinate well at compara-. 
tively low temperatures. Plants require 
abundant moisture, but will not stand flood¬ 
ing. The soil should be rich, fine and loose. 
Sow seed in beds covering only Va inch 
deep and prick out to 3 inches each way 
when seedlings have 3 or 4 leaves. When 
2 V 2 to 3 months old transplant to field 
trenches that are 5 to 6 inches deep and 2 
feet apart, spacing the plants 8 to 12 inches. 
Blanching is done by hilling up with soil, 
tying up with burlap or special blanching 
paper or with boards. For fall and winter 
crop plant from February to April. 
VUTAH or GOLDEN BRISP — An out¬ 
standing variety gaining wide popularity. 
Of particular merit for its broad, dark 
green stems, which are extremely thick, 
fleshy and of unexcelled crispness and 
eating quality. Utah Celery has stems of 
thicker flesh than any other variety. Pos¬ 
sesses rich nutty flavor. Pkt. 5c, V 2 oz. 45c, 
oz. 80c. Va lb. $2.50, lb. $8.00. 
V GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING (New Im¬ 
proved Tall) — Practically immune from 
"Black-Heart" because the heart is very 
Celery, Utah 
compact and the tall erect stalks are close 
fitting. The stalks are thick, 9 to 11 inches 
long below the first leaf-knot, straight, 
quite broad, ivory white, crisp, and of a 
fine nut-like flavor. The foliage is yellow¬ 
ish-green turning to golden yellow with a 
slight earthing up. Pkt. 5c, V 2 oz. 50c. oz. 
90c. Va lb. $2.75. lb. $10.00. 
GOLDEN PLUME or WONDERFUL — This 
variety is about two weeks earlier and 
has slightly larger bunches, and blanches 
easier than Dwarf Golden Self Blanching. 
Pkt. 5c, V 2 oz. 60c, oz. $1.00, Va lb. $3.25. 
GOLDEN SELF BLANCHING (Dwarf) — 
Long considered the standard shipping va¬ 
riety. Plants are stocky and dwarf with 
thick, braod, crisp, delicious nut-like flav¬ 
ored stalks which blanch to a creamy 
white. Pkt. 5c, V 2 oz. 50c, oz, 90c, Va lb. 
$2.75. lb. $10.00. 
WHITE PLUME —Valuable extra early mar¬ 
ket variety. Leaves are bright green tinted 
white with solid crisp stalks, readily 
bleaching to a slivery white. Pkt. 5c. oz. 
25c. Va lb. 75c. lb. $2.50. 
