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BUTZER’S SEED STORE, PORTLAND, OREGON 
CARROTS 
Culture—While sandy loam made rich by manuring 
the previous year is the best soil for the carrot, any 
good land if thoroughly and deeply worked will pro¬ 
duce satisfactory crops. When possible to do so, it is 
advisable to sow as early in the spring as the ground is 
fit to work. For table use sow the smaller kinds as 
early as practicable in rows 16 to 18 inches apart. For 
field culture, prepare the ground thoroughly and sow 
in drills 18 to 24 inches apart, using from one and one- 
half to three pounds of seed to the acre. Cover one-half 
to one inch deep and see to it that the soil is pressed 
firmly above the seed. As soon as the plants appear 
use the cultivator or wheel hoe. Do not let the weeds 
get a start. Thin the smaller table sorts from six to 
eight to the foot, and the field varieties from four to 
six inches apart in the row. 
CORELESS CHANTENAY 
THE SWEETEST CARROT KNOWN 
A Carrot without a core is a rare treat and nothing 
is more delicious. Owing to the fine texture of the red 
flesh, and its tender, delicate flavor it is called the 
Sweetest of All Carrots. It grows from six to seven 
inches in length and is of a beautiful orange red. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; X A lb. 90c; lb. $2.50 
TENDERSWEET CARROT 
(NEW) Sweet, Tender, and Brittle 
In this new carrot, which is also known as Imper- 
ator, we have one of the finest varieties ever grown. 
An exceptionally heavy yielder which is always sweet, 
tender, and brittle. The roots are 8 to 10 inches long, 
tapering from the shoulder to the blunt end; of rich 
orange-red color. Always uniform in shape and size. 
The plants are noticeable on account of the dark 
purplish green leaves. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; 
X A lb. 90c; lb. $2.50 
Guerande, or Ox Heart—Tops small for the size of 
the roots which are comparatively short but often 
reach a diameter of five inches, terminating abruptly 
in a small tap root. Flesh bright orange, fine grained 
and sweet. This variety is especially desirable for soil 
so hard and stiff that longer rooted sorts would not 
thrive on it. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; X A lb. 90c; lb. $2.50. 
Improved Nantes (Coreless) —A fine quality half- 
long carrot, almost cylindrical in shape, blunt end and 
very small tap root. Flesh fine grained, with very 
little core. The skin is a beautiful orange color and 
very smooth. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; X A lb. 90c; lb. $2.50. 
Early French Forcing—This is a delicious little table 
carrot, tender and sweet-flavored, and very early. It is 
almost globe-shaped. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; X A lb. 90c; lb. $2.50 
Early Horn—Short; the best for early market. In 
shallow ground a good variety to plant even for main 
crop. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; X A lb. 90c; lb. $2.50. 
Carrots for Stock Feeding 
Carrots for Stock Feeding—These can be grown 
easily in good, loose soil; keep well when stored for 
Winter use and form an extremely wholesome addi¬ 
tion to the Winter rations of stock when fed in con¬ 
junction with corn and dry fodder. The rich coloring 
of the deep orange-colored sorts is esteemed also as 
imparting a richer coloring to milk and butter during 
Winter months. 
They are grown most easily in land which has been 
under cultivation the preceding season, and which has 
been manured heavily and plowed during the previous 
Fall, though short, well-rotted manure will give excel¬ 
lent results, turned under in the Spring if the surface 
is finely prepared before sowing the seed. Seed should 
be sown early, thinly in drills three feet apart using 
four pounds of seed to the acre. Give thorough cultiva¬ 
tion throughout the season, working more deeply as 
growth advances. 
Improved Short White Mastodon—The most pro¬ 
ductive and most easily harvested for stock feeding. 
The roots grow about eight inches in length, measur¬ 
ing three inches at shoulder and gradually tapering 
throughout their length. Smooth, white skin, free 
from small rootlets. Flesh solid, white, crisp, rich 
and nutritious. We have reports of this variety yield¬ 
ing 20 tons per acre. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; X A lb. 75c; lb. $2.00 
Chantenay—This splendid Carrot belongs to the 
half-long “stump” or blunt-rooted type, but differs 
from all others of this class by its greater girth, bulk 
and consequent yield. It averages 6 to 7 inches in 
length, is broad at the neck, narrowing gradually to 
the round, blunt base, therefore is easily harvested. 
The flesh, entirely free from core, is of rich orange- 
red and of the finest table quality, fine-grained, ten¬ 
der, juicy and delicately flavored. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; X A lb. 90c; lb. $2.50 
Butzer’s Selected Half-long Danvers Carrot—A 
handsome half-long, cylindrical, stump-rooted Carrot 
of good size and of a rich, dark orange color; it grows 
to a large size, is smooth, and the flesh very close in 
texture, with very little core and a small tapering 
tap-root. It is a first-class Carrot for all soils: under 
good cultivation. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; X A lb. 90c; lb. $2.50 
Improved Long Orange— A deep orange colored va¬ 
riety mostly grown for stock but may be used for the 
table while young and tender. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; % lb. 
90c; lb. $2.50. Write for price on larger quantities. 
Large White Belgian—This Carrot grows a third or 
more of its length above the surface. Roots will 
average two inches in diameter at the shoulder and 
a foot or more in length. The diameter is even 
throughout the entire length, the roots tapering grad¬ 
ually at the base. They are easily pulled in harvest¬ 
ing, and do not have to be dug out, like most long- 
rooted sorts. Flesh and skin pure white, though the 
latter is occasionally tinged with green in upper 
portion growing above the soil. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; X A lb. 75c; lb. $2.00 
Large Yellow Belgian—This is similar in growth 
and form to the preceding, but flesh and skin of the 
portion growing below the soil are of a pale orange 
coloring. These two varieties have probably been 
grown more extensively than any others for stock 
feeding in the past, but are destined to be superseded 
to a great extent by the large, thick roots of the 
improved white variety offered above, and the thick, 
stump-rooted table sorts. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; X A lb. 75c; lb. $2.00 
