Because of their value as 
a health-food, Carrots are 
gaining wider recognition. 
Our special strains are se- 
lected for uniformity of col- 
or, size, shape, tops, and sea- 
son of maturity; also, for 
sweetness, tenderness and for 
a minimum of ‘‘core.”’ 
3 GRAND CARROTS 
139 Imperator. 77 gays, An out- 
standing strain bred for market-gar- 
den use and for shipping. It fills the 
demand for a longer type to compete 
on markets with California Carrots 
elongated under irrigation. The roots 
are 7 to 8% inches long, graceful, 
smooth, and uniformly tapered to a 
semi-blunt end. Flesh is rich orange- 
red, extending to center of root, with 
indistinct core. ‘The dark green tops 
are medium, but strong enough for 
good bunching. Finest, quality for 
table use. - 10c; oz. 35c; % 
Ib. $1.25; Ib. $4.50; 5 Ibs. 
$21.50. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. $40.00; 
25 lbs. $95.00. 
129 Danvers Half Long. 
5 days. A prime favorite because of 
its brilliant market appearance. The 
smooth, handsome roots are 6% to 
7% inches long, tapering uniformly 
to a blunt point. Flesh is a deep, 
bright rich orange color, tender, sweet, 
and crisp. When bunched it makes 
the most attractive Carrot on the mar- 
ket, thus always selling at top market 
prices. Our strain is outstanding. Pkt. 
{Oc; oz. 30c; % Ib. $1.00; Ib. 
3 8. $17.50. Not prepaid: 
10 Ibs. $33.00; 25 lbs. $80.00. 
130 Chantenay.. 70 gays. Anim 
proved long strain. Extensively grown 
in home- and market-garden and for 
shipping bunched. Roots are deep 
reddish orange, smooth, tapered, and 
stump-rooted. Average 5% to 6 
inches in length. The flesh is tender, 
of fine texture, and very swect. Pkt. 
fOc; oz. 35c; % Ib. $1.25; Ib. 
$4.00; 5 Ibs. $18.00. Not prepaid: 
Imperator 
10 Ibs. $34.00; 25 Ibs. $82.50. 

CELERY For an early crop, first sowings in Florida and 
* along the Gulf Coast are made the latter part 
of June. Main sowings for a winter crop are made through 
September. Start seed in partly shaded seed-beds of very 
rich, fine, loose soil. Cover seed not over % inch. Trans- 
plant when 6 inches high, in rows 24 inches apart, and set 
the plants 6 inches apart in the rows. One ounce will pro- 
duce 3,000 plants; 2 to 4 ounces will set an acre, 
152? Golden Plume. 
115 days. Resembles 
Golden Self-blanching, but 
is earlier, 
sized, 


stocky, 
$2.00; Ib. $7.00. 
155 Golden Self-blanching. 
yellowish green, 
delicate, nutty flavor. 
golden yellow. Pkt. 
60c; % lb. $2.00; lb. $7.00. 
156 White Plume. 112 days. 
early variety. 
158 Celeriac. 
globular. 
salad. 
$3.00. 
REUTER SEED CO., Inc., New Orleans 
Golden Plume 
Plants medium- 
full hearted 
fand compact, with thick, solid 
stalks which blanch readily. 
PPKt. 1O0c; % oz. 35c3 oz. 60c; % Ib. 
120 days. 
t; foliage 
Stalks very solid, broad, of 
It blanches readily to 
1O0c; % oz. 
Medium in height, stocky and compac 
35c; oz, 133 Long Orange. 85 days. A heavy cropper 
on light soils. The thick, tapering roots are 10 to 
12 inches long, deep scarlet-orange color. Crop very 
An extra- short. Pkt. {Oc; 0z. 35c; % Ib. $1.25; Ib. 
Leaves bright green, 
white; stalks medium, easily blanched to pure 
white; solid, crisp, and of fine quality. 
5c; 0z. 25c; %4 Ib. 75c; Ib. $2.75. 
(Turnip-rooted Celery.) The 
edible roots are 3 to 4 inches in diameter and 
Used .as flavoring, boiled or as a 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; %4 Ib. 90c; Ib. 
Culture. Although the seeds are slow to germinate, there 
is no vegetable of easier culture. Plant the seed % inch 
deep in loose, deep, well-prepared soil, making rows 16 to 
24 inches apart. Cultivate as soon as plants are established 
and thin to 2 to 4 inches in the rows, according to the size 
of the variety. One ounce will sow 100 feet of row; 3 to 4 
pounds, an acre. 
136 Coreless Chantenay. 70 days, 
thusiasm by shippers and canners. 
and shape as Chantenay: flesh 
reddish orange, with indistinct 
core of nearly the same color as 
the flesh. Tender and sweet. Its 
superb color, fine quality, com- 
bined with heavy yield, will un- 
doubtedly make this the most 
popular variety on the market 
when it becomes better known. 
Crop short. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 35c¢; 
weil $1.25; lb. $4.50; 5 lbs, 
Accepted with en- 
Roots of the same size 


138 Scarlet Nantes. 5 days. A 
superior Carrot of French origin and 
because of the delicate texture of 
the roots has been named ‘‘Coreless.”’ 
Excellent for home- and market-gar- 
den use. The bright orange 
roots are 6 to 7 inches long, 
cylindrical and_ stump-rooted. 
Tops very small. Crisp, ten- 
der, and of very delicate 
flavor; practically coreless, 
Crop very short. Pkt. 1Oc; 
oz. 35c; %4 lb. $1.25; Ib. 
$4.50; 5 lbs. $21.50. 
132 Oxheart. 70 days. 
Especially desirable on 
heavy soil for home use. 
Roots are 4%4 to 5 inches 
long, bright orange, thick, 
blunt-ended, of heart 
shape. Flesh deep orange 
and the tops are small. 
Being very short they 
are easily pulled from 
the ground, where long 
sorts have to be dug. 
Pkt. 1Oc; oz. 30c; 
% Ib. $1.00; Ib. 
$3.75; 5 Ibs. 
$17.50. Not pre- 
paid: 10 Ibs. $33.00. 


140 
ee 
Louisiana Danvers * 
75 days. <A highly refined 
strain of Danvers developed for 
commercial production in the 
South by the Louisiana Experi- 
ment Station. Retains a deen 
rich orange color under our usual 
adverse weather conditions. The 
heavy tops are of convenient 
bunching size. The core is small. 
Crop short. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 
% Ib. $1.25; lb. $4.00; 5 
bs. $18.00. 

Louisiana Danvers 
13! Red St. Valery. 
Roots are attrac- 
tive, bright orange-red, 
tapering and pointed, Flesh 
Ted-orange, crisp, and ten- 
der. Roots average 8 to 10 
inches long. Pkt. {Oc. 
oz 30c; % Ib $1.00; 
S17.b0. Not” prepaid: 
ry . ot prepaid: 
10 lbs. $83.00; 25 Ibs. 
$80.00, 

















The value of root-crops for stock is Just 
beginning to be fully appreciated. They im- 
part a beautiful butter-yellow color to the 
millk when fed to milch cows, Four pounds 
will sow an acre, 





$4.00; 5 Ibs. $18.00, 
134 Large White Belgian. 95 gays. Roots 
grow 10 to 14 inches long, partly out of the ground; 
skin green above ground, white below. Flesh white 
with tinge of cream color. Pkt. {Oc; oz. 15c; 
Y4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.75; 5 lbs. $7.50. Not pre- 
paid: 10 Ibs, $13.50; 25 Ibs. $30.00. 
tinged 

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