
Carrot 
Culture—Carrots do best in a good, light 
and rich soil. Sow in April or May for the 
early crop, and for the main crop sow in 
May or June in drills about % inch deep, 
rows 14 inches apart, and thin plants to 3 or 
4 inches in the rows. 
One ounce to 200 feet of drill; three 
pounds to an acre. 
* A. S. & L. IMPERATOR (77 days). Out- 
standing both as to bunching and busheling; 
has medium top growth; root 7 to 9 inches 
long; is slightly cylindrical in shape; has a 
very smooth surface and tapering should- 
ers. Its color is deep orange both inside and 
outside, and has a very indistinct core. Su- 
perior in appearance, quality and flavor. 
Pkt.'15c; oz. 40c; % 16. $1.25; 16. $4.00. 
CHANTENAY RED CORED (72 days). 
An improved Chantenay, valuable for mar- 
ket gardeners and shipping. Roots similar 
to Chantenay with reddish orange flesh and 
an indistinct core of nearly the same color 
as the flesh; tender and sweet. 
Pkt..15c; 0z, 40c; 44°16. $1.25; Ib; $4.00. 
Chantenay (72 days). 
A medium early 
half-long variety. 
The flesh is crisp and 
tender. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; % Tb. $1.25; Ib. $4.00. 
Danvers Half-Long (75 days). Dark 
orange color, growing very smooth, yielding 
large crops, and is a splendid keeper; roots 
medium length, tapering uniformly to a 
blunt point. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; % 1b. $1.25; Ib. $4.00. 
Oxheart or Guerande (72 days). Medium 
early roots, short and thick. The flesh is 
bright orange, fine grained and tender. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; % Ib. $1.25; 16. $4.00. 
* Hutchinson (80 days). A carrot of great 
length and cylindrical shape almost to the 
point, grows with tops slightly out of 
ground, a very heavy yielder per acre. Small 
See of green on out of ground portion of 
root. 
Pkt. 15c; 0z. 40c; % Tb. $1.25; Ib. $4.00. 
Improved Long Orange (88 days). Deep 
orange color, roots of large size and good 
keeper. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; % Tb. $1.25; Tb. $4.00. 
Nantes, Half Long Scarlet (70 days). Ex- 
cellent for forcing, as well as for home and 
market gardens. Tops small. Roots bright 
orange, cylindrical, blunt ended. Flesh 
reddish orange, crisp, tender and sweet. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; % Tb. $1.25; tb. $4.00. 
SRE tak ree i ge LP tS 
We Pay the Postage on all Vegetable Seeds— 
Not over 5 Ibs. of each variety. 
SEE Reel ee a ee 
Allen, Sterling & Lothrop, Portland, Maine 

A. 8S. & L. Imperator 
Cress or Peppergrass 
Culture—S~w early in the spring on rich 
soil in drills 1 to 12 inches apart and make 
frequent sowing every two weeks. Cover 
seed about % inch. 
Extra Curled. Fine flavor, may be cut 
several times. 
PKt, 10c? 0291962394710. 2oG:ao eas 
Water Cress. Sov~ in the spring near the 
margin of ponds or .unning streams. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c: %4 I* $1.35; Ib. $4.00 
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