
F. H. EBELING 77th Annual Catalog 1868-1945 SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

“eo CARROTS “ii 
A Nutritious Root Crop 
MORSE’S BUNCHING. 77 days. Tops short; foliage rather 
coarsely cut and stems medium size and strong. Roots at 
maturity are 1% to 1 Y2 by 8 inches in size, almost cylin- 
drical with rounded shoulders, and are well stumped. 
Pkt.,, 1Oc: 
GUERANDE or OXHEART. 70 days. 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 rocted sorts would not thrive in it. When young, 
excellent for table use, and when mature equally good 
forstock,, Pkt.,-1 Oc: 
DANVERS. 75 days. Grown largely on account of its great 
productiveness and adaptability to all classes of soil. Tops 
of medium size, coarsely divided. The smooth and hand- 
‘same roots are deep orange, of medium length, tapering 
uniformly to a blunt point; flesh sweet, crisp, tender and 
of a deep orange color. Although the roots of this variety 
are short, they produce as large a bulk as the longer field 
sorts and are more easily harvested, Pkt., 10c. 
CHANTENAY RED CORED. 70 days. This is a distinct im- 
provement over the well known Chantenay, especially in 
color, texture, and quality of flesh. Roots 52 to 6 inches 
long, 2% inches thick at the shoulder; tapered, stump- 
rooted, fiesh and core reddish orange, fine grained, and 
tender; of sweet, delicate flavor. Pkt., 10c. 
NANTES HALF-LONG SCARLET. Matures in about 70 days. 
This early variety is not surpassed in tenderness and sweet- 
ness. The tops are small, the roots bright orange, smooth 
and cylindrical, 6 to 7 inches long. There is almost no core. 
Pkt., 10c. 
LONG ORANGE. 88 days. The most popular for farm use on 
mellow soil. An improvement attained by years of careful 
selection of the best formed and deepest colored roots. 
Pkt., 10c. 

CHIVES 
In clumps, for flavoring. Pkt., 15c. 

Nantes Half-Long Scarlet Carrots 
WHITE BELGIAN. 90 days. Grows one-third out of 
the ground. Root white, green above ground, 
with small top. Flesh rather coarse. The roots are 
large and it is extensively grown for stock feed- 
ingueektaeoc: 
TOUCHON. 70 days. Experienced home gardeners 
know the exquisite flavor of tender young Car- 
rots, not much thicker than your little finger, 
which contribute one of the early summer's most 
delicious table treats. Here is a variety which re- 
tains when grown to full size the qualities which 
others lose so quickly as they mature. Pkt., 10c. 

Danvers Carrots 
CHICORY ASPARAGUS 
CH ERVIL, CURLED Gartenkerbel (Ger.) ITALIAN STRAIN. 55 days. Very popular with the Italian gar- 
Treat like Parsley. A valuable flavoring herb. 
CHICORY OR FRENCH ENDIVE 
Cichorien-Wurzel (Ger.) Cicoria Selvatica (It.) 
deners. Pkt., 10c. 
COLLARDS Bleeterkont cen 
Culture. Same as late Cabbage. 
WITLOOF. 150 days. Sown in May and June in drills. Trans- CREOLE or SOUTHERN 45 days. Grows 2 to 3 feet high, and_ 
plant or thin to 6 inches; treat as Endive, and bank up like © 
Celery. The stalks, blanched, make a delicious salad. Pkt., 10c. 
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forms bunches of tender, delicate leaves slightly curled at 
edges. Pkt., 10c. t 


