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CARROT (Continued) 
Oxheart or Guerande 75 days 
An excellent second-early sort, for home 
use or stock feed. Heart shape, 3 to 4 in. 
long and 2 in. in diameter with bright 
orange flesh. Easily harvested. Adapted to 
shallow soils and a good keeper. 
Red Cored, Danvers 75 days 
An improved strain of Danvers. Root 
longer, slimmer and more refined than old 
strain. Flesh deep orange with small in- 
distinct core. Excellent quality, adapted for 
market and home garden. 
CARROT-—For Stock 
Improved Short White 
or Mastodon 
85 days 
Roots” half Jong,=7 to 9) ins in “length, 
smooth, very heavy at shoulder and taper- 
ing to point. Color creamy white with light 
green crown. White flesh, solid, crisp and 
of excellent quality for stock. 
White Belgian 100 days 
One of the best stock feeding carrots. 
Smooth roots 10 to 12 in. long, with heavy 
shoulder. Flesh pure white. Skin white on 
lower root with a light green crown. 
100 days 
The giant among carrots. Skin and flesh 
of pale orange color. Roots produced en- 
tirely under ground. 12 in. long, 2 in. thick 
at shoulder. Immensely productive, nutri- 
tious. 
Yellow Belgian 
CAULIFLOWER 
Snowball No. 16 55 days 
The standard variety for commercial pur- 
poses. Dwarf and compact in growth. Fine, 
solid, round heads, pure white. A good 
keeper. Weight of heads, 2 lbs. 
Snowdrift 57 days 
A vigorous strain of snowball with me- 
dium green outer leaves; inner leaves giving 
good protection to large, firm, solid white 
head. An excellent variety for long distance 
shipping. A leading variety today. 
Super-Snowball (Early ) 57 days 
A very excellent variety, bred for early 
heading and uniformity. Heads are compact,. 
medium large, pure white in color. Plants 
are sturdy. Leaf growth sufficient to make 
tying easy. A popular variety among market 
gardeners and shippers. 

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