ROBSON QUALITY SEED, HALL, NEW YORK 11 

CARROTS 
Vitamins Abcg 
Pkt. will sow 25 ft. row 
¥% oz. will sow 200 ft. row 
1% Ibs. will sow 1 acre 
To produce long, smooth carrots, the soil must be loose, free from stones and worked deep. Carrot seed is small 
and should be sown shallow, preferably after a rain. 
spring to July 15th. 
Red Cored Chantenay and Long Chantenay are canning, baby food, and soup varieties. 
variety grown chiefly in New England and Long Island. 
Under most conditions it is rather disappointing when grown in the East. 
Sow seed thinly and thin carrots to 2-3 inches. 
be from 12 to 30 inches apart depending on type of tool used in cultivation. 
Rows may 
Carrots may be sown from early 
Hutchinson is a large 
Imperator is the long, slender carrot from California. 
Nantes, Morse’s Bunching, and 
Supreme Half Long are the best for bunching, with Tendersweet a popular garden variety. 
Most commercial carrot growers are now controlling weeds by spraying with dry-cleaning solution. 
are usually not a serious factor in growing carrots. 
* 140 NANTES: 68 days. Tops small but strong. 
Roots bright orange, 6 to 7 inches long, 1% inches 
thick, cylindrical, stump-rooted. Flesh bright orange, 
sweet and tender. Core inconspicuous. Pkt. 15c; 
Y% oz. 25c; oz. 30c; % Ib. 90c; % Ib. $1.55; Ib. 
$2.70; 10 lbs. $25.55; 100 Ibs. $250.00. 
141 MORSE’S BUNCHING: 77 days. Tops short, 
strong and well suited to bunching. Roots 1% to 
1% inches by 8 inches long, almost cylindrical, 
shoulder rounded, and stump-rooted. Flesh bright 
orange. 75% to 80% coreless. Pkt. 15c; 4% oz. 
25c; oz. 30c; % lb. 95c; % Ib. $1.65; Ib. $2.85; 
10 lbs. $27.05; 100 lbs. $265.00. 
142 RED CORED CHANTENAY: 70 days. Tops 
tall and strong. Roots deep reddish-orange, 51% to 
6 inches long, 2% inches thick at shoulder, tapered, 
stump-rooted. The core is almost the same color 
as the flesh which gives it the name Red Cored. 
Pkt. 15c; % oz. 20c; oz. 25c; % lb. 65c; % Ib. 
$1.15; Ib. $2.00; 10 lbs. $18.50; 100 Ibs. $180.00. 
143 LONG CHANTENAY: 70 days. Similar to Red 
Cored Chantenay but about one inch longer and only 
75% red cored. This added length means more ton- 
nage per acre and adds to the attractiveness of the 
carrot as a market variety. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 20c; 
oz. 25c; % lb. 75c; % lb. $1.30; lb. $2.25; 10 lbs. 
$21.05; 100 lbs. $205.00. 
144 IMPERATOR: 77 days. Tops medium length 
and strong. Roots slightly tapered 134 to 2% inches 
across shoulder by 8 inches long. Flesh is fine- 
grained and tender. Requires loose soil to develop 
long, smooth roots. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 20c; oz. 25c; 
\% |b. 75c; % Ib. $1.30; Ib. $2.25; 10 Ibs. $21.05; 
100 Ibs. $205.00. 
146 HUTCHINSON: 80 days. A very large carrot 
grown mainly in New England and on Long Island. 
Root 10 to 12 inches long by two inches in diameter 
at shoulder, nearly cylindrical. Roots deep orange 
with green shoulder.. Flesh is deep orange. Pkt. 
15c; % oz. 25c; oz. 30c; % Ib. 90c; % Ib. $1.55; 
Ib. $2.70; 10 Ibs. $25.55; 100 lbs. $250.00. 
147 TENDERSWEET: 70 days. A high quality home 
and market garden variety. Root 8 to 10 inches 
long, tapering slightly from a 2 inch shoulder to a 
blunt end. Skin is smooth and rich orange-scarlet 
in color. Flesh fine-grained, tender, orange in color 
including core. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 25c; oz. 30c; 
1% Ib. 90c; % Ib. $1.60; Ib. $2.75; 10 Ibs. $26.05; 
100 Ibs. $255.00. 
Insects 

Danvers Half Long was always a popular market carrot but was 
rather rough. We now have a smoother type of ‘‘Danvers’’ called 
Supreme Half Long. Many of our more particular growers are 
now sowing this new variety. 
145 SUPREME HALF LONG: 75 days. Animproved 
Danvers Half Long. Roots 6 to 7 inches long, 
about 2 inches in diameter at the shoulder tapering 
to a half stump. Exterior smooth and of excellent 
color. Flesh tender, sweet and of fine flavor. Core 
small and of the same deep color as the flesh. A 
fine bunching variety. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 20c; oz. 
25c; % lb. 75c; % |b. $1.30; lb. $2.25; 10 lbs. 
$21.05; 100 lbs. $205.00. 




All Robson Quality Seed is carefully tested in the 
seed laboratory and the germination printed on 
each package. 
VIGORO 
Fertilize with Vigoro. Vigoro contains all the minerals needed for plant growth. 
10 Ibs. $1.15; 25 lbs. $2.10; 50 lbs. $3.60, prepaid. (50 Ibs. will fertilize 2500 sq. ft.) 
1 lb. 17c; 5 Ibs. 65c; 

