CARROTS 
One oz. will sow 100 ft.; 3 lbs. for an acre 
CULTURE: For early use, sow seeds as soon as soil 
can be worked in the spring, and for late crops in 
sections with altitude and climate about the same as 
Denver, carrots may be planted as late as July 10th. 
Sow the seed in rows 18 inches apart, but for com- 
mercial growers who produce carrots for the shipping 
trade and general market where a long, uniform, 
well-colored carrot is desired, a different method of 
planting and growing is found most practical. That 
is, to plant two rows 16 inches apart on a bed and 
24 inches between the beds for the ditch. By using a 
wide opening plow on the drill, seed is spread to a 
width of 3 to 4 inches in the row thus eliminating a 
large per cent of misshaped carrots. A well prepared 
seed bed is essential and as the carrots grow, the 
ditches should be kept deeper and soil kept well 
banked around the crown of the carrots to prevent 
green crowns. Care should be used in irrigation. Light 
waterings are better as this will cause the carrot to 
go deeper seeking moisture thereby making longer 
roots which are most desirable. 
NANTES IMPROVED. 70 days. Excellent for home 
and market garden use. Tops small, not strong 
enough for good bunching. Roots bright orange, 
cylindrical, blunt ended. Flesh reddish orange, 
Prac- 
crisp, tender and of very delicate flavor. 
tically coreless. 
Same as Tuchon. 
CHANTENAY, LONG TYPE. 72 
days. A very fine variety of 
carrot for home and market 
garden as well as shipping. 
Medium early. Similar to reg- 
ular Chantenay with 
tops, roots are longer, 
cylindrical, 
shorter 
more 
giving it a fine 
Fresh crisp and 
tender, deep orange in color; 
small core. 
appearance. 
DANVERS HALF LONG. (Our 
Selected Strain.) 75 days. The 
best known, 
all purpose carrot. 
popular, 
It is most 
largely grown on account of 
its great productiveness and 
adaptability to all classes of 
most 
soil conditions and time left 
to grow. Tops medium size, 
roots vary in size, but generally 
they are 7 to 9 inches in length, 
tapering uniformly to a slightly 
blunt point, smooth and hand- 

some. Popular with market 
gardeners and _ commercial 
TONG TYEE growers for bunching and sack- 
CHANTENAY ing. 

IMPERATOR 
All-America Selections—Award of Merit 
DANVERS RED CORE. 75 days. A recent develop- 
ment and a distinct improvement over. the well 
known Danvers especially in color, texture and 
is longer, more smooth with shorter top. The core 
is reddish orange; flesh fine grained. An excel- 
lent market garden and shipping variety. One 
of the best all around carrots. 
SHORT TOP SHIPPER. 75 days. A new strain 
bred for planting in districts where under certain 
weather conditions and rich soils, many varieties 
of carrots produce too large a top which is quite 
objectionable as a crating or shipping carrot. This 
carrot is bred for a shorter top, which is dark 
green, strong enough for good bunching. Roots 
long, deep orange, largely blunt ended. Flesh 
bright orange, tender and of good quality. 
SUPREME DANVERS. A longer, slimmer and 
smoother Danvers. Roots are deep orange, al- 
most coreless, with smaller tops. 
(@) IMPERATOR. 77 days. An outstanding type 
bred for market garden use and for shipping. 
Tops medium but strong enough for good bunch- 
ing. Roots have sloping shoulders, smooth, deep 
rich orange; are long, uniformly tapered to a 
semi-blunt end. Flesh rich orange; extending to 
center of root, with indistinct core; fine grained, 
tender and of fine quality. 
STREAMLINER. An improved Imperator. More 
uniform, not as wide at the shoulder as Impera- 
tor and also a little darker in color. Very few 
side roots. 

10 THE WESTERN SEED COMPANY, DENVER, COLORADO 
