6 Allen, Sterling & Lothrop, Portland, Maine 

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. 
Imperator (77 days). Outstanding both 
as to bunching and busheling; has medium 
top growth; root 7 to 9 inches long; is slight- 
ly cylindrical in shape; has a very smooth 
surface and tapering shoulders. Its color is 
deep orange both inside and outside, and has 
a very indistinct core. Superior in appear- 
ance, quality and flavor. 
Pkt.15c; 0z.40c; 44 1b.$1.00; 441b.$1.75; 1b.$3.00. 
Chantenay Red Cored (72 days). An 
improved Chantenay, valuable for market 
gardeners and shipping. Roots similar to 
Chantenay with reddish orange flesh and an 
indistinct core of nearly the same color as 
the fiesh; tender and sweet. 
Pkt.15c; 0z.40c; %41b.$1.00; 141b.$1.75; 1b.33.00. 
Chantenay (72 days). A medium early 
half-long variety. The flesh is crisp and 
tender. 
Pkt.15c; 0z.40c; 4 1b.$1.00; 441b.$1.75; ib.$3.60. 
Danvers Long Strain (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; 0z.40c; 1441b.$1.00; 14 1b.$1.75; 1b.$3.00. 
Oxheart or Guerande (72 days). Medium 
early roots, short and thick. The flesh is 
bright orange, fine grained and tender. 
Pkt.15c; 0z.40c; %41b.$1.00; %1b.$1.75; Ib.$3.00. 
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 circle 
of green on out of ground portion of root. 
Pkt.15c; 0z.40c; 4 1b.$1.00; 141b.$1.75; 1b.$3.00. 
Improved Long Orange (88 days). Deep 
orange color, roots of large size and good 
keeper. 
Pkt.15c; 0z.40c; %41b.$1.00; 1441b.$1.75; 1b. $3.00. 
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 red- 
dish orange, crisp, tender and sweet. 
Pkt.15c; 0z.40c; 4 1b.$1.00; 44 1b.$1.75; lb.$3.00. 

We Pay the Postage on all Vegetable Seeds— 
Not over 5 Ibs. of each variety. 


Imperator 
Cress or Peppergrass 
Culture—Sow early in the spring on rich 
soil in drills 10 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; oz: 15c; 44 Ib. 25ess1beeeee 
Water Cress. Sow in the spring near the 
margin of ponds or running streams. 
Pkt. .25c. 
SEMESAN 
For vegetable, flower seeds and 
bulbs. Preserves seeds against rotting 
in cold, wet soils; controls damping-off 
or seedling blight and certain other 
seed-borne diseases. Helps promote in- 
creased germination, sturdier growth, 
larger yields, better grade produce. 
1% oz. 20c; 2 oz. 45c; 12 oz. $2.10. 

