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CARROT—Continued 
Chantenay, Red Cored 68 days 
Top—15 to 20 inches tall. 
Root—5%% inches long x 2% inches wide 
at shoulder, heavy bodied, stump-rooted 
and slightly shorter than regular Chan- 
tenay. Uniform bright reddish-orange 
exterior and interior. 
The best carrot for commercial canning 
and freezing. Excellent texture and 
quality of flesh. Sometimes called core- 
less due to uniform interior color. 
Danvers Half Long 75 days 
Top—16 to 20 inches tall. 
Root—7%% inches long x 1% inches wide 
at shoulder, tapering and stump-rooted, 
coarse texture and medium orange color. 
One of the leading home and market 
garden varieties. Can be used for bunch- 
ing or bushel carrots. 
Early Scarlet or Short Horn 63 days 
Top—10 to 12 inches tall. 
Root—3 inches long x 1% inches wide at 
shoulder tapering to about 1 inch width 
at the stump-rooted end. The flesh is 
reddish-orange. 
An early home and market garden type. 
Imperator 75 days 
Top—16 to 20 inches tall. 
Root—8 inches long x 2 inches wide at the 
top, sloping shoulders, long tapering, 
semi-blunt at the tip, smooth exterior 
and a deep orange. 
A popular bunching variety with market 
gardeners and_ shippers. Especially 
adapted to long, warm season areas, 
Imperator, Long Type 77 days 
Top—16 to 20- inches tall and stronger 
than regular Imperator. 
Root—9 to 11 inches long x 1% inches 
wide at the shoulder, tapering to a 
nearly pointed tip, smooth exterior and 
deep orange. 
An improved strain of Imperator that 
is noticeably longer and more slender. 
Particularly adapted for use on the 
West Coast and in the Rio Grande 
Valley. 

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