OLDS’ TENDER CARROTS 
The carrot is one of the most valuable of vegetables and should be cultivated 
more extensively. It is very wholesome and contains the essential vitamins. Grow- 
ing children should be fed carrots regularly, Our carrot seed is grown from care- 
fully selected roots and will produce the kind of crop that you want. One pkt. 
will sow 50 feet of drill; 1 oz. 300 feet, 2 to 3 Ibs. an acre. For large amounts 
see our Market Gardeners’ Price List opposite page 1. 
CULTURE: Carrots will do well on practically any soil although they will do 
the best on loam. Sow the seed as early as possible in rows 18 to 24 inches apart. 
Thin the seedlings to 2 or 3 inches apart in the row. The seed should be sown to 
a depth of about four times the diameter of the seed. Do not depend upon one 
planting only as they are at their best when young and tender, Plant every two or 
three weeks up to the middle of July. Varieties % are recommended for freezing, 
*106. CHANTENAY. 
(70 days.) SELECT 
STRAIN. One of the most 
popular varieties in Amer- 
ica, for both table and stock 
purposes. The true type is 
half long; thick and very 
stump rooted, and in dimen- 
sions 6% inches long, 2 to 
2% inches thick at the 
crown and tapering to 1 to 
Chantenay. 1% inches at the bottom 
where it is very stump rooted with a decided 
rat tail. The color is bright orange scarlet and 
the core is rather large and definite. Pkt., 10c; 
0z., 20c; %4 Ib., 65c; Ib., $1.90, postpaid. 
















New Bunching, 
101. NEW BUNCHING. (75 days.) De- 
veloped primarily for a bunching carrot for mar- 
ket gardeners but because of its fine flavor and 
attractiveness we recommend it to the home 
gardener. New Bunching is a cylindrical half- 
long orange throughout, core small and hardly 
noticeable. Tops are short, strong and rather 
bushy. The flesh is crisp, tender, sweet and of 
finest quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % 1b., 70c; 
lb., $2.10, postpaid. 
105. EARLIEST FRENCH FORCING. 
(60 days.) The earliest carrot; best for forcing; 
roots almost round, 2% inches through. Pkt., 
10c; 0z., 25c; %4 lb., 75c; Ib., $2.25, postpaid. 
102. IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. 
(88 days.) A well-known standard variety; roots 
12 inches long, thick at the crown and tapering 
regularly to a point; color deep orange, suitable 
for both table and field crop. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
20c; % Ib., 60c; lb., $1.75, postpaid. 
April 5, 1949 
“T am the third generation to use your garden 
seeds, and when I sow Olds’ seeds I know I’m 
using the best. I have always found them to be 
very satisfactory.” 
Mrs. Ellsworth Virtue, 
103. OXHEART. (72 days.) Popular short Scarlet Nantes. oie 
ts thick, 5 inch long, nearly as 
ened. eatery Binae Rate lower extremities. *_104. SCARLET NANTES OR CORE- OLDS’ CHILDREN'S 
COLLECTION 
f LESS. (70 days.) A delicate flavored carrot 
Pkt., 10c; 02., 20¢; % Ib., 60c; 1b., $1.85, post- oF the finest quality. Roots bright orange, crisp 
50C. Here is a collection of items that 
will delight the children. One full size packet 
paid, and tender. Cylindrical shaped and blunt ended. 
each of Mammoth Virginia Peanuts, Tom 
; Excellent for forcing. Very brittle and must be 
99. RED CORED DANVERS. (75 days.) dug with care. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c; 4% lb., 70c; 
Thumb Pop Corn, Klondike Watermelon, 
Sparkler Radish, Mixed Annual Flower Seeds. 
Slightly longer than the Danvers Half-Long with Ib., $2.10, postpaid. 
All for 25c, postpaid. 






a distinct red core. Roots average 7 to 7% y% 107. RED CORED CHANTENAY. (72 
inches long by 1% inches in diameter at shoul- days.) This strain of Chantenay produces very 
der. Tapers to a blunt end with small, slender smooth roots of even shape and size and free 
tap roots. The tender deep rich orange flesh with from eyes on the roots. The color is a rich 
red core makes it a desirable market garden orange, the core practically the same color. The : 
carrot. Pkt,, 10c; 1 0z., 25c; % Ib., 70c; 1 lb., carrots measure about 5% to 6 inches in length, 100. DANVER’S HALF LONG. (75 



$2.00, postpaid. evenly stump rooted, with very small tail roots. days.) A splendid carrot, grown for its pro- 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; %4 Ib., 65c; lb., $1.90, post- ductiveness and table quality. One of the best 
paid. 3 for home or market garden. Root 6 to 8 inches 
ee tapering paiioently, iy eypiene point: dilegh 
108. NDERSWEET. (73 days.) A deep orange, tender and of. excellent quality. 
Sate dire red carrot of exceptionally PKt., 10c; 0z., 20c; % Ib., 60c; Ib., $1.75, 
fine quality. Roots average about 8 to 8% inches postpaid. P 
in length and taper slightly from the shoulder 
to a blunt end. The flesh is crisp, tender, and 
sweet. See page 2 for illustration, Pkt., 10c; 
0z., 25c; 4 lb., 70c; 1b., $2.00, postpaid, 
Stock Carrots 
Carrots make excellent feed for livestock. 
They may be substituted for grain or other con- 
centrates to the extent of replacing one-half of 
the dry matter. When thus used 8 to 10 pounds 
of roots will replace 1 pound of concentrates. 
Roots can be produced for from $4 to $5 per 
ton. See page 28 for other root crops. 
111. LONG ORANGE BELGIAN. (90 
days.) While most of our other varieties of car- 
rots also can be profitably grown for stock, Long 
Orange Belgian, on account of its great produc- 
tiveness, is especially desirable for that purpose. 
The roots are mammoth in size, about 20 inches : 
long, yielding often as high as 10 tons per acre. oe 2 
: Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; %4 Ib., 60c; Ib., $1.60, post- : 8 
Red Cored Danvers. paid. 

—T— L. L. OLDS SEED COMPANY — MADISON 1, WISCONSIN 
