HERBS, Their Culture and Uses. By R. E. Clarkson 

CARROTS 
Well known to be a good source of vitamin A, the eyesight vitamin. 

Palatable and nutritious when eaten raw. Easy to grow; so attractive that many edge their flower 
gardens with them. 
Sow from April to July im drills 14 inch deep and 15 inches apart; thin out to 2 inches. 
Radish seed may be sown along with Carrot to give you two crops from the same row, and the Carrots 
may be stored over winter the same way that beets are. See under Beet on page 9. 
One ounce will plant 100 feet of drill, and should yield 100 pounds or more of produce. 

Rubicore Carrots 
Best Early Kinds 
Yield in from 9 to 10 weeks 
317 Rubicore. »% A new, early Carrot, 
deep orange-red, and the small core is al- 
most the same color, tender and sweet— 
as “‘coreless”’ as a Carrot can be. Roots are 
6 inches long, 24% inches at the shoulder, 
narrowing to a blunt end. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 
60 cts., YIb. $1.65, Ib. $4. 
318 Selected Chantenay. »% Quick to 
grow, It averages 514 to 6 inches in length, 
broad at the neck, narrowing gradually toa 
blunt end. The flesh is rich orange-red, 
free from core, tender, fine flavored, and of 
excellent table quality. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 
45 cts., lb. $1.30, Ib. $3. 
2A 312 Greater Chantenay. All the pal- 
atability, tenderness, fine color, and speed 
of our regular strain of Chantenay, but the 
roots are 14% inches longer. Pkt. 15 cts., 
oz. 50 cts., 4b. $1.35, Ib. $3.25. 
2A 314 Melting Marrow. > A fine half- 
long variety, cylindrical and of wonderful 
butter quality. Skin is smooth and the fine 
red color is carried through the entire root. 
Pkt. 20 cts., oz. 75 cts., 4b. $1.85, Ib. $5. 
311 French Forcing. For under glass. 
Globe-shaped orange-red root. Pkt. 20 cts., 
oz. 75 cts., 4b. $1.85, Ib. $5. 
313 Half-Long Scarlet Nantes. »% The 
skin is smooth, fhesh red; coreless. Pkt. 
15 cts., oz. 60 cts., 4b. $1.65, Ib. $4. 
2A 315 Oxheart or Guerande. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 45 cts., Yb. $1.30, Ib. $3. 4 
Two Carrots for Prize Winning 
331 Exhibition Danvers and 330 Exhibi- 
tion Chantenay. Selected for perfect 
shape, uniformity and size. For those who 
want the best. Price each, pkt. 20 cts., 
oz. 60 cts., oz. $1.75, Ib. $5. 
FIELD CARROTS 
Especially valuable for horses. Sow 4 
pounds per acre from May 15 to July 1. 
342 Mammoth White Belgian. 4]b. 
75 cts., Ib. $2.25, 10 Ibs. $21. 
2A 340 Danvers Cattle. 
2A 341 Long Orange Cattle. 
Above 2, 14lb. $1, lb. $2.75, 10 Ibs. $26. 
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Late Varieties 
Yield in from 11 to 13 weeks 
2A 320 Imperator. Rich red color, of high 
culinary quality, free of core and fiber. An 
elongated Danvers type, round-shuuldered, 
almost cylindrical for the first 6 mches, 
then gradually tapering to a point. Pkt. 
15 cts., oz. 55 cts., Yb. $1.50, Ib. $3.75. 
325 Streamliner. Its deep color, with a 
slightly deeper core, its tenderness and its 
sweet flavor commend it to the home 
gardener. It is easier to pull, bunch, and 
wash, and it looks wonderful, so it just fits 
the marketman’s requirements also. Pkt. 
15 cts., oz. 55 cts., 4lb. $1.50, Ib. $3.75. 
2A 324 Selected Danvers. A handsome, 
cylindrical-shaped Carrot of good size and 
stump-rooted. It is of a rich, dark orange 
color, of excellent table quality, smooth, 
and has little core. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts., 
lb. $1.35, Ib. $3.25. 
2A 326 Tendersweet. Gradually tapering, 
handsome, blunt-ended roots, about 9 
inches long, and fine, deep orange-red in 
color. They are exceptionally sweet, tender 
and of high quality. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 55 
cts., lb. $1.50, Ib. $3.75. 
2A 321 Selected Long Orange Improved. 
One of the most desirable for ether garden 
or field culture; it grows to a large size, 
fair specimens averaging 12 inches in 
length and 3 inches in diameter at the top. 
Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 45 cts., 14Ib. $1.30, Ib. $3. 
323 New Red Intermediate. The core is 
small and very tender. Flavor is excellent. 
Bone cts., oz. 50 cts.. Yb. $1.35, Ib. 

2A 380 CHERVIL, Moss Curled Extra. 
One ounce plants 150 feet of drill. Treat 
like parsley; for garnishing, or flavoring 
soups, salads. Pkt. 20 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
2A 383 CHICORY, Witloof (French En- 
dive). Sow in spring. Roots are lifted in 
fall and planted during winter in a cellar 
or under a greenhouse bench, so that the 
root is 9 inches below the top. Fill level 
with sand or manure; through this the 
Witloof appears in a month. Pkt. 20 cts., 
3 pkts. 50 cts., oz. $1, Yb. $2.75. 
2A 382 Large-rooted Magdeburg.  I[n- 
gredient in French coffee; young shoots 
provide excellent spring salad. Pkt. 15 
cts., oz. 75 cts., 4b. $1.75, 
2A 445 CRESS, Curled or Pepper Grass. 
Seedlings used for salads and sandwich 
filling. Good house-grown crop. Scatter 
seeds on fine soil and press—do not cover. 
Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 55 cts., Ib. $1.50; Ib. $4. 
2A 446 WATER CRESS. Mix packet of 
seeds with a pint of moist soil (one ounce in 
4 quarts), roll mto half-inch marbles. 
Push a marble here and there into the mud 
just under the water-level of your pond or 
slow stream. Pkt. 25 cts., 3 pkts. 60 cts., 
6 pkts. $1.10, oz. $1.50. 

* Kinds so marked are suitable for 
QUICK FREEZING 
Sow some Radish seed in the same drill with your Carrots to break 
the soil-crust; gather Radishes when they are large enough 
Growing, harvesting and storing 
226 interesting pages. . $3.50 
CRISP CELERY 
Ounce produces 3000 plants. Early sorts take 15 
weeks, late sorts about 18 weeks after setting out. 
Sow in March or outside in April or May and 
again in July. Transplant to 6 inches apart. Rows 
often are double, the rowlets 6 inches from each 
other. Rows or double rows 3 feet apart. Three 
weeks prior to harvesting, the plants should be 
boarded or wrapped and earthed to blanch. Celery 


is a fair source of calctum and phosphorus. 
Early Quick-blanching Varieties 
361 Golden Plume. Improvements over 
Golden Self-blanching are (a) superior 
flavor, (6) wonderful color, (c) resistance 
to disease (d) earlier maturity, (e) keeps 
better, (f) tncreased size. Pkt. 25 cts., 
3 pkts. 60 cts., Yoz. $1, oz. $2.50. 
362 Golden Treasure. Selection from 
Golden Plume—a taller type; the head 
thicker. Pkt. 30 cts., 3 pkts. 80 cts., lgoz. 
$1.50, i40z. $2.75, oz. $4. 
365 Summer Pascal. Highest quality green 
Celery; short, heavy, nutty, brittle; string- 
less. Blanches in two weeks. Pkt. 25 cts., 
3 pkts. 60 cts., Yoz. $1.25, oz. $3.50. 
360 Cornell No. 19. A yellow self-blanch- 
ing type good for main and late crops. 
Splendid flavor. Well-formed hearts; outer 
stalks long, smooth-ribbed, deeply rounded, 
stringless. Disease-resistant. Pkt. 25 cts., 
3 pkts. 60 cts., Moz. $1.50, oz. $2.50. 
364 Paris Golden Self-Blanching. Com- 
pact, stocky, with golden green leaves. 
Pkt. 15 cts., 3 pkts. 40 cts., 6 pkts. 75 cts., 
oz. $1.50, lb. $4.50. 
363 Improved White Plume. Pkt. 15 cts., 
3 pkts. 40 cts., oz. $1, lb. $3. 


Golden Plume Celery 
Well-keeping Winter Celery 
373 Winter Queen. Medium large, light 
green. Blanches well. Pkt. 15 cts., 3 pkts. 
AO cts., 6 pkts. 75 cts., oz. $1.25, UYIb. $3.50. 
371 Giant Pascal. Pkt. 15 cts., 3 pkts. 
AO cts., 6 pkts. 75 cts., oz. $1.35, Ib. $3.75, 
Turnip-rooted Cele 
CELERIAC or Knob Celery eS 
Ounce sows 150 feet of drill, 3 pounds an acre, 
378 Large-Smooth. White-fleshed, tender, 
and with the flavor of celery stalks. Pkt. 
15 cts., 3 pkts. 40 cts., 6 pkts. 75 cts., oz. 
$1.50, Yb. $4. 

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