NANTES HALF LONG (HALF LONG SCARLET NANTES CORE 
8 days 
Tops: 12-14", very refined foliage, very small collar and weak top. 
Roots: 6-7 x 1-144", round on top, uniformly cylindrical with very little 
taper, and rounded base. Bright orange skin and cortex with a very 
small dark orange core. This variety particularly adapted to home 
garden and frame forcing. 
&NANTES STRONG TOP... . . .. , s,s, 68 days 
Tops: 12-14”, moderately coarse foliage, small to medium collar and 
strong top. 
Roots: 6-7 x 1-14%4", round on top, uniformly cylindrical with no taper, 
round at base. Bright orange skin and cortex with very small dark 
orange core. This variety very similar to NANTES HALF LONG, except 
line has been carefully selected for ease in harvesting. This variety is 
recommended for canners and freezers. 
OXHEART (GUERANDE) . . . . . . . . g09-82 days 
Tops: 14-16" tall, coarse dense foliage, with large collar and strong tops. 
Roots: 3-4 x 2-2'%” square shoulder, heart shape, stump rooted with 
small tap root. Medium dark skin, medium dark cortex, large pale 
yellow cores. Ideally adapted to heavy soils and easily harvested under 
all conditions. 
*RED CORED CHANTENAY . . . . ..  .. s,s, 79) days 
Tops: 14-16", moderately coarse foliage, small collar and strong top. 
Roots: 5-6 x 2-212”, roundish shoulders, slightly tapering, stump rooted 
with refined tap root. Excellent dark orange skin and cortex with dark 
core. Flesh tender and sweet with uniform color. A very desirable 
variety for critical market gardeners and also suitable for all types 
of processing. 
STREAMLINER . «=. 5 «4 =» . | . =, “ewes days 
Tops: 10-12", tops — dense erect foliage, large collar and strong top. 
Roots: 8-10 x 14%4-1%%” rounded shoulder, long slim taper with long tap 
roots. Dark orange skin, cortex and core. Similar to IMPERATOR and 
MORSE’S BUNCHING, with an excellent color. Particularly adapted to 
light sandy loams with longer growing season. 
*XTOUCHON | oo WE ee days 
Tops: 12-14” very refined foliage, small collar, and medium strong tops. 
Roots: 62-8 x 1-1%4”, round on top, uniformly cylindrical with no taper 
to rounded base. Base orange skin, cortex and core. Excellent quality 
roots similar to NANTES, but roots are slightly longer and not so difficult 
to harvest. Definitely recommended for ali markets and processors. 
WHITE BELGIAN Ge a eo days 
Tops: 20-22” tall, coarse foliage with large collar and strong top. 
Roots: 11-12 x 24-31%", square top gradually tapering to an elongate 
tap root. Roots grow partially out of ground and exposed areas are 
tinged with green. White skin cortex and core. Grown only for stock 
feed. 
YELLOW BELGIAN . =. 3.) gv ee days 
Same characteristics as WHITE BELGIAN except skin cortex and core are 
light yellow to lemon yellow. 
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