20 R. H. Shumway—"The Pioneer American Seedsman”’—Established 1870 
Shumway’s Crisp Delicious Table Carrots 
Most Healthful Vegetable in Cultivation 
Recommended by the highest Medical authorities for infants as well as 
erown folks. Carrots should be in every garden this spring in sufficient 
quantity to give you fresh Carrots all summer and besides plenty to store 
ies next winter's consumpHon: ALL POSTPAID. 
ae pay we here and Get More Value in Cares ne Be wicee on 
earth. HOW DO WE DO IT, YOU ASK? Here’s how—I have special- 
ized on breeding Table Carrots for many years. My strains are Pure 
and True. They always produce uniform, smooth roots, free from 
fibrous growth of the most delicious texture and flavor. 
302 Pirlvicoreless or ANantesiar dave 
Positively free of heart or core. This early strain, ready for use in 65 days, is highly 
recommended for both the home and market garden. It has an exceptionally beauti- 
ful appearance and is of unsurpassed quality. Its shape is cylindrical, stump-rooted 
and about 6 inches long. The flesh, which is a red orange and coreless, is unusually 
sweet, melting, tender and smooth.’ Excellent for forcing. Pkt., 15 cts.; 0z., 40 cts.; 
Y, Ib., 80 cts.; 4% Ib., $1.35; Ib., $2.50, postpaid. 
304 310 
Grow Early Chantenay Shumway’s Perfection 
More Stak Bea The WORLD’S FINEST 
Carrots Early — Coreless — Tender— | for Home Gardens 
Sweet. 70 days. For the mar- 
ket gardener who caters to the 
faney trade, and for all who 
want the best in Carrots, this 
super strain of Chantenay pro- 
duces very smooth roots of 
even shape and size, free from 
eyes and side roots. The color 
is a rich orange and the sugar 
content very high. In quality 
and tenderness nothing more 
could be desired. Short tops, 
jnot brittle, but strong enough 
to bunch easily. The Carrots 
are 5% to 6 inches long, 
evenly stump rooted, Pkt., 10 
cts.; 0Z., 35 cts.; 14 lb., 70 Cts. ; 
¥% lb, $i. 255 I.s ‘ea'ss, postpaid. 
and Market 
Sweet-Crisp-Tender and Pro- 
lific. Matures in 75 days. 
Very handsome smooth 
straight roots of rich orange- 
red color. When matured, roots are 114 inches - 
tapering to a rather pointed tip, 8 to 10 inches 1 
for Bunching. Tops deep green color, making 
trast to roots when bunched for market. Pkt., 15 cts.; 
Y% Ib., 80 cts.; Yo Ib., $1.35; lb., $2.50, postpaid. 
Culture. Although 
the seeds are slow 
to germinate, there 
is no vegetable of 
easier eulturie. 
Plant the seed % 
inch deep in loose, 
deep, well-prepared 
soil, making rows 16 to 
24 inches apart. Culti- 
vate as soon-as plants 
are established and __ 
thin to 2 to 4 inches in the 
rows, according to the size 
of the variety. One ounce 
will sow 100 feet of row; 3 
to 4 pounds, an acre. 
Just right 
some con- 
40 cts.; 
Special Offers Postpaid - 
3 Best Table Carrots 
For Summer and Winter Use 
Shumway’s American Beauty 
Extra Early Coreless 
Early Chantenay ; 
305—1 pkt. each, value 40 cts.; Only............ 
308—1 oz. each, value $1.15; Only.............. 
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314 Shumway’s American Beauty 
Big Money Maker for Home and Market 
Enormous Yielder—Excellent Quality—Absolutely Stringless 
Ready for use in 60 days. It is a half-long stump-rooted variety. The root 
is smooth, uniform and handsome, entirely free from core, with sweet and ten- 
der flesh. It never becomes stringy nor shows rings; producing its erop of 
desirable size and shape, Pkt. 15 cts.; 0z., 40 cts.; %4 Ib., 80 cts.; 1/2 Ib., $1.35; 309 Imperator or 
Ib., $2.50, postpaid. 
Tendersweet 
SWEET AS SUGAR—HARDY 
Big Yielder, Ready for 
Market in 70 Days 
A splendid new variety somewhat 
longer than Danvers Half-Long, 
and more stump-rooted than most 
303 Half-Long Danvers—75 days 
Shumway’s Supreme Strain - 
Most popular variety in America. For many 
years I have been selecting and perfecting this 
strain until today I feel that my stock on this 
outstanding American variety excels in quality, yield, and Rae ae A gng a Oe Be eg 
1: 14 to TY inches long, about 2 shouldered roots are 7 to 8 inches 
earliness. The roots are 614 0 72 g, : long. The skin and flesh are a 
inches thick at the crown, tapering to about 34 inch thick deep orange color, even through 
at tip of root. Flesh is deep, bright, rich orange color, the small, indistinet core, Its uni- 
tender, sweet and crisp. When bunched makes a most at- | f™™ ied are of cece hag 
tractive Carrot, always selling at top market prices. | $4 viciae "hy tpeei ie eg ae 
‘ Pay 1b. 70 eke Y, Ib., $1.25; ul yielder, a cts.; 02, 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz, 35 cts.; 44 Ib., + Ye |b, $1.25; | cts. 1, 1b, 80 cts; % Ib, $1.35; 
Ib., $2.35, postpaid. Ib., $2.50, postpaid. 
301 Oxheart or Guerande 
An Excellent Sort For Shallow Soils 
(65 days.) The roots are 5% to 6 in. long, 
measuring at the top 31% to 4 in. and at 
the base 2 to 2% in. They are stump- 
rooted and because of the shape, the Ox- 
heart is very easily harvested. Flavor is 
delicious and flesh is of a deep red color, 
tender, sweet and fine grained. Pkt. 10 
cts.; 02., 35 cts.; 1, 1b., 70 cts.; 44 Ib., $1.25; 
lb., $2.35, postpaid. 
311 Morse’s Bunching 
Ideal for Bunching 
Ready for table in 65 days. The roots are 
smooth, uniform and handsome, entirely free 
from core with sweet and tender flesh. Never 
becomes stringy nor shows rings. Produces a 
crop of the best and most desirable size and 
shape carrots for early bunching. Roots al- 
most cylindrical, 8 inches long. Tops are short 
and strong. They are recommended for un- 
surpassed quality, texture and flavor, Pkt, 
10 cts.; 02., 35 cts,; 4 1b., 70 cts.; Y2 Ib., $1.25; 
lb., $2.35, postpaid, 
