CARROTS 
One oz. will sow 100 ft.; 3 lbs. for an acre 
CULTURE: For early use, sow seeds as soon as soil 
can be worked in the spring, and for late crops in 
sections with altitude and climate about the same as 
Denver, carrots may be planted as late as July 10th. 
Sow the seed in rows 18 inches apart, but for com- 
mercial growers who produce carrots for the shipping 
trade and general market where a long, uniform, 
well-colored carrot is desired, a different method of 
planting and growing is found most practical. That 
is, to plant two rows 16 inches apart on a bed and 
24 inches between the beds for the ditch. By using a 
wide opening plow on the drill, seed is spread to a 
width of 3 to 4 inches in the row thus eliminating a 
large per cent of misshaped carrots. A well prepared 
seed bed is essential and as the carrots grow, the 
ditches should be kept deeper and soil kept well 
banked around the crown of the carrots to prevent 
green crowns. Care should be used in irrigation. Light 
waterings are bettér as this will cause the carrot to 
go deeper seeking moisture thereby making longer 
roots which are most desirable. 
NANTES IMPROVED. 70 days. Excellent for home 
and market garden use. Tops small, not strong 
enough for good bunching. Roots bright orange, 
cylindrical, blunt ended. Flesh reddish orange, 
crisp, tender and of very delicate flavor. Prac- 
tically coreless. Same as Tuchon. 
~~ CHANTENAY, LONG 
TYPE. 72 days. A 
very fine variety of 
carrot for home and 
market garden as well 
as shipping. Medium 
early. Similar to reg- 
ular Chantenay with 
shorter tops, roots are 
longer, more cylindri- 
cal, giving it a fine 
appearance. Fresh 
crisp and tender, deep 
orange in color; small 
core. 
DANVERS HALF LONG. 
An old favorite and 
still popular with some 
growers. Roots six 
inches with broad 
shoulders and blunt 
tip. Orange 
Productive. 
CALIFORNIA $BUNCH- 
ING. Roots 8 in. cylin- 
drical; 
color. 
semi-stumped 
rounded 
Flesh deep orange; 
tops short, strong. 
shoulders. 
@) IMPERATOR LONG TYPE 
All-America Selections—Award of Merit 
IMPERATOR LONG TYPE—A new strain of Im- 
perator merited as a bunching and packaging 
carrot because of its fine appearance. Strong 
tops with smooth, uniformly tapered orange 
colored roots which are larger and little more 
pointed than regular Imperators. Most desirable 
variety for market and shipping. 
DANVERS RED CORE. 75 days. A distinct im- 
provement over the well known Danvers es- 
pecially in color and texture; and is longer, more 
smooth with shorter top. The core is reddish 
orange; flesh fine grained. An excellent market 
garden and shipping variety. One of the best 
all around carrots. 
SHORT TOP SHIPPER. 75 days. A new strain 
bred for planting in districts where under certain 
weather conditions and rich soils, many varieties 
of carrots produce too large a top which is quite 
objectionable as a crating or shipping carrot. This 
carrot is bred for a shorter top, which is dark 
green, strong enough for good bunching. Roots 
long, deep orange, large blunt ended. Flesh 
bright orange, tender and of good quality. 
SUPREME DANVERS. A longer, slimmer and 
smoother Danvers. Roots are deep.orange, al- 
most coreless, with smaller tops. 
STREAMLINER. Ideal bunching carrot. Similar 
to Imperator but tops grow shorter with thick 
stems, strong collar. Color deep orange; core 
small, self colored. Very few side roots. 
12 THE WESTERN SEED COMPANY, DENVER, COLORADO 
