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Title: Good seeds at fair prices : 1899
Identifier: CAT31283868 (find matches)
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Northrup King & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Minnesota Minneapolis Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs
Publisher: Minneapolis, Minn. : Northrup King & Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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OUR PACKETS of CARROT contain on the average about 6,000 SEEDS. One ounce will sow one hundred feet of drill. 3 to 4 lbs. for one acre. Early French. Forcing. The ear- liest variety, largely grown for forcing purposes; globular shaped root of an orange red color. Pkt., 5c; Oz„ 10c; 14 lb., 20c; lb., 60c, postpaid. Early Scarlet, or Short Horn. One of the most popular varieties grown; color deep orange; one of the best for table use. Pkt., 3c; OzM 10c; 14 lb., 20c; lb., 60c, postpaid, Oxheart, or Guerande. This fine and very popular Carrot is intermediate as to length between the half long varie- ties (such as Danvers) and the Scarlet Horn Carrots, but much thicker than the latter, being at the top from four to five inches in diameter Flesh, bright orange, fine grained and sweet. It is of very fine quality for table use and equally good for stock. Where other sorts require digging, Oxheart can be easily pulled making it a par- ticularly desirable sort for soils so stiff and hard that other sorts do not do well. Pkt., 3c; Oz.,10c; 14lb., 20c; lb., 60c, postpaid. Chantenay. As a table variety it is first-class; in shape it is larger than the Scarlet Horn, and also broader at the shoulder. The flesh is of a beauti- ful rich, orange color, and of the finest quality, it is medium early, with small tops. Roots taper slightly but are uni- formly stump rooted. Gives great satisfaction in both the market and private garden. Pkt., 3c; Oz., 10c; 14 lb. 20c; lb., 60c, postpaid. Improved Danver's Half Long. A first-class carrot for all soils; in form midway between the long Orange and Short Horn. The root is of a rich, dark orange color and grows very smooth and handsome; twenty to thirty tons per acre being no unusual crop. Pkt,, 3c; Oz., 10c; 14 lb., 20c; lb., 60c, postpaid. Improved Long Orange. A well known standard sort, roots long, thick- est near the crown, tapering regularly to a point; color deep orange; suit- able for the table and main field crop. Pkt., 3c; Oz., 10c; 141b., 15c; lb.» 50c, postpaid. I^or Stoclt I^ooclirag: Oarrot®, JF»ei.g:© CT. Our MASTODON (white) and VICTORIA (yellow) lead all other varieties. They are of IDEAL SHAPE. EASILY LIFTED FROfl THE GROUND, FINE IN QUALITY and ENORHOUSLY PRODUCTIVE.

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