Archive image from page 21 of Descriptive vegetable list (1946). Descriptive vegetable list . descriptiveveget1946ferr Year: 1946 18 FERRY-MORSE SEED CO. CARROT We have indicated the number of days usually required to produce roots of good bunching size. Telegraph Code Word Chantenay carte 70 days. Splen- did general pur- pose carrot; much used in home and market garden and for ship- ping bunched. Exten- sively grown for winter storage. Dependably heavy yielder. Roots deep reddish-orange; become 5 Yi—6 in. long, 23 in. thick at top; tapered ;stump-rooted; flesh deep orange. Telegraph Code Wor
Archive image from page 21 of Descriptive vegetable list (1946). Descriptive vegetable list . descriptiveveget1946ferr Year: 1946 18 FERRY-MORSE SEED CO. CARROT We have indicated the number of days usually required to produce roots of good bunching size. Telegraph Code Word Chantenay carte 70 days. Splen- did general pur- pose carrot; much used in home and market garden and for ship- ping bunched. Exten- sively grown for winter storage. Dependably heavy yielder. Roots deep reddish-orange; become 5 Yi—6 in. long, 23 in. thick at top; tapered ;stump-rooted; flesh deep orange. Telegraph Code Word Chantenay, Long Type carbc 70 days. A strain of Chantenay bred especially for growing on soils where moisture table is high. Tops shorter than older tpe Chantenay. Roots definitely longer but fully as large; stump- rooted at maturity. Texture and color equal to Red Cored Chantenay. Suitable for bunching or bushel use. Telegraph Code Word • CHANTENAY, RED CORED cared (Our Introduction) 70 days. This is a distinct improvement over the well known Chantenay, es- pecially in color, texture, and quality of flesh and has been accepted with much enthusiasm particularly by canners. Roots deep reddish-orange; 53—6 in. long, 23 in. thick at the shoulder, tapered, stump-rooted; core reddish-orange, almost the same color as the flesh and so inconspicuous as to make the term coreless seem appropriate; flesh fine grained and tender; of sweet, delicate flavor. Telegraph Code Word DANVERS, Half Long caraf 75 days. Very productive and popular for home and market garden. Roots bright deep orange, 6—7 in, long, 1 in. thick, uniformly tapered to the blunt end. Flesh bright orange, crisp, and tender. Suitable for bunching or bushel carrots. Extensively used for stock feeding. Carrot varieties, left to right: Danvers Half Long, Morse's Bunching, Imperator Early Scarlet Horn 63 days. Popular for early market. Tops small. Roots reddish- orange; 3 in. long, 132 in- at the shoulder and taper
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