. Currie's farm & garden annual : spring 1922 47th year. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1922. 11 CARROT Culture—For the successful cultivation of this root the soil should be light (sandy loam is best, enriched the previous year with manure) and deeply tilled. For an early crop the seed should be sown as early as the ground can be properly worked. For later crops it may be sown any time until about the


. Currie's farm & garden annual : spring 1922 47th year. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1922. 11 CARROT Culture—For the successful cultivation of this root the soil should be light (sandy loam is best, enriched the previous year with manure) and deeply tilled. For an early crop the seed should be sown as early as the ground can be properly worked. For later crops it may be sown any time until about the middle of June. Be careful to compress the soil over the seed after sowing-. Sow in rows about 15 inches apart, or for field culture IV2 to 2 feet apart, covering the seed about one-half to one inch deep. Keep down weeds.» Thin out young plants as soon as they can be handled, leaving them about 4 inches apart. 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill; 3 to 4 lbs. per acre in drills. OUR CARROT SEED is all s^own from earefally selected roots, of Uniform 'Size and Early Frencb Forcing. Chantenay. Chantenay—The market gardener's and trucker's favorite. It is an early, very productive, half-long, stump-rooted variety, smooth-skinned, fine in appearance and entirely coreless. The shoulder is un- usually thick and the root tapers slightly down towards the blunt point so that it is pulled very easily. The color is a rich orange and the texture and quality are unsurpassed. For table use many- regard this variety—because of its form, color, texture and delicate flavor—-the finest of all sorts, and it is undoubtedly the best bunching Carrot for early market use. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 15c; V^ lb. 30c; 1 lb. $ Milwaukee Market—In shape, color and general appearance this sort is an improvement on the well-known Danvers. It is broad at the neck and gradually narrows down to a blunt, pointed base. In color It is an attractive bright orange. The flesh is tender and sweet throughout, and is


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