. Cole's garden annual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Iowa Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. COLE'S VEGETABLE SEEDS. 23 CARROT. Ger. Mohrcn, Fr. Garrotte. One oz. will sow 100 feet of drill. The Carrot, like other root crops, delights in a sandy loam, richly tilled. For early crop sow in spring, as soon as the ground is in good working order; for later crops they may be sown any time until the middle of June. Sow in rows about fifteen inches apart, thinning out to three or four inches between the
. Cole's garden annual. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Iowa Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs. COLE'S VEGETABLE SEEDS. 23 CARROT. Ger. Mohrcn, Fr. Garrotte. One oz. will sow 100 feet of drill. The Carrot, like other root crops, delights in a sandy loam, richly tilled. For early crop sow in spring, as soon as the ground is in good working order; for later crops they may be sown any time until the middle of June. Sow in rows about fifteen inches apart, thinning out to three or four inches between the plants. In field cul- ture, when grown for horses and cattle, the lows should be two feet apart, so that the crop can be worked by the horse cultivator. As Carrot seed is slow to germinate, all precautions must be taken. It takes from two to tJiree pounds to sow an acre. A treatise, entitled "Carrots: How to Grow Them,'' by mail prepaid for 30 cents. EARLY SCARLET HORN. One of the earliest varieties; color deep orange, fine grained and agreeably flavored; top small; it is the best for the table, and will grow very well on thin soil. Per pkt, 5 cts., oz. 8 cts., J4 lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 OX-HEART CARROT. OX-HEART or GUERANDE. This variety is one of the most valuable, either for family use or market. It is intermediate between the half long and horn varieties, attaining a diam- eter of a to 4 inches at the neck, good shape and rich orange color. The flesh is finegrained and has little or no core. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 30 cts., lb. $ HALF-LONG DANVERS. A valuable variety, of rich, dark orange color, very smooth and handsome, in form midway between the Long Orange and Early Horn, and very productive. Under the best cultivation it has yielded from 20 to 30 tons per acre. Per pkt. Sets., oz. 8 cts., 14 lb. cts., lb. 75 cts. IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. The standard late variety, handsome and uniform in shape, of large size and deep rich orange color. It is a
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