. W&WB Mohre, Ger. CARROT Garotte, Fr. One ounce will sow ioo feet of drill; 3 to 4 pounds for an acre. Zonahoria, Sp. CULTURE.—Carrots do best in warm, deep, rather light and fairly fertile soil that is well supplied with humus, or on strong, loam having been in clover and broken the year before. For earliest crop sow seed of the early short-rooted sorts in April or May in drills a foot apart and thin to 2 inches. For main crop, sow in May or June, or for succession even in July, using the longer rooted varieties. The rows for these may be 16 to 20 inches apart, and the plants thinned to
. W&WB Mohre, Ger. CARROT Garotte, Fr. One ounce will sow ioo feet of drill; 3 to 4 pounds for an acre. Zonahoria, Sp. CULTURE.—Carrots do best in warm, deep, rather light and fairly fertile soil that is well supplied with humus, or on strong, loam having been in clover and broken the year before. For earliest crop sow seed of the early short-rooted sorts in April or May in drills a foot apart and thin to 2 inches. For main crop, sow in May or June, or for succession even in July, using the longer rooted varieties. The rows for these may be 16 to 20 inches apart, and the plants thinned to 2, 3 or even 4 inches. To raise Car- rots for stock, the rows may be made wide enough apart, say 2 to 2J feet, to allow of cultivation by horsepower. In sowing Carrot or other small seeds, especially during dry weather, pains should be taken to firm the soil well over the seed, either by means of the feet or with the roller of the garden drill. Varieties marked * are good for stock feeding. Dreer's Perfect Forcing Carrot. (See Specialties, page 5.) Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; Jib., §; lb., $ Earliest Short Horn {French Forcing). This variety is one of the earliest to mature. Roots are small, reddish- orange, of globular shaped when forced. Should be used while small in order to obtain its best quality. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; } lb., 75 cts.; lb., $ Early Scarlet Morn (Dutch Horn). May be planted very early in spring, and is an excellent summer variety. Tops small and roots grow about 3 inches long; reddish-orange and good flavor. May be grown either in frames or in the open ground. Like the "French Forcing" Carrot, this variety is at its best quality while young and tender. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; J-lb., 60 cts.; lb., $ Early Half-Long Scarlet (English Horn). A desirable early point-root sort, coming in between Scarlet Horn and Long Orange. The root is spindle shape, about three times as long as it is broad, and neck is tinged with green
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