. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS. 33 Diameter Length at of root shoulder inches inches Days Long Orange 11 2 54 88 A heavy cropping sort for garden use, and for stock. Large, strong tops, roots tapered to a point; red-orange. Flesh simi- lar in color to exterior, with core of lighter shade. Luc, Half Long 6 134 75 An attractive sort for home and market gardens and for ship- ping. Roots midway between Danvers and Chantenay in type; bright or
. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS. 33 Diameter Length at of root shoulder inches inches Days Long Orange 11 2 54 88 A heavy cropping sort for garden use, and for stock. Large, strong tops, roots tapered to a point; red-orange. Flesh simi- lar in color to exterior, with core of lighter shade. Luc, Half Long 6 134 75 An attractive sort for home and market gardens and for ship- ping. Roots midway between Danvers and Chantenay in type; bright orange, tapered, stump-rooted. Flesh bright deep or- ange; fine grained and tender. NANTES IMPROVED CORELESS 6 1% 70 Excellent for forcing, as well as for home and market gardens. Tops very small. Roots bright orange, cylindrical, blunt ended. Flesh reddish orange, crisp, tender, and of very delicate flavor; practically coreless. Oxheart (Guerande) 4^ 2*/2 72 Grown to some extent for home use, but chiefly for stock feed; prolific, and a good keeper. Roots bright orange, thick, blunt ended, of heart shape. Flesh coarse, deep orange; small tops; easily harvested. Rubicon 6^ 2^ 72 A general-purpose sort, a strong cropper, good for storage. Roots smooth, red-orange, nearly cylindrical, tapered and stump-rooted; flesh bright orange. SHORT-TOP SHIPPER iy2 Wa 75 A new variety bred particularly for the shipping trade. Tops short, dark green, strong enough for good bunching. Roots long, deep orange, tapering to blunt end, resembling a shorter, stouter Imperator. Flesh bright orange, tender and of good quality. St. Valery 10 2% 80 Suitable for field culture on light soils; a good cropper. Roots attractive, bright red-orange, tapering and pointed. Flesh red-orange, crisp and Selection of Imperator roots for transplanting to seed-production fields. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration
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