Dreer's garden calendar : 1897 . dreersgardencale1897henr Year: 1897 Earliest Short Horn. Earliest Short Horn. (French forcing.) The earliest forcing variety, root small, reddish- orange, of globular shape and excellent flavor. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; j lb. 30 cts.; lb. $ Early Scarlet Horn. The favorite early red summer variety ; fine grained and good flavor. Half-Long Nantes (Bubicon). An early half- long stump-rooted variety of superior quality. Chantenay Half-long. Resembling the Nantes, with larger shoulders. Guerande, or Oxheart. A desirable variety on soils too hard and stiff fo

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Dreer's garden calendar : 1897 . dreersgardencale1897henr Year: 1897 Earliest Short Horn. Earliest Short Horn. (French forcing.) The earliest forcing variety, root small, reddish- orange, of globular shape and excellent flavor. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; j lb. 30 cts.; lb. $ Early Scarlet Horn. The favorite early red summer variety ; fine grained and good flavor. Half-Long Nantes (Bubicon). An early half- long stump-rooted variety of superior quality. Chantenay Half-long. Resembling the Nantes, with larger shoulders. Guerande, or Oxheart. A desirable variety on soils too hard and stiff for the longer- growing sorts, as it is not over 5 or 6 inches long ; can be pulled by hand. Early Half-long Carentan. An excellent scarlet variety, without core, for forcing or the open ground. Early Half-long Scarlet. A desirable point- root variety, productive and early, coming in between the Scarlet Horn and Long Orange.

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