. Beckert seed & bulb co. : a good place to start your garden. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Gardening Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Early Scarlet Horn Carrots. Chantenay Carrot. CARROTS ( BU3EN) Deep, light, sandy soil will produce smooth, shapely Carrots while a heavier clay will grow firmer and better colored roots. For early crop, eow the short-rooted varieties from the first to th
. Beckert seed & bulb co. : a good place to start your garden. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Gardening Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Early Scarlet Horn Carrots. Chantenay Carrot. CARROTS ( BU3EN) Deep, light, sandy soil will produce smooth, shapely Carrots while a heavier clay will grow firmer and better colored roots. For early crop, eow the short-rooted varieties from the first to the middle of April, in rows 12 inc'ies apart, and cover about % inch deep. For main crop, sow up to the middle of ."une in rows 15 to 18 inches apart. Thin oat the plants to stand 3 to 4 inches apart. Carrots may be kept for Winter use in the same manner as beets. One ounce of seed viU sow 100 feet of row. CHAITTEWAY HAIP-LONG. Slightly tap- ered, blunt-rootei variety, the earliest of the large Carrots. Excellent for home gardens and early market, Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., 60c. Danvers Half-Iioagf. Roots average 6 to 8 inches long, tapering to a blunt point. Productive and a good keeper. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 lb, 60c. Early Scarlet Eom. Deep orange in color; 21^ to 3 inches long. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 60c. French Forcing or Early Short Horn. Small, round, reddish orange roots of fine flavor. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; i/4 lb., 65c. Guerande or Oxheart. Roots short and blunt, 3 to 4 inches in diameter and about 4 inches long. The best Carrot for hard, stiff soils. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; lb., 60c. Half-Itong* Iiuc or Coreless. Orange-red, blunt roots, sligl-tly tapered. A heavy yielder. Quite similar to Danvers. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 ib., 60c. HAIiF-IiONGr Si^TTMF-ROOTED. Hand- some roots, a-'most cylindrical in shape, tender and fhe quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., fOc. Long" Orange Rich orange; long, tapering roots; fine for stock feeding. A heavy yielder oj:
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