. Barnard's seeds. Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Danvers and Chantenay Carrots Snowball Cauliflower CARROTS For early, sow in spring as soon as ground can be worked, in drills 15 inches apart, covering one-half inch. Carrot seed is slow to germinate, and there- fore the soil should be pressed closely about the seed. It will be an advantage to mix the seed with sand or soil before sowing. For the main crop, sow from the middle of May to the first of July. Thin
. Barnard's seeds. Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Danvers and Chantenay Carrots Snowball Cauliflower CARROTS For early, sow in spring as soon as ground can be worked, in drills 15 inches apart, covering one-half inch. Carrot seed is slow to germinate, and there- fore the soil should be pressed closely about the seed. It will be an advantage to mix the seed with sand or soil before sowing. For the main crop, sow from the middle of May to the first of July. Thin out in rows from 5 to 6 inches apart. Hoe often and deeply between the rows. Light, sandy loam, richly manured, is the best soil. One ounce will sow about 100 feet of drill. Improved Danvers. Color is handsome orange red. Skin smooth with very few in- dentations. In quality it has no superior. The flesh is close grained, sweet and of good flavor. An enormous yielder. Chantenay. Deep red flesh, fine grained and sugary. One of the best for home or market garden. It is early, grows about six inches long; stump rooted, always smooth. A heavy cropper. Early Scarlet Short Horn. Short, nearly round, good for shallow soil. Adapt- ed for forcing for market and culture for early home use. Deep orange in color. Ox Heart, or G-uerande. It is intermediate between the half long horn varie- ties. Roots are about six inches long, cylindrical in shape, and rich orange color. The flesh is fine grained, little core. Improved Long1 Orange. Requires deep soil; plants should stand 8 inches apart in 18-inch drills for roots to attain full Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original W. W. Barnard & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Chicago, Ill. : Barnard
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