. Beckert's seeds. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs. CARROTS, Improved Long Orange. (5KP^ren.) Carrots succeed best on light, sandy loam, which, preferably, shoiild hare- been well fertilized the previous year, as fresh manure often causes the roots to STOW pronged and misshapen. Sow the seed as early in the spring as the ground can be prepared, lirming the soil down over them. If sown late they should be soaked in tepid water, then mixed with plaster or sifted coal Eishes ah


. Beckert's seeds. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs. CARROTS, Improved Long Orange. (5KP^ren.) Carrots succeed best on light, sandy loam, which, preferably, shoiild hare- been well fertilized the previous year, as fresh manure often causes the roots to STOW pronged and misshapen. Sow the seed as early in the spring as the ground can be prepared, lirming the soil down over them. If sown late they should be soaked in tepid water, then mixed with plaster or sifted coal Eishes ahd sown upon freshly prepared soil. Quick germination and rapid growth are necessary. An ounce of seed will spw 100 feet of drill; i pounds will sow an acre. i^ARUY SCARLET HORN. For forcing and early outdoor crops. Can be grown in shallow soil, and requires no thinning, if sparingly sown, as the roots are used when young for cooking. They are about 3 inches long, itnd of very good quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. {/H^LF-LONC POINTED. The roots are intermediate in size,between Dutch Horn and Long Orange: smooth brigbf orange; well flavored. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 Klb. 25 cts. i/hALF-LONC stump-rooted. Much like the above, except that the roots have the stump form. Pkt. ."i cts.,,«z. 10 cts., klb. 25 cts. ^^EW YORK MARKET. Early. A heavy cropper, symmetrical shape, small core, crisp, lender and very sweet; one of the best. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 34lb. 25 cts. ^/^ALF-LONC LUC (Stump-roote 1). In size and maturity between Early Scarlet Horn and Long Orange, A very fine variet}-. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^lb. 25 cts. ~~^-»CHANTENAY. Handsome roots, broad shouldered, smooth and more uniform than in the Dauvers. Ot superior flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 25 cts. Ifltermediate. ^ JAMES' INTERMEDIATE. One of the best. The roots are large, fine, of good qualitv and deep orange- / red. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^Ib. 25 cts. V I1WPROVED LONC ORANGE. E


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