. Beckert's garden annual : complete garden guide for 1950. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs. Some carrots reach deeply into the soil for food and moisture while others widen them- selves in the topsoil. Above are comparative sizes and shapes of carrots. (1) Chantenay; (2) Imperator; (3) Danvers Half Long; (4) Red Cored Chantenay; (5) Oxheart. Chihili or Improved Pekin—Dependable
. Beckert's garden annual : complete garden guide for 1950. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs. Some carrots reach deeply into the soil for food and moisture while others widen them- selves in the topsoil. Above are comparative sizes and shapes of carrots. (1) Chantenay; (2) Imperator; (3) Danvers Half Long; (4) Red Cored Chantenay; (5) Oxheart. Chihili or Improved Pekin—Dependable, early. Solid, tapered heads, 3 to 4-in. thick. 18 to 20-in. long. 75 days. CARROTS Use sandy loam enriched by manure the previous year, if possible; but any good land if deeply and well worked will produce a good crop. Sow seed as early as ground can be worked. Sow seed 1/2" to 1" deep in drills 16" to 18" apart. Press soil firmly above seed. When plants ap- pear use cultivator or wheel hoe and thin from 2" to 6" apart, accord- ing to type. Keep cultivated. Chantenay, Red Cored (fr)—Root has thick shoulder and tapers to slight stump root, 5-in. long. Red cored. 70 days. Danvers Half Long—Sweet, tender roots, 6 to 7-in. long tapering to a blunt point. Fine for storing. 75 days. Improved Imperator (fr) — Fine-grained, tender. Rich orange, indistinct core. Roots smooth, tapered to semi-blunt. 77 days. Nantes Improved Coreless (fr)—Excel- lent for forcing. Tops small, roots bright orange, blunt ended. Flesh reddish orange and practically coreless. 70 days. Oxheart or Guerande — Excellent for shallow soil, easy to harvest. Chunky, tender and sweet. Bright orange. Keeps well. 72 to 75 days. CAULiFLOWER Packet, 25c Needs rich soil and abundant water- ing. Cultivate same as cabbage but protect heads from sunlight to in- sure the prized white curd. This is done by gathering leaves together loosely as soon as heads begin form- ing, and tying th
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