. Beckert's seeds. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs. Improved Long Orange. CARROTS. (9Jlofyren.) Carrots succeed best on light, sandy loam, which, preferably, should have been well fertilized the previous year, as fresh manure often causes the roots to grow pronged and misshapen. Sow the seed as early in the spring as the ground can be prepared, firming the soil down over them. If sown late they should be soaked in tepid water, then mixed with plaster or sifted coal ashes and
. Beckert's seeds. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs. Improved Long Orange. CARROTS. (9Jlofyren.) Carrots succeed best on light, sandy loam, which, preferably, should have been well fertilized the previous year, as fresh manure often causes the roots to grow pronged and misshapen. Sow the seed as early in the spring as the ground can be prepared, firming the soil down over them. If sown late they should be soaked in tepid water, then mixed with plaster or sifted coal ashes and sown upon freshly prepared soil. Quick germina- tion/fnd rapid growth are necessary. An ounce of seed will sow 100 feet of drill; 4 pounds will sow an acre. â y EARLY SCARLET HORN. For early outdoor crop. Roots are about 3 inc-hes long, and of very good qnpfity. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. ]f HALF-LONG POINTED. The roots are intermediate in size between Dutch Horn and Long Orange; smooth bright orange; well flavored. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. /. HALF-LONG STUMP-ROOTED. Much like the above, except that the roots have the stump form. Pkt. S> cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. , NEW YORK MARKET. Early. A heavy cropper; symmetrical shape, small i sweet; one of the best. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., '/lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. t CHANTENAY. Handsome roots, broad shouldered, smooth and more uniform than the Danvers superior flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. ^,-rJAMES' INTERMEDIATE. One of the best. The roots are large, fine, of good quality, and deep orange- red. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts., lb. cts. IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. Extensively grown; hardly equal to Danvers in quality, but good and heavy in yield. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 34lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. .-â¢' DANVERS HALF-LONG. Enormously productive; adapted to all soils. The roots are smooth, thick .and intermediate between Short
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