. Descriptive catalogue : Wood's high grade seeds and guide for the farm and garden, 1902. Nursery stock Virginia Richmond Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 16 T. W. WOOD & SONS, Richmond, Va. CARROT. Culture.—Sow in light, well-manured, deeply-worked soil in drills twelve inches apart and half an inch deep, and afterwards thin ont to three to six inches apart. Fertilize liberally with well-rotted stable manure and a rapidly available potash fertilizer, The early varieties phould be sown as early
. Descriptive catalogue : Wood's high grade seeds and guide for the farm and garden, 1902. Nursery stock Virginia Richmond Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 16 T. W. WOOD & SONS, Richmond, Va. CARROT. Culture.—Sow in light, well-manured, deeply-worked soil in drills twelve inches apart and half an inch deep, and afterwards thin ont to three to six inches apart. Fertilize liberally with well-rotted stable manure and a rapidly available potash fertilizer, The early varieties phould be sown as early in the spring as the ground can be worked, and the later sorts from middle of March until Jane. In dry weather soak the seed before sowing. To keep for winter use for the table, horses or cattle, pack the roots in moderately dry earth or sand in the cellar ; or they can be pitted out of doors and covered with a few inches of straw and six or eight inches of earth to keep out the frost. One ounce of seed will sow one hundred feet of drill; three or four pounds to one acre. Insect Remedy —If the parsley or carrot worm attacks the foliage, use Slug Shot, applying while the dew is on. Wood's Scarlet Intermediate. A fine, handsome carrot, in form mid- way between the Long Orange and Early Scarlet Horn. The roots are large, uniform, and symmetrical, with scarcely any core. Splendid . either for garden or field culture, and very popular, both for market and / family use. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c.; \ lb. 30c.; lb. 90c. * Early Scarlet Horn. Early and popular; fine for the private and market garden. Grows about four inches long. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; £ lb. 30c; lb. 90c. y Oxheart, or Guerande. An entirely distinct variety and deserving of general cultivation. Grows three to four inches in diameter, nearly oval in shape, and the quality is all that can be desired. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 10c; £ lb. 30c; lb. 90c ; Half Long Scarlet. Early, without core, smooth skin, bright orange- colored flesh, easily p
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