. Descriptive catalog of vegetables for quick freezing. Canning and preserving; Frozen fruit; Frozen vegetables; Vegetables Preservation; Canning and preserving Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS OF VEGETABLE SEEDS 9 CARROT Culture: For best development carrots require rich, sandy loam soil plowed deeply, and well drained. For field planting sozv seed in rows 2 to 2Y2 feet apart to allow for machine cultiva- tion; for smaller plots to be cultivated by hand, 18 inches bet-ween rows i
. Descriptive catalog of vegetables for quick freezing. Canning and preserving; Frozen fruit; Frozen vegetables; Vegetables Preservation; Canning and preserving Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS OF VEGETABLE SEEDS 9 CARROT Culture: For best development carrots require rich, sandy loam soil plowed deeply, and well drained. For field planting sozv seed in rows 2 to 2Y2 feet apart to allow for machine cultiva- tion; for smaller plots to be cultivated by hand, 18 inches bet-ween rows is sufficient. 3 to 5 pounds of seed are required to plant an acre. Length Diameter Days from of root at shoulder planting inches inches to pulling AMSTERDAM CORELESS 4to5 1 67 Half-long, cylindrical and stump ended sort for forcing or field growth. Tops short, flesh orange-red, tender and sweet. CHANTENAY, RED CORED .... 4y2 to Sy2 . 2]/A 72 Excellent for dicing. A desirable Chantenay with good inte- rior color. Roots somewhat shorter than Improved Chan- tenay ; flesh reddish orange, with indistinct core of nearly the same color as the surrounding flesh; tender and sweet. NANTES IMPROVED CORELESS Sy2 to 7 U/8 70 A trim cylindrical carrot for packing whole. Tops very small. Roots bright orange, straight, blunt ended. Flesh red- dish orange, crisp, tender, and of very delicate flavor; practi- cally Red Cored Chantenay Carrot. 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 Associated Seed Growers, Inc; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. New Haven, Conn. : Associated Seed Growers, Inc.
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