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Title: Good seeds at fair prices
Identifier: CAT31285756 (find matches)
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Northrup King Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Minnesota Minneapolis Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs
Publisher: Minneapolis, Minn. : Northrup, King & Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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r A A A i^. UR PACKETS of CARROTS contain on the average about 6,000 SEEDS. & One ounce will sow One jr Hundred Feet of Drill* «^ 3 to 4 pounds for one acre. & JrkT f;V T T T T â â¼T T T â¼ â¼â¼â¼ YT T T T -"f T T T T T unds tor one acre. & ^ % TTYTTTYYTTTTTTY t » f â¼ T*\ r EARLY FRENCH FORCING-. The earliest variety, largely grown for forcing" purposes; globular shaped root of an orange red color. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; *4 lb., 25c; lb., 85c,;postpaid. NEARLY SCARLET or SHORT HORN. One of the most popular varieties grown; color deep orange; one of the best for table use.. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 80c, postpaid. ^OXHEART or GUERANDE. This fine and very popular Carrot is intermediate as to length between the half long varieties (such as Danvers) and the Scarlet Horn Carrots, but much thicker than the latter, being at the top from four to five inches in diameter. Flesh, bright orange, fine grained and sweet. It is of very fine quality for table use, and equally good for stock. Where other sorts require digging, Oxheart can be easity pulled, making it a par- ticularly desirable sort for soils so stiff and hard that other sorts do notdo well. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 20c; lb., 80c, postpaid. M3HANTENAY. As a table variety it is first-class; in shape it is larger than the Scarlet Horn, and also broader at the shoulder. The flesh is of a beautiful, rich, orange color, and of the finest qual- ity; it is medium early, with small tops. Roots taper slightly but are uniformly stump rooted. Gives great satisfaction in both the market and private garden. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., SOc, postpaid. ^IMPROVED DANVER'S HALF LONG. A first-class Car- rot for all soils; in form midway between the Long Orange and the Short Horn. The root is of a rich, dark orange color and grows very smooth and handsome; twenty to thirty tons per acre not being an unusual crop. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 lb., 20c; lb., 80c, postpaid. /IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. A well known standard sort, roots long, thickest near the crown, tapering regularly to a point; color, deep orange; suitable for the table and main field crop. Pkt., 3c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 20c; lb., 75c, postpaid. FOR STOCK FEEDING CARROTS SEE PAGE 7. Our MASTODON (white) and VICTORIA (yellow) lead all otlier varieties. Tliey are of IDEAL SHAPE, EASILY LIFTED FROM THE GROUND, FINE IN QUAL- ITY and ENORMOUSLY PRODUCTIVE. NortHrap, King CSL Co., Minneapolis, Minn. 39

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