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Title: 1901 Johnson & Stokes garden and farm manual
Identifier: CAT31294891 (find matches)
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Johnson & Stokes; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture), Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Nursery stock, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Fruit, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Nuts, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Gardening, Equipment and supplies, Catalogs; Seed industry and trade, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Johnson & Stokes : Press of Edward Stern & Co. , Inc.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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RUBICON HALF-LONG ORANGE OARROT. RUBICON HALF-LONG ORANGE The Best Half-Long and Most Thoroughbred of All Since our introduction of this valuable and distinct American carrot a few years ago, it has rapidly grown in popularity, until now it is more largely grown than all other varieties of carrot combined. It is the best in shape, and its deep red orange-colored flesh is the finest in quality. The strain was selected and perfected by a well-known market gardener of Connecticut, under whose care the carrots attained such uniform shape that they are almost exact duplicates of each other. It is earlier than Danvers, about the same length, but heavier and thicker at the shoulders, making it more productive; the leaves are also shorter, fewer and finer. It is a wonderfully heavy cropper, produc- ing thirty to forty tons to the acre under good field culture. It grows without neck, the crown is hollow, and it grows well under the ground, which prevents it from becoming sunburnt. Pkt,, 5c; oz., 10c.; 34 lb.,40c.; lb., SI.25, postpaid. By express or freight, lb., $1.15; 5 lbs. and over, 81.00 per lb. What a prominent New York market gardener says of the Rubicon Half = Long : S. M. Powell, Manhasset, N. Y., Aug. 24, 1900, writes : "I sowed one pound of your Rubicon Carrot, and the yield was way beyond my expectation ; they were the earliest and finest I have ever seen. I began carrying them to the New York market early in July, and received S'2.00 to $2 50 per barrel for them. From the Rubicon I had the first barrel of carrots in New York market." IMPROVED DANVERS HALF-LONG CARROT Our Improved American stock of this valuable variety is preferred by many gardeners to any other sort. The top- is small; color, a rich shade of orange ; shape, handsome ana smooth; quality, the very best. One highly valuable feature of our strain is that it has its full color when quite young, which enables it to be pulled sooner. It is equally valu- able to grow for feeding stock, being well adapted to all soils. Under good cultivation we have known it to produce thirty tons to the acre. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 25c.; lb., 75c, postpaid; if by express or freight, lb., 65c; 2 lbs., $1 20; 5 lbs. and over, 55c per lb. NICHOLS' LONG ORANGE CARROT We procured this stock some years since from Mr. Robert Nichols, one of the most successful market gardeners of this city. The strain is much earlier than the Long Orange as usually sold. The color is of a deep golden orange when young, shading to a deep orange red when fully grown. The root is perfectly smooth, grows without any neck; the top is short, and this, together with its extreme earli- ness, admirably fits it for early use. It is also one of the best varieties for growing outside, on account of its great pro- ductiveness and adaptability to all kinds of soil. We are headquarters for seed of this popular carrot. Pkt., 5c; oz.r 10c; 34 lb-. 30c; lb., $1.00, postpaid; by express or freight, lb., 90c; 5 lbs. and over, 85c. per lb. BED PARISIAN FORCING. A distinct new variety; earliest of all; as round as a turnip; has a line neck; leave* short and erect. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. EARLY SCARLET HORN. Favorite summer variety; orange color. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lD-» 25c; lb., 70c. OX-HEART, or HALF-LONG 6UERANDE. (Stump-Rooted.) An intermediate between the Half-Long and Horn varieties, attaining a diameter of four inches at the,neck; of beautiful shape, rich orange color, extra fine quality, productive. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 25c.; lb., 7cc CHANTENAY. An improvement on the old Nantes : has larger shoulders. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c ; 34 H>., 25e.; lb., 80c. Early Half-Long Scarlet. Rich color, very fine for table use or forcing. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 25c-; it)., 75c. SAINT VALLERY, or NEW INTERMEDIATE. Grows to uniform large size, intermediate in shape between the Half-long and Long Orange. Roots are straight, smooth. Rich orange red. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 25c; lb., 75c. CARROTS FOR STOCK FEEDING IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. The well-known and popular old stand-by for late summer and winter use; grown extensively for feeding stock. Pkt.,5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 20c; lb., 65c, postpaid; by express or freight, lb., 55a; 2> lbs., SI.00; 5 lbs. and over, 45c per lb. Large White Belgian. Grows one-third above ground; large white root, with green top; grown exclu- sively for feeding stock. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb., 20c; lb., 50c, postpaid ; 5 lbs. and over, 35c. per lb., by express. Large Yellow Relgian. A good stock-feeding variety, differing from the above onlv in color. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 34 lb, 20c; lb., 60c, postpaid; 5 lbs., $2.25, by express. Celery One ounce will produce about twent y five hundred plants and sow about two hundred feet of row. GIANT PASCAL CELERY This variety is a sport from our Golden Self-Blanch- ing, thoroughly established by careful selection. It partakes of the best qualities of that variety, but is somewhat larger and taller. It is of a fine nutty flavor, being entirely free from any bitter taste. It grows about two feet high; the stalks are very broad, thick, crisp and very brittle; the width and thickness of these are distinctive features of this, variety. It bleaches with but slight "earthing up," and very quickly, usually in live or six days. A splendid keeper for winter use. Pkt., f c; oz., 20c; 34"lb., 50c; lb., $1.75. New Rose=Ribbed Self-Blanching, or Golden Rose Celery A sport from our Golden Self Blanching, possessing its self-blanching and all other good qualities. The ribs, how- ever, assume a warm, rosy hue, which deepens as the season advances. We can recommend this charming new variety very highly. Pkt,, 10c; oz., 35c; 341b., $1.00; lb., $3.50.

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