56 VARIOUS FOOD-PLANTS 
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Fic. 48.—Carrot. Upper part of plant in flower and fruit. (Baillon.)— . 
Plant a biennial, becoming about 1 m. tall; flowers mostly white, the . 
central one of a cluster being usually dark purple. 
Fig. 49.—Carrot. Flower, enlarged. (Baillon.) 
Fic. 50.—Carrot. Flower, cut in half vertically. (Baillon). 
