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VEGETABLE GARDENING 



a machine. Most of our seed comes from France, England, 

 and Germany. 



The forcing of carrots is carried on to a limited extent, 

 for which purpose they may be sown between rows of 

 radishes in the hotbed or greenhouse. 



Varieties. For very early table use the Short Scarlet is 

 best. For general use in summer and for winter use, 

 perhaps there are no better varieties than the Danvers 



Fig. 101. Varieties of carrots; /, Improved Danvers Half Long; 2. 

 Chantenay; 3, Nantes; 4, Oxheart. (Courtesy Northrup, King 6 Co.) 



and the Chantenay. The Guerande Half Long, or Oxheart, 

 is a variety that is very thick and short and yields nearly 

 as much as the Danvers. It matures early and has the 

 further advantage of being easily pulled by hand without 

 any digging. The White Belgian is a large cropper, but 

 is only of value as food for stock. Thirty tons of carrots 

 are sometimes raised on one acre, but in ordinary practice 

 seldom more than half that amount is raised. 



