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twenty inches apart, and the plants should be thinned to 

 ten inches apart in the drills ; if sown on ridges, sow in 

 double rows, making the ridges three feet and a half, and the 

 rows sixteen inches apart. On account of its globular form, 

 the crop can be harvested with great facility by the use of 

 a common plough. 



A sub-variety of the Blood Turnip-rooted. Yellow Tur- 

 nip-rooted, 

 differing principally in color, but to some extent 



also in its form, which is less compressed. Leaves large, 

 yellowish-green ; the leaf-stems and nerves yellow. Flesh 

 yellow, comparatively close-grained, sweet and tender. 



Not much cultivated on account of its color ; the red vari- 

 eties being preferred for table use. 



THE CARROT. 



Daucus carota. 



The Carrot, in its cultivated state, is a half-hardy biennial. 

 It is indigenous to some parts of Great Britain, generally 

 growing in chalky or sandy soil, and to some extent has be- 

 come naturalized in this country, being found in gravelly 

 pastures and mowing fields, and occasionally by road-sides, 

 in loose places, where the surface has been disturbed or re- 

 moved. In its native state, the root is small, slender, and 

 fibrous, or woody, of no value, and even of questionable 

 properties as an article of food. 



Soil, Sowing, and Culture. The Carrot flourishes best 

 in a good, light, well-enriched loam. Where there is a choice 

 of situations, heavy and wet soils should be avoided ; and, 

 where extremes are alternatives, preference should be given 

 to the light and dry. If possible, the ground should be 

 stirred to the depth of twelve or fifteen inches, incorporating 



