ioo FRENCH MARKET-GARDENING 



sale not only in the central markets of Paris, but also 

 in Covent Garden and other English markets. 

 The kinds chiefly grown are 



I. Paris Forcing Carrot (syn. " Carotte rouge d 

 forcer Parisienne "). This is a comparatively new 

 variety, considered to be somewhat earlier than the 

 " French Forcing " or " Early Forcing Horn Carrot." 

 The roots are somewhat similar in shape, but the skin 



is of a deep 

 orange -red 

 colour. It is 

 highly recom- 

 mended for 

 forcing. 



2. The French 

 Forcing or Early 

 Forcing Horn 

 Carrot (syns. : 



FIG. 24. FRENCH FORCING OR EARLY FORCING " C Ci Y tt & 

 HORN CARROT. 



" C. grelot," " C. Toupie," fig. 24). This is the smallest 

 and one of the earliest Carrots grown in hot-beds. 

 The roots are almost round, ij to 2 in. in diameter, 

 suddenly narrowed into a long slender thread-like 

 extremity. When forced in hot-beds the skin is 

 generally pale or straw-yellow in colour ; but it as- 

 sumes a scarlet tint when grown in the open air. The 

 roots are very tender and of excellent flavour. 



3. Scarlet Horn Carrot or Dutch Horn Carrot (syns. : 

 " Carotte rouge courte hdtive," " C. rouge courte d'Hol- 

 lande," " C. Bellot," fig. 25). This excellent and 

 tender variety is usually grown as a first-early crop 

 in the open air. The roots are about 3 in. long, 



