CiiAi'. XXIX.] SOME VKGETAHLES OF THE I'AKIS MAUKET. 4!i:> 



best variety for <^eii oral use; it lias beautiful scarlet rcxits, o inches loii-: and fnuu 

 2 to 2i incites thick, taiierinp; and shari)-[)ointed. The flesh is highly flavoured 

 and of the best quality. The top is greenish, hollow-crowned, with a few 

 vigorous medium-sized leaves. 1'liis excellent kind ou^ht to be grown for the 

 main croj) in every garden, lus it is very hardy and gives large crops. Jt is the 

 best and the most useful kind for winter storing; it grows in almost every kind 

 of soil, and, provided the plants are keitt sufllcient distance apart, it will resist 

 drought better than any other garden kind, besides losing little or nothing of its 

 valuable proi)crties. Sown from March until June, in rows from 9 to 12 inches 

 distant, the plants are thinned as soon as jwssible, and kept from 4 to 5 inches 

 apart, according to the quality of the soil, as soon as they attain the size of a 

 pencil. Hoeing and waterin-:, in case of extreme dryness, 

 will aitl develoj)ment and ensure a good crop of excellent 

 (.'arrots. It is known under a great many names, 

 according to the country in which it is grown; and, on 

 account of its productive qualities, it has been cultivated 

 sometimes in the field, yielding as much as 1-i to 15 tons 

 to the acre. 



Inteumediatk Scaulet Stump-booteu (Carotte rouge 

 demi-iongue obtuse). — This is a French variety, similar 

 to the last described in its (piality and uses. The root 

 is deep scarlet, from 4 to 4i inches long, from U to 2 

 inches thick, and almost cylindrical in shape. The root 

 is stumpy, the top greenish in cohmr and hollow-crowned, 

 it is an improvement on the preceding kind, which it 

 li;iK supplanted in many gardens, though less hardy and 

 occasionally more aflected by drought. It is a valuable 

 variety for autumn and winter storing. It has enjoyed a popularity in France 

 extending over thirty years, and is now much used in 

 America, Germany, and Uelgium ; but its intruduction 

 into English gardens has been very gradual and partial. 

 It requires the same culture as (he Intermediate Scarlet 

 Carrot, and is an exceedingly valuable kind that should, 

 if possible, be always found in the list of winter- vege- 

 tables, 



Intekmediate Nantes Scaui.et (Carotte rouge denii- 

 longue Nantaise). — This is of recent French introtluction, 

 having a close analogy to the two jireceding varieties. 

 The root is a deep red in colour, 4i inches long, from li 

 to 2 inches thick, and bluntly-cylindrical in fonn ; the 

 top is greenish in colour, with a hollow crown. The 

 leaves arc of medium size ; the flesh is very sui)erior in 

 tlavour and cpiality, the heart lx;ing less develoi)od and 

 more tender than in other varieties, and both for sauces 

 and stews it is a most desirable kind. It is a valuable 

 acquisition to the kitchen-garden. Although it i> an earlier variety than the two 

 preceding ones, it is not suflicieutly so for forcing. Sown from March to June, it 



1 ntcrmedtatc Scnrlct 

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hiltriiiciiiatf Xuntcs 

 Scirlft. 



