CARROT 



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Long Surrey, or Long Red, Carrot. Root long, narrowing 

 gradually to the lower extremity, five or six times as long as broad, 

 not unusually I ft. to 14 in. in length ; neck broad, flat, or slightly 

 hollowed out around the base of the leaf-stalks ; leaves stout and 

 numerous. This variety, which often attains a considerable weight, 

 is very much used, both for field and market-garden culture. It 

 requires a rather deep soil, but in return yields a very remunerative 

 crop. By protecting the plants with a covering of straw or leaves, 



Long Red Carrot. 



Coreless Long Red Carrot ( natural size). 



they may be left in the ground for a long time in winter, and taken 

 up as they are wanted for table use. 



Coreless Long Red Carrot This Carrot rather resembles 

 the Early Nantes variety, but is very strikingly longer, and 

 consequently more productive. It is almost cylindrical in shape, 

 blunt-rooted, very fine in colour, very melting, sweet, and fine in 

 flavour. This is especially an early small-leaved kitchen-garden 

 variety. 



Red Long Smooth Meaux Carrot. A fine strain of kitchen- 

 garden Carrot ; it is cylindrical in shape, smooth, thicker than the 

 Coreless Carrot, and not ring-marked. A very good variety for 

 market-gardeners. It requires a deep, mellow, moist, and rich soil. 

 In having a core, it differs also from the preceding variety, which 

 it resembles in other ways. Like most of the highly improved 



