150 THE SEED-GROWER. 



Drum Head. Less than medium-sized, roundish head, 

 flattened at the top; 90 to 100 days. 



Mammoth Red Rock. Large red or purple roundish 

 head; 125 to 140 days. 



Red Dutch, or Early Dark-Red Erfurt, Red Rock. 

 Medium-sized red or purple roundish head; 110 to 115 

 days; this and the preceding are generally used for 

 pickling. 



Vandergaw's Early Drum Head, or Bloomsdale 

 Early Drum Head, Succession, Volga. Intermediate 

 early; medium-sized, roundish, flattened head; 100 to 

 115 days. 



CARDOON. 



Tours. Ribs large and solid; considered the most 

 tender and delicate .variety. 



CARROT. 



Early Scarlet Horn Half Long. Root medium- 

 sized, cylindrical, pointed; flesh reddish-orange, heart 

 small; 55 days. 



Early Scarlet Short Horn, or Bellot. Root four to 

 five inches, somewhat oval, smooth, fine-grained; 

 orange-red; 45 days. 



French Earliest Short Horn, or Early Round Parisian, 

 Extra Early French Forcing, Golden Ball. Small, 

 almost globular root, about two inches; orange-red; 40 

 days. 



Half Long Scarlet, or Chautenay. Short, thick, 

 stump-rooted; orange; 60 days. 



Long Orange, or Altringham, Intermediate, Long 

 Red Surrey, Victoria. Thick at shoulder, tapering, 

 twelve to fourteen inches long ; reddish-orange, heart 

 pale yellow; 70 days. 



