CARROTS, MANGOLDS AND SUGAR BEETS. 1 9 



Early Yery Short Scarlet, (see engraving.) 



Early Short Scarlet Horn, (see engraving.) These 

 two varieties are the shortest grown and are raised at times 

 in forcing beds, for an early market, the former very gener- 

 ally so. They are of a very rich orange color, fine-grained, 

 sweet, and of excellent flavor, heading the list for quality. 

 Their rich color makes them valuable above all other kinds 

 for coloring butter. Though quite short, yet the Early Short 

 Scarlet Horn can be grown to yield a great bulk ot roots, from 

 the fact that from the smallness of their tops the roots can be 

 grown very thick, two or three abreast all along the rows. 

 When the small, handy size of this variety is considered in 

 connection with the superior quality, it stands foremost as a 

 table Carrot, and I therefore recommend it in preference to 

 all others for family use. 



Short Horn. (See engraving.) This variety, interme- 

 diate between the Early Forcing and Long Orange, with but 

 slight variations in form, is shown under various names, as 

 Intermediate, Nantes, Half Long, James' Improved, Stump- 

 Rooted, &c. It is characterized by a darker color than the 

 average of the Long Orange, finer grain, and a sweeter and 

 richer flavor. In part from the more solid structure of the 

 Carrot, and in part from its better stowage, thirty-six meas- 

 ured bushels of this variety make a ton, while of the larger 

 varieties forty bushels are required. The best strain of this 

 variety is doubtless the kind known as the "Danvers" Carrot. 



Danvers Carrot. In the town of Danvers, Mass., 

 the raising of Carrots on an extensive scale, has for years 

 been quite a business — the farmers finding a large market 

 in the neighboring cities of Salem, Lynn and Boston. After 

 years of experimenting they settled upon a variety which orig- 

 inated among them (as did the Danvers Onion) known in 

 theii locality as the "Danvers Carrot." It is in form about 



