462 THE CARROT CROP. 



system, that they are suitable for cultivation in a far wider 

 range of soils than was at first assigned to them ; and 

 from their excellent keeping properties, offer great induce- 

 ments to the stock-keeping farmer to share with his other 

 plants in the breadth set apart for his general root crop. 



The varieties most recommended for farm cultivation 

 are the 



Altringham, a red coloured carrot, growing well out of 

 the ground, with a broad head, convex or rounded at top, 

 and tapering more sharply and abruptly towards the end. 

 It is generally a profitable carrot to grow for sale, as its 

 quality is equal to the garden varieties, and its produce 

 much greater. It has a great tendency " to sport/' al- 

 though the roots grown for seed had been selected with 

 the greatest care. This sometimes interferes with the crop. 

 Fit/ j Large Red, or Orange Cattle Carrot, is a 



coarser variety than the former, and only tit 

 for cattle feeding; grows deep in the ground; 

 somewhat thick at the upper part of the root, 

 and gradually tapering to the end; colour 

 lightish red, with rather a large centre or 

 heart. 



Long Red, or Long Surrey (Jig. 1), is of a 

 deep red colour and very small centre, grows 

 deep in the ground, and is a thinner carrot than 

 the foregoing variety, but of finer quality. 



Short Red, or Horn (fig. 2), is a larger and 

 coarser description of the Early Horn or Dutch 

 carrot of the garden, and well adapted for field 

 cultivation where the soil is too shallow for 

 a deep-rooted crop. The root is thick, short, 

 and of a conical shape, broad at the top, with 

 a flat or hollow crown, and carrying but 

 little stem. It grows well out of the ground, and is of 

 excellent quality. A very similar variety, but somewhat 



