THE PARSNIP CROP. 



siderably in appearance from the foregoing, being less 

 symmetrical in shape, and having a much greater dia- 



No 1. 



No. 2 



No. 3. 



meter at the crown or top, which is slightly concave, 

 whence the name "hollow-crowned." The root is of a yel- 

 lowish-white colour, tapering from the top, and not so long 

 as the Long-rooted variety, more corrugated on the sur- 

 face, and suitable for cultivation in 

 soils of medium depth. 



3. Smooth-rooted more resembles 

 the first than the second variety. 

 The root is neither so long as that 

 of the first, nor so thick at the top 

 as that of the second, but fully equal 

 in bulk and weight to either; while 

 it has the advantage of a smooth 

 surface, which enables it to be lifted 

 from its bed with less labour than 

 is required for the others. 



4. Turnip-rooted (No. 3) is a variety suited for cultiva- 



