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GARDENING FOR PROFIT. 



York market than any other, and is the finest of the 

 early sorts. It is intermediate in size and time of 

 maturity between the Early Scarlet Horn and the Long 

 Orange. 



Early Half Long Scarlet 

 (Pointed Rooted), The only 

 difference between this and the 

 preceding variety is that it has 

 a pointed instead of a stump 

 or blunt root. 



Early Half Long Scarlet 

 < arontan, A distinct variety, 

 almost cylindrical, with few 

 and very small roots. The 

 skin is smooth, flesh red, and 

 without any core or 

 heart. It is excel- 

 lent for forcing, 

 and for fine quality; 

 and perfect shape 

 can hardly be sur- 



a>HAL 



Fig. 31.-LONG 



ORANGE IM 



Long Orange Im- 

 proved. (See fig- 

 ure 31.) This is 

 equally adapted for 

 market and family 

 use. It is of large 



LONG RED STUMP- v/ -** *^ u - 



size, lair specimens ROOTED CARROT. PROVED CARROT. 

 averaging twelve 



inches in length, with a diameter of three inches at the 

 top; color, orange red, varying in depth of shade in dif- 

 erent soils. 



Danvers, (See figure 32.) The color of this valu- 

 able sort, which is of comparatively recent introduction, 



