VEGETABLES DESCRIPTION AND CULTURE. 203 



M. Yilmorin, of Paris, has done the same in our day, 

 and from the wild plant by selecting seed, in three gener- 

 ations produced roots as large as the best garden carrots, 

 the flavor of which, by most of those who have tasted 

 them, is considered superior to the old varieties. (Son 

 Jardinier.) 



The best varieties for the garden are : 



Early Horn, which is very early, high colored, and 

 sweeter than other varieties. It does not grow very long, 

 and may be known by its conical root shortening abruptly 

 to a point. It will grow closer together, and is better on 

 shallow soils than other kinds, except 



Early French Short Horn, which is an earlier and 

 superior variety of the above, and for an early crop the 

 best. 



Altringham* Color, bright red, and growing with the 

 top an inch or two above ground, which sometimes freezes 

 in very severe winters, if left in the ground, as is usual 

 with this crop in Southern gardens. Of excellent quality. 



Long Orange* Is paler in color, and of great length, 

 the root not above the ground. It is next in quality to 

 the above, and best for winter use where the crop is to be 

 left in the ground. 



Analysis shows that lime, potash, soda, sulphuric acid, 

 and chloride of sodium or salt, abound in the ashes of this 

 plant. The salt and lime mixture, composted with leaf- 

 mould or swamp muck, a little plaster of Paris, bone-dust, 

 and wood ashes, are the special manures needed. 



Culture. Carrots like a light and fertile soil, dug full 

 two spades deep for the long varieties, as they require a 

 deeper soil than any other garden vegetable. The manure 

 should be put as near the bottom as possible, not less 

 than eighteen inches from the surface ; but the soil should 

 be fertilized by a previous crop, if fine, smooth roots are 

 desired. 



