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soils. The latter holds the first rank in the neigliborhood of 

 Paris for ftediug milch cows. There is also the " German yel- 

 low" (betterave jaime d'allemagne), introduced into France about 

 thirty years ago, and is now extensively cultivated. From this a 

 sub-variety has been produced, called betterave jaune des barres, 

 "which some consider as a model forage beet, or mangold wurzel. 

 It is of elliptical form, and so little buried in the ground as to be 

 easily torn up by the hand, and equal in quantity and quality to 

 the varieties named above. 



Carrots. — Of carrots five sorts were imported, "St. James" from 

 England, and the "short red" (carotte rouge courte), " long yel- 

 low" (carotte jaune longue), " vosges white" (carotte blanche 

 des vo.^ges), and the " green-crowned white" (carotte blanche a 

 collet vert), from France. 



Parsnips. — Of these only two varieties were introduced, namely, 

 the "hollow-crowned," from England, and the round parsnip 

 (pacais roud), from France. 



Onions. — From France three varieties of the onion w^ere im- 

 ported, the " Brunswick dark red" (oignon rouge fonce de Bruns- 

 wick), " Cambiay" (oignon de Cambrai), and the "early white" 

 (oignon blanc hatif). 



A variety of leek (f.oireau long) was also imported from France. 



The Celeriac, or Turnip-rooted Celery (apium graveolens rapa- 

 ceum), has been introduced both from Germany and England. 

 The root of this plant, when properly cultivated, is tender and 

 marrow-like, having a sweeter taste and stronger odor than those 

 of other celery. It is principally used for seasoning meats and 

 entering into the composition of soups. The soil in which it is 

 cultivated should be deep, rich and well worked. The seed may 

 be sown at the flowering of our orchard fruits, in drills six inches 

 apart, kept regularly watered every evening, should the weather 

 prove dry. The bed niust be kept free from weeds, and when the 

 plants are about three inches high they may be pricked out in 

 rows thiee inches apart each way, giving abundant and frequent 

 waterings. By adopting the precautions mentioned in the culti- 



