CARROT. 



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Summer. As a successional variety the Winningstadt 

 is very popular. It has a sharply conical head, and 

 sometimes grows quite large. 



For late varieties, the seed should be sown in May, and 

 the plants set out in June or July at two to three feet 

 apart. For winter use the Flat Dutch or Drumhead is 

 usually grown, to the exclusion of all others ; and while 

 the Curled Savoy is vastly better flavored, not one Savoy 

 is planted for every thousand Drumhead. The flavor of 



Fig. 116. VARIETIES OF THE 

 CARROT. 



1. EABLY FRENCH FORCING. 

 2. EARLY HORN. 



3. LONG ORANGE. 



the Savoy is as superior to that of the Drumhead, as that 

 of a Bartlett is to that of a choke pear, and it is alto- 

 gether the best late Cabbage for family use, and the 

 wonder is how long it has taken for it to be appreciated 

 here, though we find its culture is increasing rapidly. 



CARROT (Daucus Carota). 



Carrots are sown any time from April to June, in rows 

 one foot apart, covering the seed two inches deep. If 



