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MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



THE WILD CARROT. 



Daucus Carota, L. 



(Order Umbelliferae; Parsley Family.) 



HISTORY. 



The wild carrot is a native of Europe. It is naturalized in 

 this country and is spreading rapidly. It is found in nearly all 

 of the states east of the Mississippi river and also farther west: 

 It is common in Maine in grassland, along road sides and in 

 waste places. It has been known in the State for over ten years 

 and has spread to' many new localities and the patches in fields 

 have become larger and more numerous. The cultivated 

 carrot was derived from it. 



