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if <hy give water. Thin the plants to three or fom- inches 

 distance, and keep clear of weeds. 



Time : for winter use in families, the first half of June is 

 the best time to sow carrots in New York and the North f^en- 

 erally, and still later in the South. 



FORMS OP CARROTS. 

 Fig. 76. 



a. Inferior early Carrot. 



b. Good early Carrot. 



c. Inferior long C:irrot. 



d. Better long Carrot. 



e. Best long Carrot. 



/. White long field Carrot, of poor qnality, 

 but easily gatliered. 



The two first named above are the only kinds desirable for 

 garden culture. The early horn is a short root, calculated for 



