FRAME CROPS 399 
Carrot.—The carrot is extensively grown in frames. 
The small, early maturing varieties are employed. They 
may be grown as a fall crop or all winter if the climate is 
not too severe, but the greatest profits are generally 
derived from spring sowings. In the Richfield, N. J., 
section, seed is sown in the frames about August Al 
Nantes is the most popular variety in this section on 
Fig. 140.—Frame crop of Nantes carrot. 
account of its good color, thriftiness in growth, sweet 
flavor and its certainty in producing good roots. 
The fall frame carrots are usually planted in double 
rows only an inch apart, with 10-inch spaces between the 
pairs of rows. This method of planting is said to allow 
ample soil space for the development of good roots, and it 
insures the free circulation of air among the tops. Sash 
are placed on the frames in November and the carrots 
will be ready to bunch for the holiday trade. Fig. 140 
shows a spring crop of carrots, the seed of which was 
sown March 1 between rows of lettuce. 
Cauliflower (Fig. 141) is grown to a considerable extent 
in frames on Long Island. The principles involved are 
the same as when the crop is grown in greenhouses. It 
