CHAPTER XXII 



FAMILY UMBELilFERE 



This family contains trucking crops which are of 

 considerable economic importance. Of these may 

 be mentioned the carrot, celery, parsley, and parsnip. 

 According to the Thirteenth census of the United 

 States, the area devoted to carrots in the United 

 States in 1909 was 3764 acres, and the total crop was 

 valued at $473,499, with New York leading in acreage. 

 The area devoted to celery in 1909 was 15,863 acres, 

 and the total crop estimated at $3,922,848. Of the 

 leading celery States may be mentioned New York, 

 California, Michigan, Ohio, Massachusetts, and 

 Pennsylvania. The area in parsley in 1909 was 192 

 acres, and the crop estimated at $27,181. This crop is 

 largely grown in Loioisiana. The area in parsnip in 

 1909 was 722 acres, and the crop estimated at $102,- 

 674. Parsnip is grown mainly in New York, Massa- 

 chusetts, Illinois, and Michigan. 



DISEASES 01'' THE CARROT {Daucus carota) 



Soft Rot, see Cabbage, p. 192. 

 Root Rot, see Rhizoctonia, p. 45. 



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