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kind, it is not suitable for cultivation on a large scale, but it is 

 one of the varieties known for perfection of shape and fineness 

 of quality. 



Luc Half-long Carrot. — Root rather broad at the neck and 

 a little longer than that of the preceding kinds ; the lower end is 

 usually more blunt than pointed, although the whole root narrows 

 gradually from the neck to the lower extremity. This is an early 

 and productive variety, and is suitable for spring culture in the 

 open ground. It is not entirely free from heart or core, although 

 the differences between the central and the exterior layers of the 



Luc Half-long Carrot* Chantenay Half-long Carrot, 



flesh are not so clearly defined in it as they are in many other 

 varieties. 



Chantenay Half-long Carrot— Although belonging distinctly 

 to the class of the Half-long Stump-rooted Carrots, this variety 

 differs from all the others by its large volume and by being 

 completely rounded at the end; in fact, it is a Guerande Carrot 

 of considerably longer size. It resembles the Luc Carrot, but is 

 larger, thicker, more rounded, and a darker red. As with the 

 Guerande Carrot, the inner part of the root is a little lighter 

 than the outer. It is delicate in flavour, juicy, and sweet. 



Half-long Danvers Orange Carrot. — It is difficult to give a 

 precise description of this variety of Half-long Carrot, which comes 

 to us from the United States of North America. For several years 



