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Long Surrey, or Long- Red, Carrot. — Root long, narrowing 

 gradually to the lower extremity, five or six times as long as broad, 

 not unusually i ft to 14 in. in length ; neck broad, flat, or slightly 

 hollowed out around the base of the leaf-stalks ; leaves stout and 

 numerous. This variety, which often attains a considerable weight, 

 is very much used, both for field and market-garden culture. It 

 requires a rather deep soil, but in return yields a very remunerative 

 crop. By protecting the plants with a covering of straw or leaves, 



Long Red Carrot. Coreless Long Red Carrot (i natural size). 



they may be left in the ground for a long time in winter, and taken 

 up as they are wanted for table use. 



Coreless Long Red Carrot. — This Carrot rather resembles 

 the Early Nantes variety, but is very strikingly longer, and 

 consequently more productive. It is almost cylindrical in shape, 

 blunt-rooted, very fine in colour, very melting, sweet, and fine in 

 flavour. This is especially an early small-leaved kitchen-garden 

 variety. 



Red Long Smooth Meaux Carrot. — A fine strain of kitchen- 

 garden Carrot ; it is cylindrical in shape, smooth, thicker than the 

 Coreless Carrot, and not ring-marked. A very good variety for 

 market-gardeners. It requires a deep, mellow, moist, and rich soil. 

 In having a core, it differs also from the preceding variety, which 

 it resembles in other ways. Like most of the highly improved 



