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stump-rooted varieties, the Meaux Carrot has a very light and 

 scant foliage. 



Altringham Carrot. — This variety, which is of English origin, 

 has been for a long time known and valued in France. It is a very 

 long, slender kind, with the flesh entirely red (like that of the 

 Coreless varieties) and of excellent quality. The neck, instead of 

 being flattened, or even hollowed, as in many other kinds, is raised 

 in the form of an obtuse cone. The 

 root is usually of a bronzy or violet 

 colour on the over-ground portion, which 

 is from i to 2 in. in length. The length 

 of the whole root is often 20 in. or more, 



Red Long Smooth Meaux Carrot. 



Altringham Carrot (i aatural size). 



and its diameter is relatively small, the length being equal to eight 

 or ten times the diameter. Its surface exhibits a series of alternate 

 ridges and depressions, having the appearance of being tightly 

 bound around with a thin cord. This Carrot requires a rich and 

 deeply dug soil, and, from its peculiar shape, it is liable to be 

 broken when pulled. For these two reasons it is not so generally 

 cultivated as it deserves to be on account of its good quality and 

 great productiveness. 



Of late years the English growers have considerably altered the 

 characteristics of their Altringham Carrot, and the old form is now 



