DAUCUS CAR0TA. 



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DAUCUS CAROTA, Linn. 



[Vide Plate LXXVIIL] 



Carrot; gajar (Hind.) ; mor muj, bal muj (Kashmir) ; garjara (Sans.) ; jazar (Arab.) ; 

 gazar, zardak (Pers.) 



Natural order Umbelliferce. 



A common wild plant in parts of Europe, extending through Western Asia to 

 Kashmir, and along the main Himalayan ranges within the temperate zone. The object 

 of those who cultivate this plant in Europe is to develop a tender well-flavoured root ; 

 whilst the chief aim of the Indian cultivator is to produce bulk. Very excellent 

 carrots are, nevertheless, obtainable in this country from annually imported seed. The 

 carrot grown by natives for their own use has a greenish-white root, coarse and flavour- 

 less. This acclimatized variety, however, is hardy and prolific, and on this account 

 has proved of inestimable value as a quickly obtainable food-crop in times of scarcity. 



The area occupied by carrots is not separately calculated in the agricultural returns 

 of these Provinces, but the following figures show the average area in acres under carrots, 

 turnips, and radishes in the several Divisions for the three years ending 18S9-90 : — 



Agra, 

 Meerut, 

 Allahabad, 

 Benares, 



Boliilkhand, . 

 Jhaasi, 



Kumaun (Tarai), 



Lucknow, 

 Bae Bareli, 

 Sitapur, 

 Fyzabad, 



The carrot crop is generally sown in September or October, and the roots are ready 

 for use after two months, and they will last for three or four months. A loamy soil is 

 preferable. In a good soil and climate an outturn of over 200 maunds is possible. 



* References :— H. Br. Ind., II., 718 ; Boias., Fl. Or., II., 1076 ; Roxb., Fl. Ind. (Clarke's Ed ),270; Watt, Diet. Eco- 

 nom. Prod., III., 43 ; Bent, and Triraen, Med. PL, 135 ; Pharmacogr. Ind., II., 134 ; Stewart. Punj. PI., 105 ; Atkinson, 

 Econom. Prod., N.-W. Prov., V., 18 ; Him. Dist., I., 703, 735. 



C 



N.-W. Provinces. . 



Acres. 



13,130 



9,270 



5,698 



• ••• •• ••• o j0 o 



2,014 

 447 



35 



Total, ... 33,587 



Oudh. 



4,357 

 1,958 

 933 



528 



Total, 

 Grand Total, 



