384 Description and Account of the different Varieties of 



quently given to the same kind, and even different sorts are 

 sometimes found with the same name. This is not surprising, 

 when it is considered that none of our popular works on 

 gardening, at least as far as my observation has reached, 

 sufficiently distinguish the varieties. 



Most gardeners are well acquainted with the obvious di- 

 vision of the Garden Carrots into those having roots generally 

 short, nearly cylindrical, and terminating abruptly and 

 bluntly, and those whose roots are long and spindle-shaped, 

 tapering gradually to a pointed extremity. The first are com- 

 monly called the Horn Carrots, and the latter are distinguish- 

 able as the Long Carrots. The Horn Carrots are preferable 

 for early use, and generally have a more delicate and agree- 

 able flavour ; they are said to be suited for general cultiva- 

 tion in shallow soils ; but I conceive, in such situations it 

 would be more advantageous to sow a short-rooted variety 

 of some of the Long Carrots. The Long Carrots are grown 

 where large crops are wanted, and for winter consumption. 

 Of the Horn Carrots I make three distinct kinds : 

 1st. The Earhj Red Horn Carrot. This is the Carotte 

 rouge courte hative of the French, and the Earhj Short Red 

 Carrot of the Dutch ; it was received from Messrs. Beck 

 and Allan, as the Scarlet Horn. The leaves are dwarf; 

 the root short, thick, and nearly cylindrical, with few fibres, 

 ending very abruptly, and terminated by a long slender lap 

 root; the flesh is reddish, approaching to orange, and the 

 heart, when young, is usually of a darkish red, when older, of 

 a pale yellow. This is the soonest ripe of any, and best 

 adapted for forcing, and early crops ; it is probably kept 

 distinct from the next only by careful selection. 



