388 Description and Account of the different Varieties, $c. 



other variety which, though a novelty in the south of Eng- 

 land, has been some years known in the north. It is called 

 the Altrincham Carrot, from a place of that name in Cheshire, 

 where it was probably originally grown ; it was first sent to 

 the Society by John Wedge wood, Esq. and is certainly 

 deserving of being generally recommended. It is known in 

 some places as the Superb Carrot, also as the Green topped 

 Carrot, from the top of the root, which to the extent of 

 about two inches grows exposed above ground, being of 

 a green colour. If its place in the above arrangement 

 were to be decided by its length of root, it ought to be 

 classed amongst the Long Carrots, but its mode of growth 

 is different from all those, and its flesh, which is very sweet, 

 as well as brittle, assimilates more with the Horns. The 

 leaves are long ; the root attains a very great size, and 

 tapers gradually, but generally ends a little abruptly, and is 

 terminated by a small tap root ; its surface is rather irregular, 

 and wrinkled ; the flesh is of a bright orange colour, with 

 a small dark-coloured heart, shewing some faint marks of 

 yellow. 



Carrots for large crops are usually grown where the soil 

 is deep and sandy ; but whenever they are sown on fresh 

 ground, well prepared by deep trenching, a heavy produce 

 will always be gained in a small space. 



