OF ONE ACRE. 
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Burpee’s Best Early. — I have only grown this 
one season, but found it all that it was represented 
in earliness and good heading quality. Owing to a 
drouth early in the spring, the heads were not of large 
size; the quality was fine, and I think it bids fair to 
be one of the leading varieties. 
CARROTS. 
These are ordinarily little used as table vegetables, 
but will be found very palatable as an ingredient of 
soups and stews. They are very easily grown, the 
seed being planted in drills and the plants thinned 
to six or eight inches apart. The seed should be sown 
in April or May, and they will be ready for use early 
in the summer. For winter use they should be stored 
in the manner described for beets and turnips; they 
will retain their quality throughout the winter, and 
form a pleasant variety in the winter supply of vege¬ 
tables. The rich yellow and red-fleshed varieties are 
the most popular, and retaining their bright colors 
when cooked, lend an attractive appearance to the 
dish of which they form a part. 
VARIETIES OF CARROTS. 
Danvers Half-long Orange. —This is claimed 
to have the greatest bulk with the shortest length of 
root, and is a remarkably heavy cropper. The root 
is of a rich, dark orange color, and grows very smooth 
and succeeds in all soils. It is quite a favorite mar¬ 
ket sort. 
Short Horn. —The flesh of this variety is very 
