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A strain of White Belgian differing from it chiefly in growing less 
above ground and in having a shorter, thicker root, from which 
cause it may be more readily pulled. It originated with M. J. 
Roussel, of Orthe, France, who raised it from seed of selected plants 
of the White Belgian. 
Correctly figured in Les pi. pot., p. 69; Veg. Gar., p. 169. 
No. 3. TRANSPARENT WHITE, Ben., '83; Veg. Oar.; Vil. 
Syn. White Belgian Horn, BURR: Fr., Carotte blanche transparente, 
VIL. : C. translucide, Vil. 
Root conical, regular, growing beneath the soil; well developed 
samples 2 to 3 in. in diameter, 7 to 9 in. long; skin clear white; sur- 
face very smooth; neck small, surrounded by a hollow; — foliage 
abundant; — flesh white, with a rather large, translucent core; — season 
late. 
A French garden variety distinguished chiefly for the peculiar pure 
white color of its skin and flesh. 
No. 4. WHITE BELGIAN, Burr; Thor., '87; Veg. Gar.; Vil. 
Syn. Green Top White, Burr: Large White Belgian, HEN.; Sib., '83: 
White Green Top, Vil., '84: Fr., Carotte arbre, Vil.: C. blanche a collet 
vert, VIL., '84: Ger., Sehr grosse weisse grimkopfige Eiesen MQhre, Vil. : 
Holl., Lange witte belgische wortel, Vil. : Span., Zanahoria blanca de 
cuello verde, Vil. 
Root conical or cylindri-conical, growing about J above ground, 
founding to a large neck, which is not surrounded by a hollow; well 
developed samples 3 in. in diameter, 12 in. long; skin white in the part 
below ground, green or brown above; surface striate; — foliage very 
abundant; — flesh white, tending to citron yellow at the heart; not 
sufficiently fine for table use; — season late. 
This is generally considered the most productive variety of carrot, 
and is the one most grown for stock; though thought by some to be 
less nutritious than the Long Orange. 
Correctly figured in Les pi. pot., p. 69; Veg. Gar., p. 168. 
f Root Yellow. 
No. 5. YELLOW BELGIAN, Burr; Hen. 
Syn. Large Yellow Belgian, Sib., '83: Long Orange Green Top, Veg. 
Gar.: Long Ked Belgian, BURR: Orange Belgian, VEG. GAB.; Vil., 
'84 : Yellow Belgian Green Top, Vil. : Yellow Green Top Belgian, Burr : 
Fr., Carotte jaune a collet vert, Vil. : C. rouge longue a collet vert, VIL. : 
C. rouge ou jaune longue, Vil., '84: Ger., Sehr grosse rothe griinkSpnge 
Mohre, Vil. : Holl., Lange gele belgische wortel, Vil. 
