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Root cylindri-conical, growing about J above ground, rounding to a 
large neck which is not surrounded by a hollow; well developed sam- 
ples 2 in. in diameter, 12 in. long; skin pale orange below ground, 
green above; surface striate; side roots considerably developed; — 
foliage very abundant; — flesh orange, or reddish orange, core rather 
large; — season late. 
A very productive variety largely grown for feeding stock, and con- 
sidered very nutritious. 
Correctly figured in Les pi. pot., p. 66; Veg. Gar., p. 166. 
No. 6. YELLOW INTERMEDIATE, Ben., '86. 
A long conical variety closely resembling the Long Lemon, and pos- 
sibly identical with it. 
I Root orange or red. 
No. 7. ALTRINGHAM, Burr; Hen., '87; Veg. Gar.; White. 
Syn. Altrincham, BURR (credited to Law) ; Vil. : Altringham Long Bed, 
Sib., '83: Long Red Altringham, Burr (credited to Vil.): Long Scarlet 
Altringham, Vil., '84: Fr., Garotte rouge longue d' Altringham, VIL., '84. 
Root slender cylindri-conical, often quite irregular, growing 1 to 3 
in. above ground; well developed samples 2 in. in diameter, 14 in. 
long; skin reddish orange below ground, purple or bronze-colored 
above; surface usually deeply striate; neck small, not set in a hollow; — 
foliage rather abundant; leaves long but not large nor very numerous; 
— flesh red throughout, or with a very small heart; — season late. 
Of excellent quality 3 but at present little grown, possibly because of 
its growing so deep in the soil. 
"According to Lawson, it is easily distinguished from the Long- 
Orange by the roots growing more above ground, by its more convex 
or rounded shoulders, and by its tapering more irregularly, and termi- 
nating more abruptly." Burr. 
" Derives its name from a place called Altrincham, in Cheshire, Eng., 
where it is supj)osed to have originated." Thompson. 
Correctly figured in Les pi. pot., p. 66; Veg. Gar., p. 166. 
No. 8. LONG ORANGE, Brill; Burr; Greg., '87; Sib., '83; Thor., 
'85, '87; Vil.; White. 
Root long conical, rather irregular, growing almost entirely below 
ground, rounding abruptly to a large neck, which is surrounded by a 
well marked hollow; well developed samples 2 \ to 3 in. in diameter, 10 
to 12 in. long; skin orange; surface striate, often quite uneven, side- 
roots few, though sometimes quite large; — foliage very abundant; — ■ 
