New York Agricultural Experiment Station. 
137 
|| Root purple. 
No. 12. PURPLE, Ben., '83; Burr; Veg. Gar.; Vil. 
Syn. Blood Bed, Burr; Veg. Gar.; Vil.: Violet, Ben., '83: Fr., Carotte 
noire de l'lnde, Vil. : C. violette, Vil. : Ger., Violette Mohre, Vil. 
Boot slender conical or fusiform, growing beneath the soil; well 
developed samples two in. in diameter, ten to twelve in. long; skin 
dark purple, the shade varying somewhat in different samples; sur- 
face usually more or less striate, the slight ridges varying in size in 
different parts of the circumference, and white where most enlarged; 
side roots white; neck rather large; — foliage abundant, erect, and 
with the flowers sometimes tinged with purple; — flesh purple except 
the heart, which is usually rather large, and colored yellow, fine 
grained, sweet and well flavored ;■ — season late. 
This variety, which appears rather poorly fixed, does not keep well, 
and when grown on rich soil, frequently runs to seed the first season. 
It is quite largely grown in some warm countries, but on the whole, 
must be considered more curious than useful. The flesh imparts an 
unpleasant brown color to soups and other dishes in which it is used. 
The plant is said to flourish better than other varieties on wet, heavy 
soils. 
B. Root half long — the length not exceeding four times 
the diameter. 
* Root white. 
No. 13. VOSGES WHITE, Veg. Gar. 
Syn. Large Short Vosges, Vil., '84: Short White, Burr: Fr., Carotte 
blanche des Vosges, Vil., '84: C. Violette, Vil. Ger., Dicke vogesische 
Mohre, Vil. 
Boot short conical, growing below ground; well developed samples 
4 in. in diameter, 8 in. through the axis; skin white, shading to pale 
green about the neck, which is small, and often surrounded by a 
hollow; surface regular, little striate; — foliage abundant, low and 
spreading; — flesh white or cream colored, sometimes slightly hollow 
with a large yellowish, irregular, translucent core. 
A field carrot adapted to shallow soils. It is productive, easily 
pulled, and keeps well, but lacks sweetness, and has a rather disagree- 
able strong taste which unfits it for culinary use. 
Correctly figured in Les pi. pot., p. 70; Veg. Gar., p. 168. 
18 
