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outline; well developed samples 1| in. in diameter, 9 in. long; skin 
orange, dark brown about, and sometimes slightly below the neck, 
which is small, and sometimes surrounded by a hollow; surface uneven, 
often very deeply and densely striate; — foliage scanty; — flesh red, 
melting, sweet and fine-flavored; — season intermediate. 
This is especially a garden variety. 
Correctly figured in Les pi. pot., p. 65; Veg. Gar., p. 166. 
B. Root half long — the length exceeding two, but not 
exceeding four times the diameter. 
% Root orange or red. 
No. 20. CARENTAN, Thor., '87. 
Syn. Carentan Half Long, Thor., '85: Early Carentan, VEG. GAE. : 
Early Half Long Scarlet Carentan, HEN. : Half Long Early Carentan, Vil., 
'84: Hal Long Scarlet Carentan, Sib. '83: Fr., Garotte demi-longue sans 
coeur de Carentan, VIL., '84. 
Root cylindrical, regular, inclining to prsemorse conical, growing 
almost entirely below ground, rounding very abruptly to the very 
small neck, which is set in a more or less distinct hollow; well devel- 
oped samples 2 in. in diameter, 6 in. long; skin orange, except a small 
white patch above the tap-root, and a brown or greenish one about the 
neck; surface usually more or less deeply striate; tap-root very clearly 
defined, slender, white; — foliage very scanty; — flesh red through- 
out; — season intermediate. 
Distinguished from the Nantes carrot in being more nearly cylin- 
drical, having no core, and by its more scanty foliage. 
" Excellent for forcing, and for fine quality and perfect shape can 
hardly be surpassed." Hen. 
Correctly figured in Les pi. pot., p. 63; Veg. Gar., p. 164. 
No. 21. CHANTENAY STUMP-ROOTED, Vick, '87. 
Syn. Chantenay Half Long Scarlet, Greg., '87 : CUantenay Half Long 
Scarlet Stump-Rooted,Yil., '87: Fr., Carrote rouge demi-longue de Chantenay, 
ViL, '87. 
Resembles the Early Nantes, but is somewhat thicker toward the 
neck, grows more above ground and is more productive; very sym- 
metrical in form; neck small or medium, surrounded by a hollow; 
skin orange, brown about, and often for some distance below the neck. 
In season it is intermediate, and is specially recommended for table 
use. It is of French origin, and was first offered in this country in 
the spring of 1887. 
