THE CARROT. 25

Early Half-Long Scarlet.
Half-long Red. Vil.
Root slender and tapering, measuring seven or eight inches
in length, and two inches in its greatest diameter. Crown
hollow. Skin red below the surface of the ground, green or
brown above. Flesh reddish-orange, fine-grained, mild, and
well flavored. Foliage similar to that of the Early Frame,
but not abundant.
The variety is remarkably productive ; in good soil and
favorable seasons, often yielding an amount per acre approach-
ing that of the Long Orange. Season intermediate between
the early garden and late field sorts.
Early Horn.
Early Scarlet Horn. Early Short Dutch. Dutch Horn.
Root six inches in length, two inches and a half
in diameter, nearly cylindrical, and tapering ab-
ruptly to a very slender tap-root. Skin orange-
red, but green or brown where it comes to the
surface of the ground. Flesh deep orange-yellow,
fine-grained, and of superior flavor and delicacy.
The crown of the root is hollow, and the foliage
short and small.
The variety is very early, and as a table-carrot
much esteemed, both on account of the small- rot.
ness of its heart and the tenderness of its fibre. As the
roots are very short, it is well adapted for shallow soils ; and
on poor, thin land will often yield a greater product per acre
than the Long Orange or the White Belgian, when sown
under like circumstances.
• Sow in rows one foot apart, and thin to four inches in the
rows.