l varieties, and is especially
adapted for cultivation under glass, both on account of its earliness,
and the shortness and small size of its roots. It is also one of the
best sorts for the table, being very delicate, fine-grained, mild, and
remarkably well flavored.

Where space is limited, it may be grown in rows six inches apart,
thinned to three inches apart in the rows; or sown broadcast, and the
young plants thinned to three inches apart in each direction.

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 approaching 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.

[Illustration: Early Horn Carrot.]

Root six inches in length, two inches and a half in diameter, nearly
cylindrical, and tapering abruptly 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 smallness 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.

FLANDER'S LARGE PALE SCARLET. _Vil._

Flander's Pale Red.

Root produced within the earth, fourteen or fifteen inches long, three
or four inches in diameter at the broadest part, fusiform, not very
symmetrical, but often quite crooked and angular. The crown is flat,
very large, and nearly covered by the insertion of the leaves. Flesh
reddish-yellow, and rather coarse-grained. Foliage large and vigorous.

The roots are formed early and with great certainty. It is also very
productive, of large size, keeps rem