. Buist's garden guide and almanac. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. 56 BUIST'S GARDEN GUIDE. CARROT. CAROTTE (Fr.). MOHEE (Ger.). ZANAHORIA (Sp.). This vegetable requires a deep, rich, light, sandy soil, well manured; if the ground is not of this quality, it should be dug deep and well broken the year previous; if for field culture, the ground should be subsoiled, as in all shallow or hard soils the roots fork or spread in a' lateral direction, injuring both their size and quality. Sow early in Spring in
. Buist's garden guide and almanac. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. 56 BUIST'S GARDEN GUIDE. CARROT. CAROTTE (Fr.). MOHEE (Ger.). ZANAHORIA (Sp.). This vegetable requires a deep, rich, light, sandy soil, well manured; if the ground is not of this quality, it should be dug deep and well broken the year previous; if for field culture, the ground should be subsoiled, as in all shallow or hard soils the roots fork or spread in a' lateral direction, injuring both their size and quality. Sow early in Spring in shallow drills, half an inch deep, and nine to twelve inches apart, which admits of the hoe being made use of in thinning out the crop and clearing off the weeds. \s soon as the plants are up and can be dis- tinctly observed in the rows, take a three-inch hoe and thin them out to two or three inches apart; the main crop, intended for Fall and Win- ter, should be thinned to six inches apart; fre- quent stirring of the soil is very essential to the growth of the roots ; should the surface of the soil become baked before the young plants appear, loosen it by gentle raking. From the first of May to the first of June is the period to sow for a main crop, which will be ready to harvest about the first of November. In the Southern States they can be sown in the Fall, arid will continue growing all Winter, and be fit for the table in early Spring. The seed will germinate more freely in dry weather, by soaking it twelve hours in cold water, and mixed with sand before sowing. The crop is ready for harvesting as soon as the tops commence turning yellow; they should be taken up in dry weather; cut off the tops to about an inch of the crown, and pack the roots in dry earth or sand in the cellar, for Winter use; or they may be pitted out of doors, covered with two inches of straw and a foot of earth, to keep them from frost, when they can be used until the following April. Beets, and all sim
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