Keywords: The field and garden vegetables of America (Page 24) (6002086593).jpg 24 ESCULENT ROOTS <br> irregularly and terminating more abruptly It is however <br> exceedingly difficult to procure the variety in its purity as it <br> is remarkably liable to sport although the roots grown for <br> seed be selected with the greatest care <br> It is a good field-carrot but less productive than the Long <br> Orange and some others ; mild and well flavored for the <br> table and one of the best sorts for cultivation for mar- <br> ket <br> Thompson states that it derives its name from a place <br> called Altrincham in Cheshire Eng where it is supposed to <br> have originated In seedsmen's lists it is frequently but <br> erroneously called the Altringham <br> Early Frame <br> Early Forcing Horn Earliest Short Forcing Horn Early Short Scarlet <br> Root grooved or furrowed at the crown round- <br> ish or somewhat globular ; rather more than two <br> inches in diameter nearly the same in depth and <br> tapering suddenly to a very slender tap-root Skin <br> red or reddish-orange ; brown or greenish where <br> Early Frame ft CO mes to the surface of the ground Foliage <br> small and finely cut or divided not so large or luxuriant as <br> that of the Early Horn <br> The Early Frame is the earliest of all varieties and is es- <br> pecially adapted for cultivation under glass both on account <br> of its earliness and the shortness and small size of its roots <br> It is also one of the best sorts for the table being very deli- <br> cate fine-grained mild and remarkably well flavored <br> Where space is limited it may be grown in rows six inches <br> apart thinned to three inches apart in the rows ; or sown <br> broadcast and the young plants thinned to three inches apart <br> in each direction 29062324 92326 42073 Page 24 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062324 1863 10 5962/bhl title 42073 Burr Fearing Biodiversity Heritage Library The field and garden vegetables of America United States Varieties Vegetable gardening Vegetables Library Congress bhl page 29062324 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062324 united states Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2011-08-02 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/6002086593 2015-09-10 21 03 40 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The field and garden vegetables of America Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script |