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Ruth Ida Krauss (July 25, 1901 – July 10, 1993) was an American writer of children's books, including The Carrot Seed, and of theatrical poems for adult readers. [1] Many of her books are still in print. [2] [3]
The book opens with the words: "A little boy planted a carrot seed. His mother said, 'I'm afraid it won't come up.'" A little boy plants a carrot seed to grow a giant carrot. Despite the skepticism of his parents and, particularly, his older brother, he persists and "pulled up the weeds around it every day and sprinkled the ground with water".
Sitochroa palealis, commonly known as the carrot seed moth, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in Europe and in 2002 the first specimen was reported in the United States. The wingspan is 26–34 mm. [1] The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.
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Tragus, commonly called bur gras, [2] burr grass or carrot-seed grass, is a genus of plants in the grass family. It is native to Africa , Australia , and Eurasia with several species on islands in the Atlantic , Indian , and Pacific Oceans plus one species in Argentina .
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Because the major carrot allergen, the protein Dauc c 1.0104, is cross-reactive with homologues in birch pollen (Bet v 1) and mugwort pollen (Art v 1), most carrot allergy sufferers are also allergic to pollen from these plants. [66] In India, carrots are used in a variety of ways, as salads or as vegetables added to spicy rice or dal dishes.
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