‘Hollow Crown’ is an ‘improved’ variety that arose from reselection of the original and was offered for sale in the latter part of the 19th Century. “In this variety the leaves are shorter and not so numerous as those of the common parsnip. The leaves are oblong. About 18in long more swollen at the top and not tapering gradually, but ending somewhat abruptly with a small tap-root which is about 4in in diameter.” Transactions of the RHS, 1825.
Parsnip hollow crown
