Gentry's song recounts the day when Billie Joe McAllister committed suicide by jumping off the Tallahatchie Bridge on Choctaw Ridge, Mississippi.
The carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus) is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, red, white, and yellow varieties exist.It has a crisp texture when fresh. The most commonly eaten part of a carrot is a taproot, although the greens are sometimes eaten as well.It is a domesticated form of the wild carrot Daucus carota, native to Europe and southwestern Asia.t has a crisp texture when fresh. The most commonly eaten part of a carrot is a taproot, although the greens are sometimes eaten as well. It is a domesticated form of the wild carrot Daucus carota, native to Europe and southwestern Asia.
Belonging to the Daucus genus (Daucus carota subsp. sativus 'Tendersweet'), Tendersweet is a variety of Carrot. Tendersweet is generally thought of as a heirloom variety. When ripe, fruit appear in these approximate colours: Carrot orange. Leaves appear approximately as a Grade 1 Paint Green colour.