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Early Deep Scarlet Olive- 

 shaped Radish. 



large, and erect ; flesh very white, firm, crisp, very juicy, strong, and 

 pungent. This is a fairly hardy kind, and very suitable for growing 

 in the open air. The roots take about twenty-five days to swell, 

 and do not become hollow too soon. 



Early Deep Scarlet Olive -shaped 

 Radish. This is one of the handsomest 

 and best of all the Small or Forcing 

 Radishes. The root is regularly olive-shaped, 

 very symmetrical, and very smooth ; flesh 

 white and firm ; leaves short, stiff, and few 

 for the size of the root. The plant grows 

 well in the open air. The roots take about 

 twenty to twenty-two days to swell. Its 

 earliness and scanty foliage render it equally 

 suitable for forcing. This variety is easily 

 distinguished from the preceding one, by 

 the roots being shorter and terminating more 

 abruptly at the base, instead of gradually 

 diminishing to a point. The flesh is tender, mild, cool, and hardly 

 pungent. 



Forcing Olive-shaped Deep Scarlet Short-leaf Radish. A 

 handsome very early kind, rooting as early as any of the turnip- 

 shaped sorts. Olive-shaped root, tapering at the end, and showing 

 a tendency to grow into a top shape. Leaves very small, erect, 

 with stalk and veins tinged with copper colour. The root is gene- 

 rally sufficiently formed as soon as three leaves have developed, 

 besides the cotyledons. 



Olive-shaped Deep Scarlet 

 White - tipped Radish. An 

 offspring of the French Break- 

 fast Radish, selected by the 

 Parisian market-gardeners until 

 it is hardly possible to recognise 

 its origin. It is now almost 

 cylindrical in shape, and deep 

 crimson, almost blood-red, in 

 colour. Thus quite a distinct 

 strain has been established, 

 which, like the French Breakfast 

 Radish, has also produced a 

 forcing sub-variety, hereafter 



Olive-shaped Deep Scarlet White-tipped 

 Radish. 



described. 



Forcing Olive-shaped Deep Scarlet White-tipped Radish. 

 One of the quickest to crop ; it is, on average conditions, fit to be 

 pulled fifteen to eighteen days after sowing. Its colour is a very 

 bright scarlet-red, contrasting vividly with the white blotch at the 



