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compact, and rather strong in flavour ; leaves numerous, rather 

 broad, very much divided, and forming very dense rosettes spread- 

 ing on the ground. This is a very productive Radish, but for 

 table use the roots should be pulled before they are fully grown. 

 In order to keep them well in winter, the seed should be sown in 

 the end of June or in July. If sown earlier, the roots often become 

 hollow, and are then only fit for feeding cattle, for which purpose 

 the large Winter Radishes, and especially the present variety, 



might be more largely used 

 than they are. In the same 

 space of time they produce 

 in leaves and roots a greater 



Large White Russian Winter Radish. 



Chinese Scarlet Winter Radish 

 ( natural size). 



quantity of cattle-feeding material than Turnips, and, from the 

 large size of the seed, young Radish-plants are from their earliest 

 growth more vigorous than young Turnip-plants, and suffer far less 

 from the attacks of insects. 



Chinese Scarlet Winter Radish. A very distinct variety. 

 Root long, thicker at the lower extremity than at the neck, blunt 

 at both ends, and very like the Jersey Turnip in shape ; skin very 

 bright red, marked with some small semicircular white lines half- 

 way round the root ; flesh white, very firm and compact, pungent 

 and sometimes slightly bitter; leaves rather broad, divided, and 



