BExoiT] VARIETIES OF RADISHES io:i 



I\'. Results. 



a — I'^rench breakfast. Long, oval shaped ; split roots ; white 

 tip scarcely noticeable ; pithy and very pungent. Radishes were 

 of different sizes. 



h — Extra early scarlet. Round in shape ; very hot ; firm and 

 tough; rather large for selling; nearly all in the row were of the 

 same size. 



c — White turnip. Oval shape; firm, yet tender; mild; nearly 

 all of the same size ; color, clear white shading to a light green 

 at the top. 



(/ — Early round dark red. Color, deep red ; shaped like a 

 turnip ; hard, yet sweet ; good selling size. 



c — \'ick's early scarlet globe. Grows small and evenly, firni. 

 tender but pungent, best radish in appearance. 



/ — ^Turnip (red). Color variegated, white and red; not firm, 

 not attractive in appearance. 



g — Scarlet olive shaped. Hard and pungent and firm, un- 

 even growers. 



// — Philadelphia white box. White in color ; shaped like a 

 turnip ; mild and sweet, yet firm and tender ; even in size. 



/ — \ icks all season. Xo growth. 



; — Scarlet turnip white tip (rosy gem). Exceedingly pun- 

 gent : hard and firm ; good size for selling and very attactive in 

 appearance. 



\'. Conclusion'. 



In selecting radishes for a school garden I should say that : 

 \'ick's early scarlet globe, and \'ick's Philadelphia white box. 

 were the best. Their growth was more even than any of the 

 other radishes and the flavor and texture were much nicer. The 

 child would naturally like an attractive, mild, quickly growing 

 form. Also the time of maturity is earlier, making it possible 

 ro have two or even three crops, at intervals of one or two weeks. 



