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with dry flesh. When cooked it resembles the sweet 

 potato in color and taste. 



RADISH 



This is a cruciferous plant, grown for its pungent 

 root. To be tender and crisp, it must be grown on fertile 

 soil with abundant moisture. Rapid growth is necessary 

 to insure good table qualities. A dish of fresh red 

 radishes mingled with crisp, green lettuce, is quite orna- 

 mental. While many enjoy an occasional dish of this 

 vegetable in early spring, most persons soon tire of it. 



There are three types of radishes, viz.. Turnip- 

 shaped, Olive -shaped and Long. Of the latter, there 

 are summer and winter varieties. 



Of the turnip -shaped, the most desirable are the 

 Cardinal Globe, Scarlet- Turnip and the Ilew Crimson 

 Giant. 



Of the olive-shaped, the French Breakfast and Extra- 

 Earhj Scarlet are the most popular. 



Of the long type, the best are Chartier Long Scarlet 

 and Early Frame for summer and Long White Spanish 

 for winter. 



The seeds are sometimes sown thinly with those of 

 other plants, which germinate slowly to mark the rows. 

 They can also occupy the space between the rows of 

 other vegetables. 



RAPE 



This is largely grown for pasturage for sheep and 

 hogs in this countrv and for the oil in the seed. It is 



