LUTHER BURBANK 



sistently for several years showed a tendency to 

 reversion. But this variability, while it is annoying 

 to the practical gardener, should give the radish 

 added interest from the standpoint of the plant 

 developer. The amateur who wishes to experi- 

 ment with this species can begin with plants grown 

 from any root or seed that he may secure. He 

 might then hybridize these plants with seed of a 

 Japanese or Chinese variety. 



The radish is supposed to have originated in 

 China and the vegetable is still very popular in the 

 Orient, where besides being eaten raw it is pickled, 

 dried, and preserved in various ways somewhat 

 as we preserve fruits. 



THE ORIENTAL RADISH 



The oriental radish is of large size and may be 

 grown readily in a soil adapted to radishes in 

 general; that is to say, a white, clean, sharp sand, 

 which should be fertilized with chemical fertilizers 

 only. The plants should have plenty of moisture 

 and sunshine, thus being urged to rapid growth. 

 They are much more subject to disease and liable 

 to become pithy or hard when grown in rich soil 

 than when grown in the sand, and are also of less 

 satisfactory flavor. 



There is little doubt that by crossing the 

 oriental varieties with our common ones some 

 interesting variations would be produced that 



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