570 KITCHEN GARDEN. 



and pickling, though now little used for any of these 

 purposes. The sorts cultivated are : 



1. Green Purslane. 2. Golden Purslane* 



It may be sown on a light warm border, broad cast, 

 in April, and repeated in May, June, and July, which 

 will suffice for the summer, after which time it is not 

 used. 



52. RADISHES. 



Raphamts sativus, or Garden Radish, is an annual 

 plant, a native of China, and is mentioned by Gerard in 

 1584. 



There are two distinct sorts of the Radish ; the one, 

 spindle or tap-rooted ; the other, roundish and turnip- 

 rooted. The former is termed by the French, Have ; 

 the latter they call Radis. Of these two sorts there 

 are many varieties, of which the following are recorded 

 in the Hort. Trans. 



LONG SPRING RADISHES. 



1. Long white transparent. 3. Salmon Radish. 

 Rave blanche. 4. Scarlet Radish. 



2. Purple Radish. Rave Rose. 

 Rave longue rouge. 5. White Russian. 



ROUND SPRING RADISHES. 



6. Crimson Turnip-rooted. 8. Purple Turnip-rooted. 

 Radis rouge, or Rose rond. Radis Violet rond. 



7. Early White Turnip-rooted. 9. White Turnip-rooted. 

 Radis m blanc hdtif d'Hol- Radis blanc rond. i 



lande. 10. Yellow Turnip-rooted. 



Radis jaune. 



WINTER RADISHES. 



11. Black Spanish. 14. Round brown. 

 Radis gros noir d'Hiver. Radis gris rond. 



12. Brown oblong. 15. W'hite Spanish. 



Radis gris oblong. Radis gros blanc d'Augs- 



13. Large Purple Winter. bourg. 



Radis gros violet d'Hiver. No. 10. comes also into this 



division. 

 Hort. Trans, vol. iii. p. 4-36.; vol.iv. p. 10. 



