OUtorial Notices^ 41 



Radishes. — The Hadis rose demi-lo^igue is a very superior 

 variety, lately received from Paris. It is of a fine bright scarlet 

 colour, and is an intermediate sort, between the long and round 

 rooted varieties. It is very handsome, very early, of excellent 

 quality, and remains longer in perfection than any of the long- 

 rooted kinds; it is v/ell adapted for growing in frames. 



Artichokes. — The green globe is much the best variety : it is 

 of a light green colour, and looks handsomer on the table than 

 any of the others. Mr. Gordon says, he has " found that running 

 small pieces of lath, or splinters of any wood through the 

 flower stems, within 4 in. of the flower or head, at right angles to 

 the stem, and keeping the wound open, retards the opening of 

 the flower, and makes the head nearly double the ordinary size." 

 This is a German practice, and seems to operate, like ringing 

 trees, by impeding the return of the sap, and so stagnating it in 

 the head. 



The Flafider's Spinach^ though it has been several years in the 

 country, cannot be too generally introduced. In consequence of 

 the largeness of the leaves, the plants require to stand at a foot 

 apart every way, which greatly lessens the labour of thinning out, 

 cleaning, and even gathering. The seeds may be placed in drills 

 at a foot apart in the row, which will save seed, and lessen the 

 trouble of sowing and thinning. The plant is, in short, as econo- 

 mical as it is superior in quality. 



The Qiiinoa we have recommended in our preceding volume, 

 p. 587., for trial, as a spinach, and as an agricultural plant; some 

 seeds of it may be procured from Mr. Charlwood, through the 

 kindness of Mr. Lambert. 



The Italian and the Kentuclcy Celery.^ are recommended as the 

 best. See Vol. IX. p. 671. 



We again request attention to the introductory paragraph 

 to this article ; and we would recommend attention to Mr. 

 Charlwood's advertisement, in p. 2. of the advertising sheet of 

 our December Number. Besides the new culinary vegetables 

 there enumerated, are the names of a number of select flower 

 seeds, which are only to be procured after such a fine summer 

 as the last. 



Seeds of most kinds of culinary vegetables have ripened 

 remarkably well during the past summer ; and the same may be 

 said of the seeds of flowers. In consequence of this, some 

 varieties and species, which have not appeared in the seedsmen's 

 lists for two or three years, will be found reintroduced in such 

 lists as may be printed for 1835. 



