Mississi I'i'i i: xrcki Mi':.\"i' station. 



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Fig, 34.— Kohlrabi. 



pollen wns \>t iluccil aint r( MiM.-rjm.'nth' mj seed set. Tlie iilants were 

 brouf^ht inl'i the' e;reeii-lT()use al rail O/Toljer 1. The fulL iwine deseriji- 

 tion applies t'^ tlie ajiijearanee lA llie plants at tliat time; 



- Radish x kohlralu li_\"lirid, h( iu'ht at maturity 72 em., .edal in ais, 

 leaves numtr' us, luwi/r siircadiii^", od-I^S em. Ioii.l;, l(l-]:-i (.in. wide; 

 irregularU' ijirinatt-, 12- 17 jiinnae, '.^nd jiinna lar.Lje and irn-.eiilarly 

 'orbieular (fi;j. 4()e.i. "\'\\r ]ca\T:s are smaller alxwe, the u]i]ii.rm'ist 

 being small, linear and nearly entire; eoltir, a i.iurplish I ikK-,L:ri en, mid- 

 ribs purple aljox'e, ede'i' el lamina markeil with a narrow jjurjik- border. 

 The stem is enlarged eonsid(.ral>ly just abo\"e the reiot, funning a lusi- 

 fonn thiekening, about (»..") ern. in diameter and 15 em. long; this tajiers 

 upward, gi\'in,g rise to an irn.'gular, ta]"jerin,g main axis and stA'eral 

 branches ffig. ofij. Ta]) root is eonieal, -t em. in diameter at top and 

 about 20 cm. long, with rather numerous secondary roots (fig. 'Mi). 

 NtimerouSj young jdants s])rnuted out from the roots. F1ow(.t buds 

 are numerous, but few fully developed flowers. The most perfect ones 

 have four sepials, thickish, boat-shaped, linear ofjlong, obtuse, 8-9 mm. 



