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White Summer Turnip. This is a summer and fall va- 

 riety. ObloDg ill shape, i?kin white, stands the heat^well, but is 

 not much used. 



Scarlet Half Long French. This is the most popular 

 Radish for the maiket. It is of a bright scarlet color, and when 

 well grown from two to three iiiches long, very brirtle and teiiuer. 



Black Spanish. (Winter.) This is sown during fall and 

 early winter. It is oval in shape, very i-olid nnd stands consider- 

 able cold weather without iieing hurt. It can be sowu broad-cast 

 between Turnips, or planted in rows a foot apart, and thinned out 

 from three to foiii inches in the rows. 



Chinese Rose. (Winter). This is of a half long shape, 

 bright; rose color. It is j^s hardy as the last described kind, bnt 

 not so popular. 



ROQUETTE. 



ROQUETTE (Fr.) 



Sown from September to March. It is used as a s dad, re- 

 sembling the Cress in taste. 



SALSIFY, OR Oyster Plant. 



Salsifis (Fr.), Haferwuezel (Ger.), Ostra Vegetal (Sp.) 



A vegetable which ought to be more 

 cultivated than it is. It is prepared in dif- 

 ferent ways. It partakes of the flavor of 

 oysters. It should be sown in the fail of 

 the year; not later than Ii^ovember. The 

 ground ought to be manured the spring 

 previous, and deeply spaded up, and well 

 pulverized. Sow in drills about ten inches 

 apart, and thin out to three to four inches 

 in the rows. 



SPINACH. 



Epinard (Fr,), Spinat (Ger.), Espinago (Sp.) 



Extra Large Leaved Savoy. 

 Broad Leaved Flaxders. 



A great deal of this is raised for the 

 New Orleans market. It is very popular. 

 Sown f i om September to end of March. If 

 the fall is dry and hv)t, it is useless to sow 

 it, as the seeds require moisture and cool 

 nights to make them come up. The richer 

 the ground the larger the leaves. 



Extra Large Leaved Savoy. The 



leaves of this variety are laige. thi<'k and 

 a little curled. Yery good for family use. 



Salsify or Oyster Pl-ant.. 



Broad Leaved Flanders. This is the st-iudard vari« ty, 

 both for market and family use. Leaves large, broad and very 

 succulent. 



