UOQUETT — RAPE. 



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Brassica Eruca — RoqueTt. 

 This is an annual plant from France, of which the 

 leaves are used as a salad. Sow thinly in drills a foot 

 apart in February and March. Water frequently if neces- 

 sary, which will lessen the acrid taste of the young leaves 

 gather young; not much cultivated. 



Brassica JYapus Oleifera — Rape. 



Rape is a biennial plant, a native of England, with 

 glaucous radical leaves and yellow flowers, appearing 

 early in Spring, 



Culture. — Sow at the same time with cresses and mus- 

 tard in winter and spring. Sow in drills or beds and 

 follow the culture directed for white mustard. Rape sown 

 like turnips the first of September, will survive the frosts 

 and afford an abundance of fine greens the latter part of 

 winter and early in spring. 



Two or three plants so\vn in August and kept over, 

 will flower and seed the next year abundantly. 



Use. — The seed leaves are gathered young for a small 

 salad with cresses and mustard. Later it is used like 

 mustard for winter greens. This plant is much cultivated 

 in Europe to express the oil from its seeds. 



Brassica Napus Esculenta — Edible-rooted Rape, 

 OR French Turnip. 

 This is sometimes cultivated as a substitute for the 

 turnip. The root is white, carrot-shaped, about the size 

 of the middle finger. It is much grown in Germany and 

 France. 



Culture. — It is raised from seed which may be sown 

 in August or September, and requires the same treatment 

 as turnip. It likes a sandy soil, and if grown in too rich 



