SMALL, OR FORCING, RADISHES 



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Forcing Scarlet Turnip Radish. 



ordinary garden soil, but compost or leaf-mould suits it much better. 

 It becomes hollow at the centre sooner than the preceding kind. 



Forcing Scarlet Turnip Radish. — Root small, very regular, 

 becoming^ quickly spherical, of a beautiful carmine-red, and leaves 

 light and short. The root 

 is formed and ready to 

 pull before the fourth leaf 

 (besides the cotyledons) 

 has attained its full de- 

 velopment — in sixteen 

 or eighteen days. It re- 

 quires to be grown in pure 

 decayed spent manure 

 {terreau). 



Early Scarlet White- 

 tipped Turnip Radish. 

 — A handsome and exceedingly early variety. Root round. It 

 is the only garden Radish that is really pink in colour, the two 

 preceding kinds being more of a carmine-red ; but in this variety 

 the upper part of the root is a true bright pink, which makes a 

 pleasing contrast with the white of the lower part. The root of this 

 Radish swells more speedily than that of any other variety, but it 

 also quickly becomes hollow at the centre, and should be pulled for 



use as soon as it is fully grown. 

 It grows really well only in compost 

 or leaf-mould, and is sometimes fit 

 for use in from^ sixteen to eighteen 

 days after sowing. The market- 

 gardeners about Paris grow it in 

 preference to all other kinds for 

 an early crop. 



Scarlet White-tipped Turnip Radish. Forcing Scarlet White-tipped Turnip Radish. 



Forcing Scarlet White-tipped Turnip Radish. — Still earlier 

 than the preceding one, it differs from it mostly by its leaves, 

 which are extremely short and light. It is admirably suited for 



