SMALL, OR FORCING, RADISHES 619 



frames, especially in England. A layer of compost or leaf-mould 

 4 in. deep over the hot-bed is deep enough to grow it in. Of 

 all the early Radishes it 

 yields the heaviest crop 

 in the same space of 

 time. The roots take 

 from twenty to twenty- 

 two days to become fully 

 formed. 



Long Chartier 

 Radish. — A handsome 

 variety, with long straight 

 roots, regularly tapering, 

 of a bright rose colour on 

 the upper part, the lower 

 portion much paler or 

 even white. Culture and 

 uses exactly the same as 

 those of the Wood's Early 

 Frame Radish. 



Brightest Scarlet, or 

 Cardinal, White -tipped 

 Radish. — Quite distinct, 

 characterised by the very 

 bright colour of its root, which is very nearly the colour of the 

 Deep Scarlet Turnip-shaped and Intermediate Radishes. A very 



handsome summer Radish, 

 fit for use about twenty- 

 five days after sowing ; 

 suitable for the open 

 ground and for being 

 grown on spent manure. 

 Flesh white, solid, and 

 crisp. 



Long Purple Radish. 



— Root very long and 

 slender, resembling that of 

 the Long Scarlet Radish, 

 with a long conical top, 

 of an almost black-violet 

 colour, becoming paler on 

 the buried part ; flesh 

 almost transparent, lilac ; 

 leaves erect, rather long 

 and broad, with brown stalks and veins. This variety is only 

 grown in the open air. The roots take about a month to swell. 



Long Chartier Radish. 



Cardinal White-tipped Radish. 



