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sown up to the end of July. The roots keep well, and are the 

 strongest in flavour of all varieties of Turnip Radish. 



Large Purple Winter Radish. — Under the name of Large 

 Purple Winter Radish, a sub-variety of the Black Spanish Winter 

 Turnip Radish is grown. It is much the same in shape, size, and 

 earliness, but is distinguished for its purple skin. 



Long Black Spanish Winter Radish Laon Long Gray Winter Radish 



natural size}. (i natural size). 



Long Black Spanish Winter Radish.— Root cylindrical, very 

 regular, from about 7 to lo in. long, and between 2 and 3 in. in 

 diameter ; skin very black, and somewhat wrinkled : flesh white, 

 firm, and compact ; leaves stout, broad, and long. Two forms of 

 this variety are in cultivation — one with the root rounded and 

 shortened off at the lower extremity ; the other with the root 

 tapering to a long point. The second is somewhat later, and the 

 flesh is very pungent. The first is much more clean skinned, and 

 often quite mild in flavour. 



