WINTER RADISHES 



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The Laon Long Gray Winter Radish and the Gournay Large 

 Purple White Radish are very closely related to the Long Black 

 Spanish Winter Radish, which they resemble in the size and shape, 

 being only a little thicker ; they differ from it in their colour, the 

 Laon variety being iron gray, and the Gournay purple. Both are 

 grown and used in the same way as the Black Spanish Winter 

 Radish. 



Large White Spanish Winter Radish.— Root spindle-shaped, 

 nearly cylindrical in the upper two-thirds of its length, and 



Gournay Large Purple Winter Radish Large White Spanish Winter Radish 

 (i natural size). (|- natural size). 



narrowed to a point in the lower part, 6 or 7 in. long, and nearly 

 3 in. in diameter ; neck rounded ; skin white ; flesh white, compact, 

 and very strong in flavour ; leaves very broad. This is a good 

 Winter Radish, and keeps well. It grows so quickly, however, that 

 it may be cultivated as a Summer or Autumn Radish, the seed 

 being sown in June. 



Large White Russian Winter Radish. — Root long, ovoid 

 in shape, often from 12 to 14 in. long, and 5 or 6 in. in diameter ; 

 skin rather wrinkled, and grayish white ; flesh white, not very 



