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for the length and symmetry of its root and for its slowness in 

 running to seed. The root is white, cylindrical, blunt, sometimes 

 thick at the lower end, and often 16 to 20 in. long, and 3 to 4 in. in 

 diameter. The leaves are large, very long, divided into a very 

 great number of almost triangular lobes, and very dark green ; 

 they spread upon the ground, forming a broad flat rosette. To be 

 grown to perfection it should he sown in April, and the soil very 

 deeply dug and plentifully manured. 



Other Varieties 



White Chinese^ or Celestial^ Radish. — Root white, cylindrical, very 

 large, flesh very white and rather mild flavoured. 



Radis Blanc Demi-long de la Meurthe et de la Meuse. — A white 

 Summer Radish, almost always pear- or top-shaped, but of unequal 

 length. It grows to a pretty large size, but is usually pulled for 

 use when half-grown, being then about the size of a hen's egg. 

 The flesh is white, firm, and rather pungent. 



R. Friiher Zwei-Monat. — A late variety of the White Olive- 

 shaped Radish, it is intermediate between the Summer Radishes 

 and the Small or Forcing Radishes. 



R. Gris d'Ete Oblong. — A pear-shaped or ovoid form of the 

 Gray Summer Turnip Radish, but not so regular in shape and 

 not superior to it in any way. The flesh is somewhat more 

 pungent. 



R. Gros d'Hiver de Ham (R. Gros Gris d'Ao-tif). — A true Winter 

 Radish. Root long, cylindrical, ending in a blunt point, and about 

 the size of the Long Black Winter Radish, but grayish white. It 

 resembles the Laon Gray Winter Radish. It is called Gris d'AoUt 

 because the roots are generally first pulled in August, but it is more 

 of an Autumn or Winter Radish. 



R. de Mahon. — An exceedingly distinct kind, peculiar to the 

 Balearic Islands and some districts in the South of France. It is 

 a Long Red Radish, the root being often angular (especially when 

 it grows to a large size), and projecting from the ground for one- 

 half or two-thirds of its length, like the Mangel-Wurzel. Its 

 growth is remarkably rapid. The leaves are broad and stout. The 

 flesh is pinkish white, very juicy, firm, and solid while young. The 

 root does not grow hollow until it has attained the size of a small 

 Beet-root. 



R. Rond Rouge Fonce. — This is a particular variety of small 

 Turnip Radish, which has a very dark, almost violet-coloured skin. 

 It is rather in repute in the southern provinces of France, where it 

 is said to resist the heat better than the Common Scarlet Turnip 

 Radish. 



