RADISHES. 



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tumn varieties and winter kinds. A few of each are here men- 

 tioned : 



French Breakfast. — One of the best very early radishes for 

 the market, but small. It remains in good condition for only a 

 short time, consequently is not desirable for the home garden. 



Early White Tipped Scarlet Turnip Shaped. — A handsome, 



round, early, popular 

 radish, maturing very 

 quickly. 



Early Deep Scarlet. 



— Very early, round and 

 of deep scarlet color. 



Long Scarlet Short 



Top. — A well known de- 

 sirable early kind hav- 

 ing long scarlet roots. 



White Strasburg. — 



One of the finest half 

 long kinds for summer 

 use. Grows to good 

 size; white and tender. 



Rose. — The most popular of the winter sorts. Skin pink. 



Black Spanish. — Skin very black, flesh white, firm, tender 

 but very pungent. A good winter sort. 



THE CLOVER FAMILY. (Order Leguminosae.) 



The Clover family is made up of trees, shrubs or herbs 

 which with few exceptions have a butterfly-shaped corolla, 10 

 stamens, 9 of which are generally grown together. The fruit 

 is known as a legume and is a pod that opens like the pea or 

 bean pods. The leaves are alternate, chiefly compound, and 

 have stipules. Besides the beans and peas, whose cultural di- 

 rections are here given, the following are members of this fam- 

 ily: Clovers, Vetch, Alfalfa and Lupine among farm crops, and 

 the Common Locust, Kentucky Coffee Tree, Honey Locust and 

 Yellow Wood among trees. 



Figure 78. — French Breakfast Radish. 



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