On the Varieties of Spring Radish. 437 



round roots, or the Turnip Radishes : the first sort is called 

 by the French Rave; to the latter they give the appella- 

 tion of Radis. Of each of these there are several sub -varie- 

 ties, which will be now described ; they have all been grown 

 during the past spring, in the garden of the Society, having 

 been raised from collections of seeds obtained from the va- 

 rious Correspondents of the Society at home, as well as from 

 France and Holland. 



The Long-rooted Radishes have received among gardeners 

 a great variety of names, which, in strictness, are reducible 

 to those appertaining to colour only ; for the denominations 

 of Short-top, Frame, and Early, which are given to each of 

 the different colours, but principally to the scarlet and purple, 

 are only designed to indicate peculiar properties which be- 

 long to the individuals from whence the seed had been ob- 

 tained, and which properties I do not find to remain so per- 

 manently established as not to require being again obtained 

 by renewed selection. The denominations of these plants 

 seem to be applied more irregularly and indefinitely in France 

 than they are with us ; for in several cases, the different kinds 

 of which M. Vilmorin sent seeds to the Society, did not 

 agree in name with those enumerated in the Bon Jardhucr 

 of the present year, though there can be but little doubt that 

 the same plants are intended to be designated by the different 

 appellations. 



The character of a good Long-rooted Radish, is to have its 

 roots straight, long, free from fibres, not tapering too suddenly, 

 and especially to be fully formed on the top, or well shoul- 

 dered as it is called, and without a length of neck ; the roots 

 should be ready to draw whilst the leaves are small, which is 



