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printed in the Edinburgh Encyclopedia, mentions the Queen 

 Radishes, both red and white, as round-rooted Radishes; 

 but I have not been able to ascertain to which of the varieties 

 I have described, these names are applicable. 



Amongst the new seeds imported last year by the Society 

 from France, was a Turnip Radish, called the Radis Jaune ; 

 it is now found in our seed-shops, under the name of the 

 Yellow Turnip Radish. It would probably be more pro- 

 perly placed amongst the Radishes cultivated in the later 

 seasons of the year ; but as it forms a good root, and is fit 

 for use only about a week later than the kinds above de- 

 scribed, it may also be included among the Spring Turnip 

 Radishes. Its leaves are large and pale ; the root is ovate 

 rather than round, inclining to pear-shaped ; the colour is 

 a very pale brown, with a dusky yellowish cast or tinge, and 

 an appearance of roughness on the coat. The flesh is white, 

 firm, and very good, though not mild, but it is preferred by 

 several persons, to the older sort. It is a new kind even in 

 France, being described for the first time in the Bon Jardi- 

 nier for the year 1815. 



The above are all the sorts of Spring Radishes which have 

 come under my notice, and I believe they are all the sorts 

 which are grown in our gardens. It must be observed, that 

 though I have designated them as Spring Radishes, it is not 

 thereby intended to imply that they are unfit for summer or 

 autumn use ; on the contrary, they are, and should be regu- 

 larly sown, in well cropped gardens, at all seasons. Those 

 kinds which I have classed as Autumn or Winter Radishes, 

 must remain distinct as such, because as they require a greater 

 length of time to form the roots ; they cannot be considered 

 as early, and consequently not as spring vegetables. 



