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IV. Account and Description of the Varieties of Autumn and 

 Winter Radishes. By Mr. William Christie, Under 

 Gardener to the Horticultural Society. 



Read, January 18th, 1820. 



In a Paper on the different kinds of Spring Radish, which 

 was drawn up by the late Gardener of the Society, and since 

 published in their Transactions,* it was intimated that a 

 similar account would be given of the Autumn and Winter 

 Radishes. In conformity with the wishes of the Garden 

 Committee, this task has fallen upon me. I cannot but feel 

 highly sensible of the kindness shewn to so young a practi- 

 tioner, in being thus selected for the performance of this 

 duty, and I trust that in endeavouring to execute it, I shall 

 not discredit the confidence with which I have been ho- 

 noured . 



The Seeds of all the kinds of Autumn and Winter Radish 

 which had been collected for the purpose, were sown in July 

 last in an open border, in the Experimental Garden of the 

 Society ; they were kept properly clean from weeds, and were 

 duly thinned and watered through the autumn. As they 

 advanced in growth, they were, at successive periods, exa- 

 mined and tasted, and from the notes made at those times 

 the following descriptions are given. 



Our old gardeners, if we may rely on the authority of 



* Volume III. page 436. 



