306 Description of the different Varieties of Parsneps. 



seeds having been received from M. Vilmorin, in 1 822. 1 am 

 not aware that it was known in this country before that period. 

 It is stated, in the Bon Jardinier* for that year, to be a new 

 variety, but there is not any account of its origin in that 

 work. It is particularly well adapted for shallow soils, and 

 from its coming into use much earlier than either of the other 

 varieties. In flavour it is much superior, and when dressed 

 is of a yellower colour than any of the others. 



* See Bon Jardinier, for 1822, page 228 and 277. 



