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scarlet ; neck small ; flesh rose colored, tender and ex¬ 
cellent. Early, and well adapted for forcing or general 
crop. 
New French Breakfast.—A medium sized radish, 
olive shaped, small top, <»f quick growth, very crisp and 
tender v of a beautiful scarlet color, except near the root, 
which is pure white. A splendid variety for the table, 
not only on account of its excellent qualities, but for its 
beautiful color. 
D. M. Ferry & Co’s Perpetual Market.—This va¬ 
riety continues to hold the good opinions formed of it 
four years ago, and as a summer and winter variety, it 
probably has no superior. About seven or eight inches 
long, three inches in diameter at the crown, tapering 
pretty regularly to the point; skin white, tinged with 
brown, making it look greyish ; flesh white, very solid, 
fine-grained, and brittle at ail stages o/ its grmut/t. 
Spwn at intervals, it will keep the table supplied the 
greater part of the year ; at no period of its growth, or 
season of the year, does it become hollow or spongy. 
Long White Naples.—Skin white, and of fine text¬ 
ure ; flesh fine-grained, crisp, and very good flavor. A 
late, fall variety. 
WINTER VARIETIES. 
The general method of culture should be the same as 
that of the summer kinds, but the seed may be sown as 
late as September, and the roots can be kept all winter. 
Scarlet China, Winter. —Form rather conical, and 
very smooth ; of a lively rose color ; flesh firm, like the 
Black Spanish, but more pungent. Cultivation the 
same as for that variety. 
White China, Winter.—Similar in shape to the 
preceding, though more regular in form. Average spec¬ 
imens measure about five inches in length by two inches 
in diameter. Flesh rather piquant, solid and brittle, 
and skin white and clean ; tops large. A most excellent 
sort for late tall and winter use. 
Long Black Spanish, Winter.—One of the latest 
as well as the hardiest i -f the radishes, and is considered 
an excellent sort for winter use. Roots oblong, black, 
of vefy large size, and firm texture. It is sown rather 
earlier than the fall turnips, 
and must be stored in sand, in 
cellar, for winter use. It will 
keep good till spring. . 
Large White Spanish, 
Winter. — Roots somewhat 
fusiform, retaining their diam¬ 
eter for two-thirds their length. 
Black Spanish. 
California Mammoth. 
sharply conical at the base, and when full grown, meas, 
uring seven or eight inches in length, by about three 
inches in diameter at the fullest part. Skin white, 
slightly wrinkled, sometimes tinged with purple, where 
exposed to the sun. Flesh white, solid and pungent, 
though milder than the Black Spanish. 
California Mammoth White China, Winter.— 
First introduced into this country by the Chinese, in 
California. It is pure white, about one foot long, and 
two or three inches through, tapering regularly to the 
root. The flesh is tender and crisp, and it keeps per¬ 
fectly well through the winter. A very valuable addi¬ 
tion to our list of winter radishes. 
RAPE. 
This plant is extensively cultivated in England, both 
for forage and for the seed, from which is manufactured 
rape seed oil. The seeds are also much used as food for 
canary birds. It is also sometimes used as a salad plant 
like mustard. As a forage plant, the yield is abundant, 
and fed green, it is very nutritious, and nearly all ani¬ 
mals arc very fond of it. Sow in May, either broadcast 
or in drills; if the former, ten pounds, and if the latter, 
four pounds per acre. 
RHUBARB, or PIE PLANT 
Fr. Rhubarbe. —Ger. Rhabarber. 
Rhubarb, familiarly known as Pie Plant, is cultivated 
in gardens for their leaf stalks, which are used for pies 
and tarts. Within a few years the cultivation of this 
very grateful and wholesome vegetable has been extens¬ 
ively increased ; immense quantities are now annually 
sold in all the large markets. No private garden should 
be without a bed of it. 
Ci i.ture. —Rhubarb succeeds best in deep, somewhat 
retentive soil. The richer its condition, and the deeper 
it is stirred, the better. Sow in drills an inch deep, and 
thin out the plants to six inches apart. In the fall, 
trench a piece of ground, and manure it well ; then 
transplant the young plants into it three feet apart each 
way. Cover with leaves or litter the first winter, and 
give a dressing of coarse manure every fall. The seed 
cannot be relied upon for the reproduction of the same 
variety. The stalks should not be plucked till the third 
year, and the plant never allowed to exhaust itself by 
running to seed. 
Rhubarb, or Pie Plant. 
Linnaeus.—The earliest of all, and very productive 
and high flavored. It possesses little acidity, and has 
so thin a skin that removing it is scarcely necessary. It 
continues equally crisp and tender throughout the sum- 
