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RADISH. - 
The early planting of radish was omitted this season, as 
it has nearly always proved a failure, on account of the 
attack of the radish fly. <A planting of seeds from 21 differ- 
ently-named packages was made July 13 in rows eighteen 
.inches apart, and twelve feet long, one row to each name. 
The weather was very favorable, the roots made a very 
rapid growth and were of large size and very crisp and 
tender. 
The following data were noted : 



Sh re E bp 
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RADISH. s 3S gs |, | ASYNONYM OF 
3 | 22 |e8 
2) Se) c 
Beck ort’s Chartier) 4... 2... Hen. |Aug. 13] 31 
BPI MULAIED F004. civ kw 9 esas 
(Ger. Sommer-Rettig, runder 
schwarzer feinlanberger. ) 
(Fr. d’ete noir rond ameliore. )|Ben. ‘* 16} 34\Small Black Summer, Vil. 
Blunt pointed demi long 
WY REED Vie ees Liha, seca g H.&8.| ‘‘ 16) 34/Landreth’s White Lady 
Boston Long Scarlet ....... Greg. | fF a hOR BY [Finger, Land. 
MIVeDGOMAAUIOU cin 5 < cpiens a ‘© 16) 384 
Earliest Scarlet Erfurt Turnip 
(Ger. Erfurter Dresenbrunnen 
runde scharlachrothe Kurz- | 
lenbige Treib-Radies.)..../Ben. | ‘* 14} 82 
Erfurt Short Top Rose...... H.& s,| ‘* 18| 31\Scarlet Turnip, Vil., ’84. 
Erfurt Short Top Scarlet....|  ‘ ‘¢ 14] 382)Early Deep Scarlet Olive- 
Improved Chartiers........ Thor. Se ETT Ee LL [Shaped, Vil., ’85. 
London’ Particular Long 
EAN Ta) Cae a Greg. a2 EOL coe 
Long White Autumn....... Dam. jAug. 19| 37/Half Long Strasburg, 
Long White Naples. ....... ‘ ‘* 16) 84)Misnomer. [Vil., 785. 
Mammoth Long Rose,...... Foote. |Aug. 14} 32|Beckert’s Imp’d Chartier’s 
Oval Yellow MAY. i. v.50...) H.&8.| *£ 16} 34)/Yellow Summer [Thor.’85 
Hounds hose Red )...0.. 6... Dam. ‘* 13) 31\Deep Scarlet. [Thor., ’83 
Round White Short Leaved.| ‘* |; ‘* 16) 84/Misnomer. 
Short-Top Earliest White | 
Na fe Ra Ren ea aD Land. |; ‘‘ 13| 31/White Turnip, Vil., °85. 
Short-Top Long Scarlet.....)  “ hae el ietaty 
Strap-Leaved Long Scarlet..| “ play Toes 0 ae 3) 
‘Sutton’s Rosy Gem......... J.&8.} ‘ 14) 32)Scarlet Turnip White 
Violet White Tipped Turnip. [| Tipped. 
(Ger. runde_ violette mit 
weissen Knollenende. ) 
_ (Fr. ronde violet a bout blanc}|Ben. idan at lat gl 
Synonyms. 
The name of the varieties of which the plants appear to 
be a synonym are given in the right hand column of the 
table. 
