gh somewhat pungent, yet milder flavored
than that of the Black Spanish; leaves large, differing from most other
varieties in not being lobed, or in being nearly entire on the borders.
Its season is nearly the same as that of the Rose-colored Chinese. The
plants produce but few seeds.

PURPLE CHINESE.

A sub-variety of the Scarlet, with little variation except in color; the
size, quality, and manner of growth, being nearly the same.

ROSE-COLORED CHINESE. _Vil._

Scarlet Chinese Winter.

Bulb rather elongated, somewhat cylindrical, contracted abruptly to a
long, slender tap-root; size full medium,--average specimens measuring
about five inches in length, and two inches in diameter at the broadest
part; skin comparatively fine, and of a bright rose-color; flesh firm,
and rather piquant; leaves large,--the leaf-stems washed with rose-red.
Season between that of the Gray Summer and that of the Black Spanish.

WINTER WHITE SPANISH.

Autumn White. Blanc d'Augsbourg. _Vil._

Root somewhat fusiform, retaining its diameter for two-thirds the
length, sharply conical at the base, and, when well grown, measuring
seven or eight inches in length by nearly three inches in its fullest
diameter; skin white, slightly wrinkled, sometimes tinged with purple
where exposed to the sun; flesh white, solid, and pungent, though milder
than that of the Black Spanish. It succeeds best, and is of the best
quality, when grown in light sandy soil. Season intermediate.

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RAMPION.

Campanula rapunculus.

The Rampion is a biennial plant, indigenous to the south of Europe, and
occasionally found in a wild state in England. The roots are white,
fusiform, fleshy, and, in common with the other parts of the plant,
abound in a milky juice; the lower or root leaves are oval, lanceolate,
and waved on the borders; the upper leaves are long, narrow, and
pointed. Stem eighteen inches or two feet in height, branching; flowers
blue, sometimes white, disposed in small, loose clusters about the top
of the plant, on the ends of the branches. The seeds are oval, brownish,
and exceedingly small; upwards of nine hundred thousand being contained
in an ounce. They retain their germinative property five years.

The plant flowers in July of the second year, and the seeds ripen in
autumn. There is but one variety.

_Soil and Cultivation._--"Rampion prefers a rich, free, and rather light
soil, in a shady situatio