. Botany for high schools and colleges. Botany. 554 BOTANY. Race V. Kold-Rahi, in wliicli the sliort and few-leaved stem becomes thick, bulbous, and edible. B. campestris, of the same regions as the preceding, has given rise to the various kinds of Turnips. Colza and Rape also are probably vari. eties; the latter are extensively cultivated in Europe for iheir oily seeds, from which useful oils are obtained by pressure. Rajphanus sativus, the Radish, is a native of China. Nasturtium Armoracia, the Horseradish of Europe, has long been cultivated for its pungent roots, w^hich are used as a condim
. Botany for high schools and colleges. Botany. 554 BOTANY. Race V. Kold-Rahi, in wliicli the sliort and few-leaved stem becomes thick, bulbous, and edible. B. campestris, of the same regions as the preceding, has given rise to the various kinds of Turnips. Colza and Rape also are probably vari. eties; the latter are extensively cultivated in Europe for iheir oily seeds, from which useful oils are obtained by pressure. Rajphanus sativus, the Radish, is a native of China. Nasturtium Armoracia, the Horseradish of Europe, has long been cultivated for its pungent roots, w^hich are used as a condiment. Ac- cording to Dr. Gray, the plant, for some unknown reason, does not pro- duce seeds in this country. N. officinale, Water Cress of Europe, and nov7 run vt^ild in many parts Pigs. 536-41.—Seeds op Fig. 537. Fig. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bessey, Charles Edwin, 1845- [from old catalog]. New York, H. Holt and company
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