raphanus sativus, L. Nom.
"The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines"
T. H. Pardo de Tavera
These are eaten alone with Salt only, as carrying their Peper in them; and were indeed by Dioscorides and Pliny celebrated above all Roots whatsoever; insomuch as in the Delphic Temple, there was raphanus ex auro dicatus, a Radish of solid Gold; and 'tis said of Moschius, that he wrote a whole Volume in their praise.
"Acetaria: A Discourse of Sallets"
John Evelyn
The wild Radish is raphanus raphanistrum.
"Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure"
William Thomas Fernie