152 THE CAULIFLOWEE. 



Haage's Xew Dwaef Early. — " The best for 

 forcing." — (Frederick Adolph A. Haage, Jr., Er- 

 furt, Germany, 1890). 



Half Eaely Feench (Landreth, 1886).— Thor- 

 burn, in 1891, catalogued Half Early Large French^ 

 and in previous years Half Early Dwarf French. 



Half Eaely Giant Italian. — A new variety cata- 

 logued without description by Yilmorin, Andrieux^ 

 & Co., in 1889. 



Half Eaely Laege White Feench (Yilmorin, 

 Andrieux & Co. ) — No description. 



Half Eaely Paeis {Demudur de Paris, Gros 

 Salomon, Xonpareil). — Valuable for a late crop in 

 this country, and now the most popular variety in 

 the New Orleans market. Described by Yilmorin, 

 of Paris, as follows: *' Plant medium; leaves rather 

 large, of a deep, slightly glaucous green, surround- 

 ing the head well, and gradually reilexed from the 

 base to the apex; border undulate and coarsely 

 dentate, stem rather short and stout; head very 

 white, large, and remaining solid a long time. 

 Formerly the most extensively cultivated for the 

 Paris market, but now giving place to Lenormand 

 Short- stem, and several new varieties." 



In the Revue Horticole for 1880, M. May says: 

 " This is the variety most cultivated around Paris, 

 because it is suited to all seasons. It may be 

 sown : ( 1 ) In September, to be gathered in May 



