234 BRASSICACEOUS PLANTS. 



green at first, but they soon change to large, handsome, 

 brown heads. 



The plants should be set two feet apart in each direction. 



Early Pur- An excellent kind, of a deep purple color. 



pie. Trans. 



EARLY PURPLE When the variety is unmixed, it is close-headed 



SPROUTING. 



at first ; afterwards it branches, but is liable to 

 be too much branched, and to become green. The plant is 

 from two to three feet high, and a strong grower ; the leaves 

 are comparatively short, spreading, and of a purplish-green 

 color ; the head is quite open from the leaves. Small leaves 

 are sometimes intermixed with the head, and the plant pro- 

 duces sprouts of flowers from the alae of the leaves. 



It succeeds best in rich soil, and the plants should be set 

 three feet apart. 



Early A strong-growing, hardy sort, from two to 



Sprouting. 



Me int. three feet high. The leaves are spreading, 



ASPARAGUS 



No?T?rs C EARLY mucn indented, and of a purplish-green color. 



PURPLB. ITALIAN m, A *niii i j.i 



SPROUTING. EAR- The flower is close-headed, and, in the genuine 



LY BRANCHING. 



variety, of a rich purple on its first appear- 

 ance. It is, however, liable to lose its color, and to become 

 greenish ; and sometimes produces numerous small, green 

 leaves, intermixed with the flower, particularly if grown in 

 soil too rich. 



The variety is extensively grown by the market-gardeners 

 in the vicinity of London. 



Elletson's Gi- One of the largest and latest of the White 

 gantic Late 

 White. Broccolis. Leaves spreading ; stem short. 



ELLETSON'S 

 MAMMOTH. 



Pine Early Plant tall, with erect, dark green, nearly en- 

 White. 

 Thomp. tire leaves. The heads are very white and 



EARLY WHITE. 



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WHITE. 





