BROCCOLI. 239 



from rain and the effects of frost. Head GRANGE^CAUH- 



f, ,-, i ., COVENT GARDEN 



large, perfectly white. MARKET. 



Sulphur, or 

 Leaves with long stems ; heads large, com- Brimstone 



Broccoli, 

 pact, somewhat conical, sulphur-colored, some- Trans. 



LATE BRIMSTONE. 



times tinged with purple. Hardy. F PHUB LA E E D?N- L ~ 



BURGH SULPHUR. 



Comparatively new, and so closely resem- Walcheren 



. . . Broccoli, 



bling a Cauliflower as to be scarcely distinguish- Mcint. 



able from it. The leaves, however, are more curled, and 

 its constitution is of a hardier nature, enduring the cold, and 

 also withstanding heat and drought better. Much esteemed 

 in England, where, by successive sowings, it is brought to 

 the table at every season of the year. 



This is a form of Knight's Protecting, but is Ward's Su- 

 perb, 

 from two to three weeks later. It is of a R> Hogg. 



dwarfish habit of growth, closely protected by the spirally 

 compressed leaves, with a good-sized and perfectly white 

 head. One of the best of the late White Broccolis. 



Heads of medium size, white, and compact. 



The true Willcove is a variety perfectly dis- Willcove. 



R. Hogg. 



tinct from every other of its season. The L 



heads are large, firm, even, and fine, and of a pure white- 

 ness. They are fully exposed, and not protected by the 

 leaves, as most other Broccolis are. On this account the 

 variety is more liable to be injured by the weather than any 

 other late sort ; and therefore, in severe seasons, it must be 

 regarded as deficient in hardiness. 



" It derives its name from a small village near Devenport, 

 Eng., where it originated, and where the Broccoli is said to 

 be grown in great perfection." 



