260 BRASSICACEOUS PLANTS. 



Early London Stem tall ; leaves of medium size. It has a 

 Cauliflower. 

 LONDON PAKTICU- fine, white, compact " curd, as the unex- 



LAR. FITCH'S 



)ON * panded head is termed, and is the sort grown 

 in the vicinity of London for the early crop. It is compara- 

 tively hardy, and succeeds well when grown in this country. 

 The plants should be set two feet and a half apart. 



Early Paris Head rather large, white, and compact ; 

 Cauliflower. 



leaves large ; stalk short. An early sort. In 



France it is sown in June, and the heads come to table in 

 autumn. 



Erfurt's Leaves large, long, waved, and serrated on 



Early Cauli- 

 flower, the borders ; stalk of medium height ; head 



ERFURT'S EXTRA 



EARLY. large, measuring from seven to ten inches 

 in diameter, close, and compact. 



From the experience of a single season, this variety 

 promises to be one of the best for cultivation in this country. 

 Specimens exhibited under this name before the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society measured fully ten inches in di- 

 ameter, the surface being very close, and the heads pos- 

 sessing the peculiar white, curdy character so rarely attained 

 in the climate of the United States. The plants seldom fail 

 to form a good-sized and symmetrical head, or flower. 



Frogmore Stem quite short, and plant of compact 



Early Forcing. 



habit. The heads are large and close, and 



their color clear and delicate. Recommended as one of the 

 best for forcing, as well as an excellent sort for open culture. 



Large Asiatic Originally from Holland. It is a fine, large, 

 Thomp. ' white, compact variety, taller and later than the 

 Early London Cauliflower ; it has also larger leaves. If 

 sown at the same time, it will afford a succession. 





