262 BRASSICACEOUS PLANTS. 



Walcheren This has been cultivated as a Broccoli for 

 Cauliflower. 



TJiomp. more than ten years, though originally introduced 



EARLY LEYIIEN. 



- by the London Horticultural Society, under the 



name of Early Leyden Cauliflower. Stem com- 

 paratively short ; leaves broad, less pointed and more undu- 

 lated than those of the Cauliflower usually are. The differ- 

 ence in constitution is, however, important ; as it not only 

 resists the cold in winter, but the drought in summer, much 

 better than other cauliflowers. In hot, dry summers, when 

 scarcely a head of these could be obtained, the Walcheren 

 Cauliflower, planted under similar circumstances, formed 

 beautiful heads, large, white, firm, and of uniform 

 closeness. 



"Wellington Messrs. Henderson and Son describe this 

 Cauliflower. 



Cauliflower as the finest kind in cultivation ; 



pure white ; size of the head over two feet ; in growth very 

 dwarfish, the stem not more than two or three inches from 

 the soil. 



It is one of the hardiest varieties known, and is said to 

 Avithstand the extreme variations of the climate of the 

 United States. An excellent sort for early planting and 

 for forcing. 



COLEWO11T, OH COLLARDS. Loud. 



Collet. 



The Colewort, strictly speaking, is a plant distinct from 

 the other varieties of Cabbage. It is of small habit, and 

 attains sufficient size for use in a few weeks. It is eatable 

 from the time it has four or six leaves until it has a hard 

 heart. Loudon says the original Colewort seems to be lost, 

 and is now succeeded by what are called " Cabbage Cole- 

 worts." These are cabbage-plants in their young state, 



