204 BROCCOLI. 



It is but little later than the Bassano, and keeps well for winter 

 use. 



Long Smooth Blood. — One of the best, especially for faU 

 and winter use. It is long, round and free from rootlets, of fine 

 quality, and of a deep blood-red color. In flavour and tender- 

 ness of flesh it is superior to the common long blood beet. 



Carter's St. Ostth. — This is a comparatively new sort, 

 much esteemed in England, and, so far as it has been tested 

 here, maintains its English reputation. It is a long beet, very 

 sweet, rich, fine grained and crisp, and will doubtless become a 

 general favorite. 



BEOCCOLI. 



We give this name a place here, merely to say that the dis- 

 tinction between Broccoli and Cauliflower seems to us to be 

 without a difference. It is said to be more hardy than the 

 Cauliflower, and on that account can be left out all winter in 

 places where the winters are mild, but as we never have such 

 winters in Canada, this difference has no practical existence 

 here. It is also claimed by some that it is more sure to head 

 than the Cauliflower, but this opinion has obtained merely 

 because the BroccoK is planted for fall use, and having the benefit 

 of cool and moist weather, heads well, and so will Cauliflower 

 when treated in the same manner. 



The cultivation and treatment are in all respects the same as 

 for Cauliflower, and will be found under that head. The follow- 

 ing are the leading varieties : 



Purple Cape. — The heads of this variety are, as the name 

 indicates, of a purplish color, which are of good size, close and 

 compact. Cooking destroys the purple, so that on the table it 

 has a whitish green color. It is an excellent variety, and heads 

 weU. 



White Cape. — Is said to be not quite so hardy as the Pur- 

 ple, but in all other respects differs nothing from it, only in 

 color, being of a creamy white. 



