234 CALIFORNIA VEGETABLES. 



Extra Early Erfurt : very early, small leaves ; solid, fine 

 quality. 



Autumn Giant : late ; large, white, firm and solid ; keeps 

 condition well. 



Large Algiers : fine for a late variety ; especially popular 

 in southern California. 



Lenormand's Short Stemmed: large, fine and compact; 

 stocky growth; heads late and protects itself well with 

 foliage. 



Nonpareil or Half-Early Paris : a mid-season variety of 

 good standing. 



BROCCOLI. 



This is another variety of the same botanical species as 

 the cauliflower. It is hardier and of slower growth, but is 

 smaller in the head than cauliflower and counted less de- 

 sirable otherwise. It is grown to a very slight extent, and 

 cuts very little figure in California. It is grown in the 

 same ways as the cauliflower but it takes longer to reach 

 maturity. People who fail with cauliflower might make 

 a trial of its poor relation which is less exacting. Two va- 

 rieties are commonly grown, the white and the purple. 



Mr. Albert F. Etter of Briceland, Humboldt county, 

 exalts broccoli as not only equal to cauliflower, but better 

 adapted to conditions in many places in California. It is 

 slower in heading, but some early varieties of broccoli 

 come in near to the late cauliflowers. Broccoli should not 

 be sown too early nor should it be forced along until the 

 moist air of autumn comes with the rains. Then it will 

 advance splendidly, and good full heads can be had from 

 Christmas until February. A temperature as low as 17 

 will not hurt them much, and not at all if the leaves are 

 tied up over the developing head. Broccoli will make a 

 good fall and winter growth on land which is rather poor, 

 if a moderate amount of manure is spread around the 

 plants at the beginning of the rainy season. 



BORECOLE OR KALE. 

 This term covers the non-heading cabbages, with a won- 



