170 CALIFORNIA VEGETABLES 



Extra Early Paris : head medium size ; compact ; stem short ; 

 hardy and rather easy to grow. 



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



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

 well. 



Large Algiers: fine for 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: midseason 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 desirable otherwise. It 

 is grown to a very slight extent, and cuts very little figure in Cali- 

 fornia. It is grown in the same ways as the cauliflower but it takes 

 longer to reach maturity. Those who fail with cauliflower might 

 do well with broccoli, which is less exacting. 



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

 broccoli as not only equal to cauliflower but better adapted to con- 

 ditions in many places in California. It is slower in heading, but 

 some 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 degrees will not hurt 

 them much, and not at all if the leaves are tied up over the de- 

 veloping 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. 



The best varieties are Large or Mammoth White and Purple 

 Cape. 



BORECOLE OF KALE. 



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

 variety and form and foliage, and a record divided between use and 

 ornament. There is a host of varieties, some of which are grown 

 for the tender shoots : others for foliage. The edible sorts are 

 very little grown in California; those used for garnishment are 

 more frequently seen. The two varieties most known are the Tall 

 Green Curled or Scotch and the Dwarf Curled or German Greens. 

 The plants are very hardy and are winter-grown. 



TALL GROWING COLLARDS. 



The Jersey Kale or Tree Cabbage is quite widely distributed 

 and has won high favor as food for cows and poultry. It is peren- 



