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Half-early, or Intermediate, Paris Cauliflower. A plant of 

 medium size, with large, deep, somewhat glaucous green leaves, 



surrounding the head 

 well, and having the 

 ends turned towards the 

 ground, the edges being 

 undulated and coarsely 

 toothed. Stem rather 

 short and stout ; head 

 large, very white, and 

 keeping firm for a long 

 time. This variety was 

 formerly more extensively 

 grown than any other 

 by the Parisian market- 

 gardeners, but at the 

 present day it is rivalled 

 by the Short - stalked 

 Lenormand and several 

 other newer varieties of 

 the same earliness. 



Half-early Pans, or Nonpareil, Cauliflower. The ff a y _ ear fy ^ m 



maitre Cauliflower is a good strain of the Half-early Paris variety. 

 The stalk is short, and the head is handsome, large, very compact, 

 and very white. It is much used for autumn cultivation in 

 the fields in the vicinity of Paris, at Chambourcy, etc. 



Lenormand's Short- 

 stalked Cauliflower. 

 The appearance of this 

 variety distinguishes it at 

 once from all other kinds 

 when it comes true to 

 name. The stem, which 

 is extremely short, stout, 

 and thick-set, is furnished 

 almost to the ground with 

 short, broad, rounded 

 leaves,not much undulated 

 except at the edges, very 

 firm and stiff, rather 

 spreading than erect, and 

 deep, almost .glaucous 



green The head is very Lenormand's Short-stalked Cauliflower 



large and firm, a splendid ( natural size) " 



white, and keeps firm for a long time. The plant is early, hardy, 



and productive, and takes up comparatively little ground, so that 



