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199, BROCOLI. This plant is not much cul- 

 tivated in America ; and, indeed, scarcely at all. 

 In England it is grown in great quantities, espe- 

 cially near London. It is there sown in the 

 spring, and eaten in the fall and during the win- 

 ter, even until spring. It is of the nature of the 

 Caul -flower, which see. One sort has a whitish 

 head, and is like a cauliflower, except that th-e 

 white is &yellow-white. Another sort has a.fiur- 

 pie head ; and there is another of a greenish hue. 

 It is cultivated, in all respects like a Cabbage 

 (which see) ; but, as it is large, it must be pla- 

 ced at wider distances, not less than two feet and 

 a half each way, If raised very early in the 

 spring and planted out in June, and in good 

 ground, as cool as can be got, it will have heads 

 in October ; and, if any of the plants have not 

 then perfected their heads, when the hard frost 

 is coming, they may be treated like those of the 

 spring sown cauliflowers which have not perfect- 

 ed their heads at this season, fifty of this plant, 

 for the fall, may be enough ; and they ought to 

 be planted out in the South Border in order to be 

 kept as cool as possible. The white sort is deem- 

 ed the handsomest ; but, the others are more 

 hardy. To have Brocoli in the sfiring ; that is 

 to say, in May (for New York) is the thing / 

 The thing may be done ; for I had some pretty 

 god in May 1818. Sow in June. Transplant in 

 July ; put the plants at 2^ feet apart Till well 

 between ; and earth up the stems of the plants 

 in August. They will be very tall and stout, in 

 good gruund, in November ; and a sharp frost or 

 two will not hurt them. But, to keep them 

 through the winter is troublesome thing. Nev- 



