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varieties, however, grow inconveniently high, and one of an 

 intermediate type is much to be preferred, such as Sutton's A 1, 

 Hardy Sprouting, or Curled Scotch. Among the dwarfs Dwarf 

 Green and Dwarf Purple will pass through the severest winter 

 without injury. 



BROCCOLI. 



Brassica oleracea botrytis asparagoides. 



THE Broccoli is, for all practical purposes, a hardy winter 

 cauliflower. It is very valuable to the market grower, and 

 especially so to the gardener who caters for a private or shop 

 trade, on account of the long period during which it is available 

 for use practically for the whole of the six months during 

 which most other vegetables are difficult to get. 



The best crops of Broc- 

 coli are taken off a rather 

 heavy loam inclining to 

 clay, providing it is in a 

 suitable condition for the 

 crop. It should have been 

 well manured and deeply 

 cultivated for a previous 

 crop, so that it is free from 

 rank manure but is in good 

 fertile condition and has 

 settled down again firmly. 

 Under such conditions fine 



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close compact heads are 



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produced. When the soil 



is rich and loose the heads come open and ill-shaped, the growth 

 is luxuriant and soft, and the plants are liable to be completely 

 spoiled in a spell of severe frost. When Broccoli is grown on 

 light land a dressing of fresh manure may be given, supple- 

 mented with fertilizers, and if the soil is well rolled afterwards 

 a satisfactory crop will usually be obtained. 



The seed should be sown on a seed-bed in shallow drills. 9in. 



