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within the last forty years, at which time this variety 

 was first introduced. 



5. Early White. The author recollects seeing 

 this variety very fine above sixty years ago. The 

 heads are white and of a close texture ; the plants 

 are hardy, and grow about two feet high. This 

 sort has of late been greatly improved, especially 

 by Mr. Grange, of Piccadilly and Co vent-gar den, 

 who introduced the following variety, now exten- 

 sively cultivated: 



6. Grange's Early Cauliflower Brocoli, which pro- 

 duces large, fine, compact, white heads, of a conical 

 shape. The leaves nearly cover the heads, and thus 

 afford protection in frosty weather. This sort is, 

 without exception, one of the very best both in 

 colour, size, and flavour ; if the seed is sown at 

 three different times, from the beginning of May 

 until the end of June, the plants will produce in 

 succession from Michaelmas to Christmas. 



7. Invisible, or Cup-leaved, derives its name from 

 the long hollow leaves which cross each other on 

 the top of the head and render it invisible, and 

 greatly protect it from the severity of the weather. 

 As it is a late sort, this natural protection renders 

 it a great acquisition. The heads are of middling 

 size and a beautiful white colour. 



8. Sulphur-coloured or Portsmouth Brocoli. 

 There are many other names attached to this fine 

 variety in the seedsmen's catalogues, but from 

 twenty years' practice and observation, the author 

 pronounces them to be derived from that stock, 

 which for a nunber of years has been largely 

 cultivated in the vicinity of Portsmouth, the Isle 

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