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riety most esteemed by the Germans. It is very hardy 

 and is often seen in the markets of New York as late as 

 January. 



BROCCOLI. (Brassica oleracea. Far.) 



This vegetable is so closely allied to Cauliflower that it 

 seems absurd to have ever divided them under different 

 heads. Still, we persist in growing them under the names 

 of Broccoli and Cauliflower, the Broccoli being planted 

 for fall use, Cauliflower, on the other hand, being mostly 

 planted for summer use, although it is well known that 

 their seasons might be reversed without any marked dif- 

 ference in the results. Like all of the Cabbage tribe, 

 Broccoli, to grow it in perfection, requires the soil to be 

 in the highest possible degree of fertility. The seed 

 should be sown, in this district, in the early part of May, 

 which will give plants large enough to be transplanted in 

 July. Farther south the sowing should be delayed until 

 June or July, and the transplanting delayed accordingly 

 until August, September, or October. There is no doubt 

 that in parts of the country where the thermometer does 

 not fall below twenty or twenty-five degrees above zero, 

 Broccoli may be had in perfection from November un- 

 til March. A necessary condition of perfect development 

 is a moist and rather cool atmosphere ; for this reason we 

 only get the crop in fine condition, in this district, during 

 the cool and moist months of October and "November. 

 Owing often, however, to heat or dryness in the months of 

 August and September, the crop becomes an entire failure, 

 and for this reason, for market purposes, it is rather 

 hazardous. When a good crop is made, however, it is 

 very profitable, rarely bringing less than $8 per 100, 

 or about 8800 per acre ; but as the crop in this sec- 

 tion fails two seasons out of three, it is not considered a 



