THE CAULIFLOWER. 145 



Head rather large, white, and compact ; Early Paris 

 . T Cauliflower, 



leaves large ; stalk short. An early sort. In 



France, it is sown in June, and the heads come to table in 

 autumn. 



Leaves large, long, waved, and serrated Erfurt Early 



, ' Cauliflower. 



on the borders ; stalk of medium height ; ERFURT EXTBA 



, , , /, EARLY. 



head large, measuring from seven to ten 

 inches in diameter, close, and compact. 



This variety promises to be one of the best for cultiva- 

 tion in this country. Specimens exhibited under this name 

 before the Massachusetts Horticultural Society measured 

 fully ten inches in diameter, the surface being very close, 

 and the heads possessing the peculiar white, curdy charac- 

 ter so rarely attained in the climate of the United States. 

 The plants seldom fail to form a good-sized and symmetrical 

 head, or flower. 



Stem quite short, and plant of compact Progmore 

 i i r i i i 11 Early Forcing, 



habit. The heads are large and close, 



and their color clear and delicate. Recommended as one 

 of the best for forcing, as well as an excellent sort for open 

 culture. 



This is a fine, large, white, compact vari- Large Asiatic 

 ety, taller and later than the Early London ' 

 Cauliflower : it has also larger leaves. If 

 sown at the same time, it will afford a succession. 



Plant fifteen inches high. The leaves Le Normand. 

 are toothed and waved on the margin, and * H 99' 



expose a head which is nine inches in diameter, and of a 

 creamy color. 



It is earlier than the Walcheren, and is readily distin- 

 guished from it by the waved and toothed margin of the 

 foliage. 



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