146 BRASSIGACEOUS PLANTS. 



The plants are hardy and vigorous growers, and rarely 

 fail to develop a flower, even in dry and unfavorable 

 seasons. 



Mitchell's A new variety. Bouquet not large, but 



CaulSowerT handsome and compact. It is so firm, that it 



remains an unusual length of time without 



running to seed or becoming pithy. A desirable sort for 



private gardens and for forcing. 



New Erfurt ^- recent sort ? with large, clear-white flow- 

 Dw moth. am " er * s > of su P erior quality. 



The plants are low and close, and gen- 

 erally form a head, even in protracted dry and warm 

 weather. It appears to be one of the few varieties adapted 

 to the climate of this country, and is recommended for 

 cultivation. 



Stadtholder. A recent variety, introduced from Holland. 

 The plants are strong growers, producing large, 

 compact, pure-white flowers. In the vicinity of London, 

 where it is largely cultivated for the market, it is consid- 

 ered equal, if not superior, to the Walcheren. 



Waite's Alma A new variety, represented as being of 



Cauliflower. , . , n . . 



large size, and firm ; surpassing in excel- 

 lence the Walcheren. 



Walcheren Stem short ; leaves broad, less pointed 



and more undulated than those of the Cau- 

 liflower usually are. It not only resists the 

 cold in winter? but the drought j n sum mer, 



much better than other cauliflowers. In hot, dry summers, 

 when scarcely a head of these could be obtained, the Wal- 

 cheren Cauliflower, planted under similar circumstances, 



