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formed beautiful heads, large, white, firm, and of uni- 

 form closeness. 



Messrs. Henderson and Son describe this "Wellington 

 Cauliflower as the finest kind in cultivation ; 

 bouquet pure white ; size of the head over two feet ; in 

 growth very dwarfish, the stem not more than two or 

 three inches from the soil. 



It is one of the hardiest varieties known, and is said to 

 withstand the extreme variations of the climate of the 

 United States. An excellent sort for early planting and 

 for forcing. 



KOHL RABI. 



Turnip Cabbage. Brassica caulo-rapa. 



The Kohl Rabi is a vegetable intermediate between the 

 Cabbage and the Turnip. The stem, just above the surface 

 of the ground, swells into a round, 

 fleshy bulb, in form not unlike a 

 turnip. On the top and about the 

 surface of this bulb are put forth its 

 leaves, which are similar to those 

 of the Swede turnips ; being either 

 lobed or entire on the borders, 

 according to the variety. The seeds 

 are produced the second year ; after 

 the ripening of which, the bulb per- 

 ishes. 



Sowing and Cultivation. The 

 seeds may be sown in May or 

 June in a nursery-bed, as is prac- Green Kohl BabL 



tised with the Cabbage, afterwards removing the young 

 plants to rows eighteen inches or two feet apart, and fif- 

 teen inches apart in the rovv^s; and they are sometimes 



