BROCCOLI. 



The Broccoli is a hardy variety of cauliflower, 

 much grown in England and on the continent, 

 because it is sufficiently hardy to withstand the rigors 

 of their winters, which the better varieties of cauli- 

 flower will not do. It is there very much grown 



Fig. 10 Early White Broccoli. 



and highly esteemed. In this country it has not been 

 grown extensively, but could be to advantage in 

 many sections on the southern coast, but for its 

 destruction by the cabbage worm. It should be 

 treated in all respects like the cauliflower. (Fig. 10.) 



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