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there of other second- early kinds since its intro- 

 duction. At the Ohio experiment station it proved 

 unsuited to the climate. A writer in the American 

 Agriculturist for 1889 stated that this variety was 

 formerly largely grown in Suffolk County, Long 

 Island, but that for the past two or three seasons 

 it had done poorly, and would not be grown in the 

 future. Its large size required the plants to be set 

 four feet apart. 



ALLEAUME (Early Alleaume, Dwarf Alleaume). 

 This variety, originated by an intelligent market 

 gardener of Paris; was, according to the originator, 

 one of the best for cultivation under frames. Culti- 

 vated there in the open ground, that is to say* 

 sown in June and planted out in July, it has given 

 remarkably good results. It is a little below medium 

 height, and has a very short stem. Its oblong 

 leaves are of a light grayish green. The head is of 

 medium size, very white, fine grained, of first 

 quality, and early. It is a variety of great promise. 

 This is the statement of the editor of Revue Horti- 

 cole in 1884. In 1888, Mr. Sutton, of England, 

 calls it a distinct, dwarf, compact, French variety, 

 having creamy- white heads, and coming in after 

 Button's Favorite. In 1890, Vilmorin quotes it as 

 a very early dwarf, short-stemmed variety, espec- 

 ially good for forcing. 



In 1885, W. A. Burpee offered an " Extra Early 



