130 THE CAULIFLOWER. 



Alleaume," which he described as " stem very 

 short, leaves long, entire or very little lobated, of a 

 grayish- green color, forming a close protection to 

 the head, which is large, fine grained and pure 

 white." This is probably the same variety as- 

 above. 



ALMA (Waiters Alma). Hackett sells this as a 

 new English variety of large size, firm, and sur- 

 passing in excellence the Walcheren. There was r 

 however, a variety named Alma, probably the same r 

 growing at Paris in 1857 (see Jour. Cent. Soc. 

 Hort. France, 1857, p. 422). In 1865 Waite y s 

 Alma was considered by some to be merely the 

 Early London, and by others to be the same as 

 Walcheren; at least, seeds of these two varieties 

 had been sent out for it. 



AMERICAN. Seed of a very early variety bearing 

 this name was sent by William Ingell, of Oswego 

 County, New York, to the editor of the Country 

 Gentleman, in 1861. Mr. Ingell, who named the 

 variety, does not state whether he grew the seed or 

 not. In 1889, Bailey's " Annals of Horticulture" 

 contained the name " American," with American 

 Beauty as synonym. 



ANCIENT LENORMAND, see Lenormand. 



ASIATIC (Early Asiatic, Large Asiatic, Large 

 Late Asiatic, Dur d' Angleterre). These seem to be 

 substantially one variety, the terms "early" and 



