152 THE CAULIFLOWEK. 



HAAGE'S NEW DWARF EARLY. "The best for 

 forcing." (Frederick Adolph A. Haage, Jr., 

 Erfurt, Germany, 1890). 



HALF EARLY FRENCH (Landreth, 1886). Thor- 

 burn, in 1891, catalogued Half Early Large French, 

 and in previous years Half Early Dwarf French. 



HALF EARLY GIANT ITALIAN. A new variety cata- 

 logued without description by Vilmorin, Andrieux 

 & Co., in 1889. 



HALF EARLY LARGE WHITE FRENCH (Vilmorin, 

 Andrieux & Co. ). No description. 



HALF EARLY PARIS (Demi-dur de Paris, Gros 

 Salomon, Nonpareil}. Valuable for a late crop in 

 this country, and now the most popular variety in 

 the New Orleans market. Described by Vilmorin, 

 of Paris, as follows: " Plant medium ; leaves rather 

 large, of a deep, slightly glaucous green, surround- 

 ing the head well, and gradually reflexed from the 

 base to the apex; border undulate and coarsely 

 dentate; stem rather short and stout; head very 

 white, large, and remaining solid a long time. 

 Formerly the most extensively cultivated for the 

 Paris market, but now giving place to Lenormand 

 Short- stem, and several new varieties." 



In the Revue Horticole for 1880, M. May says : 

 " This is the variety most cultivated around Paris, 

 because it is suited to all seasons. It may be 

 sown: (1) In September, to be gathered in May 



