160 THE CAULIFLOWER. 



elongated, very much indulated, and of an intense 

 green. 



This variety is the least cultivated of the three 

 generally grown at Paris. The gardeners use it 

 only for the summer sowing to come at the end of 

 the season. It is now being supplanted by other 

 late sorts. 



LATE WELCHEEEN, see Walcheren. 



LEFEVEE. Said to have been one of the best four 

 varieties for Central France in 1852, the others be- 

 ing Demi-duro de Paris (Half Early Paris), Early 

 Duke, and Gros Salomon. 



LE MAITEE PIED COURT. As grown at the New 

 York experiment station in 1885, it was rather 

 early. Probably the same as the '"Lemaitre" or 

 Chambourcy Short- Stemmed, catalogued by Vil- 

 morin in 1890. 



LENOEMAND (Ancient Lenormand, Late Lenor- 

 mand, Lenormand Extra Large, Lenormand Mam- 

 moth). Vilmorin said, in 1883: "It is now a 

 score of years since the attention of the trade was 

 called to this variety, principally because of its beauty 

 and its great hardiness against cold. The Lenor- 

 mand is in appearance but little different from the 

 Half Early Paris (Demi-dur). The leaves are only 

 a little larger. It certainly requires a little less 

 care than other varieties, but its chief merit is hav- 



