168 THE CAULIFLOWER. 



mediate between the Early Dutch and Walcheren. 

 The stem is a little shorter than that of other Hol- 

 land cauliflowers and the leaves are more undulated 

 on the border." It is a good sort, but hardly equal 

 to Autumn Giant and some others which protect 

 the head better, and have now largely displaced it 

 in cultivation. 



ST. BRIEUC, Demi-dur de St. Brieuc. Said by 

 May in 1880 to be "a hardy, but late variety, in- 

 ferior in its head to our Paris varieties, and not 

 very generally cultivated." (Revue Horticole ). At 

 the New York experiment station in 1885 it gave 

 good results. 



SURPRISE, see Early Dwarf Surprise. 



SUTTON'S FAVORITE. Said by Sutton & Sons to 

 be seven to twelve days earlier than Early London, 

 of level and compact habit, and good to succeed 

 Sutton' s Magnum Bonum. 



SUTTON'S FIRST CROP. Said to be the earliest to 

 head, very dwarf and compact, having snowy white 

 heads, and so few leaves that it may be planted 

 closer than any other kind. 



SUTTON'S KING. Said by Sutton & Sons to be 

 the best cauliflower for general use, coming in im- 

 mediately after Sutton's Favorite. Plant dwarf 

 and compact, with large, firm, beautifully white 

 heads. Endures drouth well. Said to produce a 

 greater weight on a given area than any other 



