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10. BROCCOLI. 



The few varieties of Broccoli that were known in 

 Miller's time, are supposed to have proceeded from the 

 Cauliflower, which was originally imported from the 

 island of Cyprus, about the middle of the sixteenth 

 century. 



Miller mentions the white and purple as coming 

 from Italy ; and it is conjectured that from these two 

 sorts all the subsequent kinds have arisen. The follow- 

 ing are those principally cultivated in our gardens at 

 present. 



1. Purple Cape. . 9. Cream-coloured. 



2. Green Cape. Portsmouth Broccoli. 



3. Grange's Early Cauliflower. 10. Sulphur-coloured. 

 4-. Green's Close-headed Win- 11. Spring White. 



ter. Cauliflower Broccoli. 



5. Early Purple. 12. Late Dwarf Close headed 



6. Early White. Purple. 



7. Dwarf BrownClose-headed. 13. Latest Green. 



8. Tall Large-headed Purple. Danish Broccoli. 



Siberian Broccoli. 



Nos. 1. and 2., if sown in May and June, will produce 

 heads in regular succession from August to December; 

 sown in July and August, if the weather is mild, will 

 produce heads in April and May. 



No. 3. sown at three different times, between the 

 beginning of May to the end of June, will produce 

 heads in succession from Michaelmas to Christmas. 



No. 4. continues to bear through the winter, if the 

 weather is mild. Sow the end of May, and the pro- 

 duce in November, December, January, and February. 



No. 5. Sow in April, and the produce will be from 

 November till February. Sow in June, and the pro- 

 duce will be sprouts in March and April. 



No. 6. To obtain early heads, sow in February or 

 the beginning of March ; and the produce will be from 

 November till Christmas. This sort is frequently cut 



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