YO BROCCOLI. 



the 1st of May, and transplanted into the garden or 

 field early in July, setting them the same distance 

 apart, and cultivating them in the same way as the 

 Spring crop. With moist, cool weather in Septem- 

 ber and October, the Broccoli will head when planted 

 on good soil. Besides the regular quantity of barn- 

 yard manure, an application, at the first hoeing, of 

 three or four hundred pounds to the acre of Peru- 

 vian guano, will be found a good investment in grow- 

 ing Broccoli for profit. 



There are only two varieties that are grown for 

 market to any extent ; 



White Cape.- — This is the most popular kind of 

 Broccoli, and looks very much like Cauliflower, the 

 only difference being that the heads are a creamy 

 instead of a pure white. 



PtTEPLE Cape differs only in color from the WmTE 

 Cape. In other respects it is very similar ; and when 

 the plants are strong and healthy, they are of first 

 quality, fully equal to any other sort that I have 

 grown. 



The seed of the Broccoli and Cauliflower is im- 

 ported from England and France, as that grown in 

 this country is not reliable. The young plants in 

 the seed-bed are subject to the annoyance of the 

 Cabbage-flea {Haltica striolata), which very often 

 destroys all the plants in a few days. A recipe to 

 prevent the fleas destroying the plants will be found 

 under the head of Cabbage ; as also some specifics 

 for the prevention of " club-root," which affects Broc- 

 coli and Cauliflower as well as Cabbage. 



One hundred plants, of either the White or Pur- 



