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lasts many years, and may be propagated by cuttings, as! walls, and be composed of rich light earth. 
it neither flowers readily nor perfects seeds. 
Fig. 1163.—Tree Cabbage or Jersey Kale." 
Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. 
Lotrytis)—A cultivated variety of 
the wild Cabbage. It is not so 
hardy as many others of the Bras- 
sica family, in this respect resem- 
bling the Cauliflower. The differ- 
ence between some of the varieties 
of Broccoli and the Cauliflower is 
scarcely perceptible. Philip Miller, 
in his Gardener’s Dictionary, suggests 
that the Broccoli known in his time 
was derived from the Cauliflower, 
which he states was imported from 
the island of Cyprus. 
Sowing the Seeds.—Near London 
seeds of the early kinds are sown 
about the 10th of May, and the late 
kinds in the second or third week 
-of April. Nothing is gained by 
early sowing, and often much is 
lost, owing to the plants having 
to stand too long in the seed-bed. 
Leggy plants are among the first to 
succumb to frosts, this being another 
objection to early sowing. The 
spring kinds should be sown in the middle or 
Fresh maiden loam, well mixed with the soil of 
the beds, is beneficial. If dry, the soil 
should be watered the day before 
sowing. If the seeds have proved to 
be good, they should be thinly sown, 
and preferably in shallow drills drawn 
about 6 inches apart, covering with 
quite fine soil. It may be advisable to 
cover the beds with mats, but these 
must be removed immediately the 
seedlings appear. When the plants 
are strong enough they should be 
thinned, and the ground stirred with 
an inch hoe. When about 3 inches 
high they may be transplanted, 4 inches 
apart, in nursery beds. karly sorts 
should be transplanted when very 
young, and with care, so as not to check 
them and start them prematurely into 
flower. They are easily and safely 
removed by loosening the soil with a 
fork when it is moist. They should be 
examined, to see that they each havea 
central bud or growing point. Blind 
plants should be rejected, and likewise 
any with small knobs on the roots 
that would probably lead to clubbing. 
Fig. 1164.—Broccoli—Sutton’s Bouquet. 
Broccoli succeeds best in a good loamy soil. 
end of April. The seed-beds should be located | In such it may not grow so large as in that 
well in the open—not at the foot of garden| which is very rich and highly manured; but 
