KITCHEN-GARDEN VEGETABLES. 
Parisian Forcing.—Leaves few and short, roots small 
and almost spherical, tender and sweet, an excellent 
forcer. 
White Belgian (fig. 1181).—The largest known, and 
succeeds in soils too strong for the finer varieties. It is 
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Fig. 1180.—Carrot—James’s Intermediate. 
better adapted for the field than the garden. 
rising above the surface of the ground, acquiring a greenish 
tinge when exposed to the light. It cooks tender, but its 
colour is not pleasing. 
Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea Botrytis)— |summer that the winter 
A variety of the Cabbage in which the inflo- | will arrest the growth of 
rescence is pushed up early and arrested in its 
development, the flower-stalks thickening whilst 
the true flowers are changed into mere points, 
the whole forming a dense compact succulent 
head. It differs from the Broccoli only in being 
more tender and less coarse in growth, and in 
its being cultivated for summer use. 
appears to be known of its origin. Miller says 
it was introduced into England and the conti- 
nent of Europe from Cyprus, and that probably 
it had been brought to the latter place from 
some other country. It appears to have been 
cultivated for ages in the island of Cyprus and 
on the coasts of the Mediterranean. Unpro- 
. tected, it would rarely withstand the severity 
of our winters. 
Soil.—A rich, highly manured soil, such as 
that recommended for Cabbages, will suit the 
Cauliflower. It should in all cases be well 
drained, but a soil that is too dry is not well 
The leaves | seasons with success, owing 
are strong and tall; roots very thick, a considerable portion | to the plant not being able 
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suited for the summer crop, as it induces the 
plants to “button”, that is, to form a very 
small heart. 
The manures recommended for Cabbage and 
Broccoli are equally serviceable for the Cauli- 
flower. 
The Walcheren is especially valuable in hot 
dry summers, when scarcely a head of the 
ordinary sorts could be ob- 
tained, this forming beau- 
tiful large, white, firm 
heads, of uniform  close- 
ness. To obtain a regular 
supply till the end of the 
year sow seeds of it the 
third week in April, middle 
and end of May, the middle 
and end of June, and the 
middle and end of July. 
Sowings.—W here the cli- 
mate is neither too cold in 
winter, nor too hot and 
dry in summer, the Cauli- 
flower flourishes at all sea- 
sons, and may be sown at 
any time without danger 
of not forming a_ head. 
But it is different with us; 
for we cannot sow at all 
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to withstand the severity 
of our winters. The sowing 
may be made so late in 
the plants just before they 
commence to form a head; 
but, being too late to do 
that, they will at the same 
time be too early for keeping over the winter. 
They might be protected, but from having to 
Fig. 1181.—Carrot—W hite 
Belgian. 
Nothing linger so many months in an advanced state of 
growth, they would not form good heads on the 
return of active vegetation in the spring. 
Autumn Sowing.—The time for this is about 
the 20th of August. In the warmest parts of 
the kingdom it may be as late as the 25th of 
August; in the north of England about the 
15th; and in Scotland from the 1st to the 15th, 
according to the nature of the soil and climate. 
The seed-bed should be in an open situation, 
well exposed to light, and the soil rich and 
friable. Sow the seeds in drills 4 inches apart, 
and if the weather is hot and dry, cover the 
surface with a mat, or other material, till the 
