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erect gray-green leaves. The head forms very slowly ; it is hand- 

 some, large, very white, and of a fine close grain. The seed should 

 be sown in April to ensure the head being well grown before the 

 approach of frosty weather. When sown late, it often withstands 

 the winter and heads early in spring. 



Incomparable Cauliflower. — Vigorous in growth, with tall, 

 erect, broad, twisted leaves, of a gray-green colour, resembling those 

 of the Autumn Giant Cauliflower, and medium stem. Head very 

 large and fine in grain. A good variety for producing a late 

 outdoor crop in the autumn. Sown in April and May, it is fit for 

 use several days before the Autumn Giant Cauliflower, which it 



resembles very nearly in the vigour of its growth and the largeness 

 of its leaves. 



Veitch's Autumn Giant Cauliflower. — A large and vigorous 



variety, with a long stem and large, undulating dark green leaves. 

 Head very large, firm, very white, and well covered by the inner 

 leaves. It is a late kind, coming in about the same time as the 

 Walcheren Cauliflower, but it is not so hardy. In the north of 

 France it can only be grown for a late autumn crop in the open 

 ground. It should be sown in April or May. 



Giant Italian Self-protecting Cauliflower. — Before the head 

 forms it is not easy to distinguish this variety from the preceding 



Veitch's Autumn Giant Cauliflower. 



