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THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



Extra Late White Broccoli.— Leaves broad, entire, slightly 

 crimped, undulating at the edges, set close to the head, which is 



Large White Mammoth BroccoU. 



■firm, white, and very finely grained. A very vigorous-growing and 

 hardy variety, coming into use after the White Mammoth Broccoli 

 in April or May, before the spring Cauliflowers appear in the 

 markets. 



Purple Cape Broccoli. — See under Cauliflower. 

 Purple Broccoli. — An exceedingly hardy kind, totally distinct 



from all other varieties ; 

 ^f^. .xsr^'m^ leaves rather deeply 



^^iffl^P lobed, numerous, long, 

 spreading, pale grayish 

 green, with purple- 

 tinged veins ; head 

 purple, rather firm, of 

 medium size, and late 

 to form. 



Purple Sprouting, 

 or Asparagus, Broc- 

 coli. — Under this name 

 different varieties have 

 been cultivated ; that 

 which is now most 

 commonly grown has 

 purple stems and leaves, 

 a-esembling a curled Red Cabbage up to a certain point, and 

 producing not only in the heart but also in the axils of the leaves 



Extra Late White Broccoli. 



