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and Golden varieties are very hardy, and of fine quality, but 

 do not find favour on account of the colour. Vertus is a fine 

 variety of Drumhead. 



IV. — CAULIFLOWEE or BROCCOLI. 

 12 Exhibitors. 

 Varieties Exhibited. 

 Autumn Giant (Veitch's), Michaelmas White (Sutton's), Pearl, 

 Walcheren, Veitch's Self-protecting. 

 Certificates of Merit awarded to — 



Veitch's Autumn Giant, from Mr. J. Lambert. 

 Pearl, from Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. 



Remarks. 



Veitch's Autumn Giant is by far^the best and most gene- 

 rally useful autumn Cauliflower in cultivation !% The heads are 

 large, and of fine quality. It is an immense improvement on the 

 Walcheren, which up to a few years ago was the leading sort. 

 A variety now rarely to be met with, but unsurpassed for 

 quality, is the Purple Cape. 



V.— BORECOLES or KALE. 

 7 Exhibitors. 

 Classification of Varieties Exhibited. 



(a) Curled Borecole. Leaves much curled. 



Chelsea Exquisite Culzean Castle, Curled Borecole, Dobbie's 

 Selected, Dwarf German, Dwarf Green-curled, Extra Dwarf 

 Curled, Late Curled, Tall Green-curled, Read's Hearting 

 Borecole, Veitch's Dwarf Late Curled, Scotch Curled. 



(b) Buda Kale. Leaves plain, dark green. 

 Asparagus Kale, Buda Kale, Chou de Milan. 



(c) Cottager's Kale. 



Cottager's Kale, Ragged Jack, Welsh. 



Certificates of Merit awarded to — 



Extra Dwarf Green-curled, from Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. 

 German Kale, Dwarf Scotch, from Mr. J. Hanan. 

 Dobbie's Selected Scotch Kale, from Messrs. Dobbie & Co. 

 Cottager s Kale, from Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. 



