486 JOUENAL OF THE EOYAL HOETICULTUEAL SOCIETY. 



CAULIFLOWERS AT WISLEY, 1909. 



Sixty-eight stocks of Cauliflower were sent for trial, all of which were 

 sown on April 23, on seed beds, and afterwards planted out in deeply 

 dug and liberally manured ground. Practically all the stocks made 

 first-rate growth, showing their true character. The collection was 

 examined by the Fruit and Vegetable Committee on several occasions, 



F.C.C. = First-class Certificate. 

 A.M. = Award of Merit. 



1. * All the Year Round (Nutting). — Early London type ; leaves 

 glaucous ; sturdy habit, heads large, white, round, firm, growth vigorous. 



2, 3, 4. Autumn Mammoth (Barr, Nutting, Sutton). — Autumn Giant 

 type ; leaves very glaucous ; fairly sturdy habit, heads fairly large, rounded, 

 uneven, firm and white. 



5. Best of All (Barr). — Early Snowball type ; buttoned and bolted 

 prematurely. 



6. Buzelin (Heinemann). — Early London type ; leaves rather glaucous ; 

 heads medium to large, round, firm, white. 



7. Choice (Spruyt). — Autumn Giant type ; leaves very glaucous ; 

 fairly sturdy habit, heads medium size, fairly round, firm and white. 



8. Covent Garden Early London (Barr). — Early London type ; leaves 

 green ; fairly sturdy habit, heads of medium size, white and rather loose. 



9. Conqueror (Yilmorin), XXX September 14, 1909. — Early London 

 type ; leaves glaucous ; very sturdy habit, heads rather large, rounded, 

 white and firm. 



10,11. Danish Giant (Poulsen, J. Veitch). — Early London type; 

 foliage slightly glaucous ; sturdy habit, heads large, rounded, white and 

 firm. 



12. Danish Giant (Carter). — Similar to No. 10, but stock mixed. 



13. Defiance (Carter). — Early London type ; foliage green ; fairly 

 sturdy habit, heads of medium size, rounded, white and firm. 



14. Dwarf Erfurt (Heinemann) XXX September 14, 1909.— Early 

 Erfurt type ; leaves slightly glaucous ; habit dwarf and sturdy, heads 

 medium size, somewhat flat, white and firm. 



15. Dwarf Erfurt (Poulsen). — Early Erfurt type ; foliage glaucous ; 

 rather weak habit, heads medium to rather large, white, firm, and fairly 

 compact. 



16. Dwarf Erfurt Mammoth (J. Veitch). — Very similar to No. 14. 



17. Dwarf Mammoth (Carter), XXX September 14, 1909.— Early 

 Erfurt type ; foliage glaucous ; fairly sturdy habit, heads large, rather flat, 

 white and firm. 



* See footnote, p. 429. 



