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CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 83 



Per o?.. 



Large short-stemmed Brunswick. A very useful acquisition for 

 market-gardeners ; heads, very large, flat, compact, and solid ; highly 

 recommended. Per pkt., 10 . . .50 



Robinson's champion prize OX. A new English variety, of th« 

 Drumhead species. Very large, flat, and solid specimens of this 

 variety were exhibited at the Royal Agricultural Society, England, 

 weighing eighty pounds ; worthy of a trial. Per pkt, 25. . 1.00 



SAVOY. 



Should be sown early, and, when the plants are six inches high, trans- 

 plant out, to three feet apart. The Savoys have more of the richness of 

 the Cauliflower than the Cabbage. 

 Early dwarf. New; a very early French variety; small heads, very 



firm. Per pkt, 10 ¥> 



Marcelin's Savoy. A low grower. The leaves are dark green, finely 

 wrinkled and curled. The head is round, compact, and excellent 



quality. Per pkt., 10 4° 



Drumhead Savoy. Head large, round, compact, yellowish at the centre. 



Form of the common Drumhead. Excellent for winter. Per pkt, 10 .40 

 Green globe, or curled Savoy. One of the best of the Savoys. 

 Medium size ; does not make as firm a head as some ; very tender. 



Per pkt, 10 . . 40 



Early dwarf ulm. Heads small, round, solid ; of a fine deep-green 



color ; of first-rate quality ; valuable for small gardens. Per pkt., 10 .50 

 New sprouting dwarf Ulm. A miniature Brussels Sprout, with Ulm 

 Savoy head. Cut the head for early use ; the sprouts are invaluable 

 In the spring. Per pkt, 25. 



CAULIFLOWER (Brassica Oleracea Botrytis). 

 German, Blumen Kohl. French, Choufleur. Spanish, Coliflor. 



The season for sowing, for the early spring or summer crop, is between 

 the 8th and 20th of September; and for the autumn crop, about the 1st 

 of April. The plants, as soon as they are two or three inches high, 

 should be planted out in a bed of light rich soil, three inches apart each 

 way, to grow firm and stocky, to remove to their final place of growth. 

 Lift the plants with a trowel, from where they were transplanted, and plant 

 eighteen inches apart each way. The frame should be surrounded with 

 straw or litter of some kind, also the glass or shutters should be covered 

 with mats or dry straw in severe weather ; observing to give plenty of air 

 on mild and pleasant days, to prevent the plants from drawing. For a 

 late autumn crop, they require no particular care or skill, and not much 

 labor, simply keeping them free from weeds, and the ground stirred fre- 

 quently. To prevent the flower from scorching, break a few of the inner 

 leaves, and fold over. 

 Erfurt, earliest dwarf. The best in general cultivation for early for- 

 cing and open ground ; very dwarf ; leaves small, heads large and very 



firm ; pure white. Per pkt, 25 . . 3.00 



Half-early Paris. Heads rather large, white, and compact; leaves 



large, stalk short ; a very early sort ; plant in spring. Per pkt., 15 . 1.25 

 Early London. A well-known variety; good for general use. Per pkt., 10 .75 

 Early Dutch. An intermediate variety, coming in after the above ; heads 



large, white, and compact; fine. Per pkt, 10 7$, 



