Plant Tail’s Thoroughbred Seeds 
BROCCOLI 
(Brassica Oleracea Botrytis.') 
CULTURE.—1 ounce is sufficient for 100 feet of drill; 4 ounces will produce 
enough plants to set an acre. Sow out of doors the last of September in a carefully- 
prepared bed % of an inch deep, and transplant into cold frames for protection 
during the winter, or sow in a hot-bed in November, and transplant into cold frames, 
and set in the field early in April, in rows 2% feet apart, allowing 18 inches between 
the plants. For a late crop, sow from the 15th of April to the 1st of July, trans¬ 
planting in the same way as winter cabbage. The heads are blanched by drawing the leaves together and tying closely with 
raffia or strips of other soft material. They must always be cut before the “curd” begins to split and open into branches. 
Norfolk 
Broccoli. 
CULTURE.—ST. VALENTINE BROCCOLI. 1 ounce is enough for 100 feet of drill. ^ pound will produce enough plants 
to set an acre. For fall crop sow the seed out of doors in April. For spring crop sow the seed under glass in October or 
November. The seed should be planted half an inch deep and when the plants are large enough, transplant in rows 30 inches 
wide, leaving at least two feet between the plants. Cultivation the same as for cabbage. 
NORFOLK CALABRESE BROCCOLI. Quite different from St. Valentine Broc¬ 
coli, and while the seed may be sown at the same time and in the same way, in the 
vicinity of Norfolk the seed is sown in July and August in drills thirty inches wide, 
and thinned out to 18 inches in the row. 2 pounds of Norfolk Calabrese Broccoli 
is required to drill an acre, and our local truckers mix the seed with old kale or 
turnip seed (which has been baked to kill the germination). This insures an even 
distribution without waste of seed. Cultivation the same as for cabbage. 
BROCCOLI RAPA. The seed of this variety is sown in August and September, 
and not cut until the following spring. The seed should be drilled in rows 30 inches 
apart at the rate of 2 pounds per acre. Cultivation the same as for turnip. 
SALAD OR TURNIP LEAF BROCCOLI. Sow in rows 30 inches apart in August 
or September at the rate of 2 pounds per acre. Cultivation the same as for Turnip. 
VfllpTltillP This variety is also known as winter cauliflower. It is very 
y ccicuti ic hardy, produces large solid white heads, and in some sections 
is grown instead of cauliflower. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 75 cts., ^ lb. $2.00, lb. $7.00. Postpaid. 
Taifls Thorobred Norfolk Calabrese E?occoiris"p?kr’l-ed by’lh" 
truckers along the Atlantic Seaboard. It is earlier than most strains of Calabrese, 
producing larger heads that are of superior quality. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 45 cts., ^ lb, 
$1.25, lb. $4.50. Postpaid. 
St. Valentine BrOCCOll RrD 3,type of Broccoli differs from the Calabrese in that it 
Broccoli _£__ produces numerous small green florets or heads instead of one 
large central head. When grown for market the small heads, while green, are cut 
with six or seven inches of stalk, and bunched like Asparagus, or may be packed 
loose in bushel baskets. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., % lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. Postpaid. 
Salad or Turnip Leaf Broccoli 
This variety in its early stage re- 
_ sembles the Seven Top Turnip, and 
is very popular on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. It differs from Broccoli Rapa in 
that it does not produce the numerous stalks with florets, but after the salad has 
been cut, sends out shoots that are cut when six or seven inches long, and marketed 
the same way as Broccoli Rapa. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts. 
Postpaid, 
CAULIFLOWER 
White Bouquet 
A few days later than Snowball, this selected market gardeners’ strain of Erfurt Cauliflower, 
in our judgment, is the finest that it is possible to produce in the latitude of Norfolk. The superior¬ 
ity which we claim for it is particularly shown in its earliness, 
certainty of heading, splendid quality and well shaped large 
heads of snowy whiteness. In favorable seasons specimens 
have been grown in the Norfolk section the equal of any pro¬ 
duced on Long Island. Pkt. 25 and 50 cts., oz. $2.00, 2 ozs. 
$3.75, 14 lb. $7.00, 1 lb. $25.00. Postpaid. 
Snowhall Probably the earliest variety, and like our 
_ Thoroughbred White Bouquet, is as equally 
celebrated. We recommend both selections unreservedly, but 
find that in different sections preference is often shown for 
one or the other, owing to the effects of various soils and cli¬ 
mates. The Snowball is characterized by earliness, symmetry 
of head, and beautiful color. Pkt. 25 and 50 cts., oz. $2.00, 
2 ozs. $3.75, 14 lb. $7.00, 1 lb. $25.00. Postpaid. 
DrV WcutHpr similar to Danish Giant, and as its 
^ name implies is especially adapted to those 
sections which experience long seasons of hot, dry weather. 
Pkt. 25 and 50 cts., oz. $2.00, 2 ozs. $3.75, ^ lb. $7.00, 1 lb. 
$25.00. Postpaid. 
White Boquet Cauliflower 
AlffiprS best of the late varieties. Of robust 
o ^ ^ habit, heads large and compact, and well protected 
by the leaves. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. 75 cts., 14 lb. $2.00, 1 lb. $7.50. 
Postpaid. 
Remember we deliver free at catalogue prices—except where noted. Write for special prices in large quantities. 
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