Plant Tail’s Thoroughbred Seeds 
BROCCOLI 
(Brassica Oleracea Botrytis.) 
A delicious vegetable which is becoming more popular each season. Differs from Valentine Broccoli or Cauliflower in 
that the central head is smaller, and remains green instead of white. After the central head has been cut, numerous sturdy 
shoots develop, each shoot terminating in a small green head. 
CULTURE.—ST. VALENTINE BROCCOLI. 1 ounce is enough for 100 feet of drill, hi 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 
Broccoli. 
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 hi 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 16th 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 
raflBa or strips of other soft material. They must always be cut before the “curd” begins to split and open into branches. 
NORFOLK AND CALABRESE BROCCOLI. These are quite different from St. 
Valentine Broccoli, 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 
and Calabrese Broccoli is required to drill an acre. Cultivation same as for cabbage. 
BROCCOLI RAPA. The seed of this variety is sown in August and September, 
and cut in the late fall. 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 for cutting the following spring. 
Cultivation the same as for Turnip. 
St ValcntinG This variety is also known as winter cauliflower. It is very 
* ___^ hardy, produces large solid white heads, and in some sections 
is grown instead of cauliflower. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 60 cts., hi lb. $1.75, lb. $6.00. Postpaid. 
Tait’s Thorobred Norfolk SifcS“al?rS‘‘it'.aK 
Seaboard. It is earlier than most strains of Calabrese, producing larger heads that 
are of superior quality. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., hi lb. $1.25, lb. $4.00. Postpaid. 
The standard strain of Broccoli, maturing about a week later than 
_ our Norfolk, and with smaller heads. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., hi lb. 
St. Valentine cts., lb. $2.75. Postpaid. 
Broccoli Broccoli BODO This type of Broccoli differs from the Calabrese in that it 
_£_ 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., hi lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. Postpaid. 
Salad or Turnip Leaf Broccoli It, 
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., hi lb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts. 
Postpaid. 
CAULIFLOWER 
White Bouquet Cauliflower 
White Bouquet A few days later than Super Snowball, 
-- this market gardeners’ strain of Cauli¬ 
flower, in our judgment, is the finest that it is possible to 
produce in the latitude of Norfolk. The superiority which 
we claim for it is particularly shown in its earliness, certainty 
of heading, splendid quality and well shaped large heads of 
snowy whiteness. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1.75, hi lb. $6.00, 1 lb. 
$20.00. Postpaid. 
SUDGr SnOWbclll ^^obably the earliest variety, and like 
-- our Thoroughbred White Bouquet, is 
as equally celebrated. We recommend both selections un¬ 
reservedly, but find that in different sections preference is 
often shown for one or the other, owing to the effects of 
various soils and climates. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $2.00, 2 ozs. $3.75, 
hi lb. $7.00, 1 lb. $25.00. Postpaid. 
Dry W^GUther similar to Danish Giant, and as its 
— -name implies is especially adapted to those 
sections which experience long seasons of hot, dry weather. 
Pkt. 15 cts., oz. $1.25, hi lb. $4.50, 1 lb. $15.00. Postpaid. 
Remember we deliver free at catalogue prices—except where noted. Write for special prices in large quantities. 
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