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Planted. Vegetated. 
Number 
vegetated 
Ex. Early Dwarf Erfurt Cauliflower...} April 7 | April17 | 10 | 24 
Early Dwarf Erfurt Cauliflower......| April 7 | April 17 | 10) 21 

Large Early London Cauliflower..... April 7 | April 18 | 11} 15 
Large Early White Kohl Rabi....... April 8: | “April: t9 eg are ee 
Large Karly Purple Kohl Rabi..... . >? April 8: | A pre £9 s)sseeeeseaes 
Large Late Green Koh] Rabi.....:....) April 8 | April 19} 11 7° 21 
Paroles COCCOM.. ye ptartautes ates etre April 8 | April 20 |.12 |] .. 
Brsseleesoroute. tse ua en. ace April 7 | April 13] 


The plants were transplanted to the garden May 29 in soil prepared 
as described for cabbage. 
Of Cauliflower the Extra Karly Dwarf Erfurt was slightly earlier 
than the Early Dwarf Erfurt and produced double the proportion of 
good heads, the latter variety forming heads on two-fifths of the plants, 
The third variety perfected no heads. 
All of the varieties of Kohl Rabi made a rapid growth, and little 
difference was noticed in their earliness. The Large Late Green Va- 
riety was noted at edible maturity July 16, at which time the other 
sorts were slightly behind in size, The thick stems continued to en- 
large slowly throughont the season, frequently bursting and develop- 
ing into grotesque forms, attaining in a few instances a weight. of 
eight pounds. The varieties differed little except in the color of the 
stems and foliage, 
The Broccoli made a luxuriant growth of leaves, some of which grew 
to the height of two. and a half feet, but showed no indications of 
forming heads. 
The Brussels Sprouts also made a vigorous growth, and twenty out 
of twenty-five plants formed heads of edible size. Late in the season 
the stems were infested by myriads of aphides which rendered a large 
part of the heads unfit for use. 
Four varieties of Borecoles or Kales were planted in the garden April 
20th, the temperature of the soil being 47°. The seeds vegetated as 
follows : 
Variety. Vegetated. Days. 
Dwarf German’ Greens, ince. 29 once: aaiataalas May 6 16 
Greon, Ourled nc... ot «5 «ine BRIE TS RB > May 8 18 
Dwarf:Purple, Qurledis. 2. wit. «otesicnnecneh mat May 10 20 
Gorterers <li alae eens <4 oe vipa: ag tle May 9 19 
Heavy reins about the time of vegetation destroyed the greater part 
of the plants. Thesurviving ones, however, made a fine growth. The 
Cottagers’ Kale was evidently spurious, as the plants grew two and a’ 
half feet high, while the true variety grows but one foot high. 
The close alliance of the various plants of the Brassica family was 
frequently observed. On August 22d a plant of Newark Karly Flat 
Dutch Cabbage was noted as having formed several small heads about — 
