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BROCOLI.
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seasons, throughout the winter, tf sown in June,
it will produce abundance of heads and sprouts
in'March and April. It should be planted three
feet apart every way.
Early White Brocoli.
The heads of this sort are a clear white, and o*
close texture; the leaves erect, concave, light
green, and nearly entire.
Propagation and Culture,
The seeds of this sort should be sown in
February, or beginning of March, on a slight hot¬
bed, and when the plants are about three inches
high, they must be planted out into beds of light
earth, three or four inches apart; and defended
by a mat covering from frost and cold nights.
In April, they may be planted out in rows two
and a half feet apart, and two feet distant in
rows, and well supplied with water in dry wea¬
ther; and they will produce fine large Jieads
from the beginning of November to Christmas, if
the season proves mild.
Dwarf Brown Cloie-headed Brocoli.
From its appearance it is thought to be a seed¬
ling from the Sulphur-coloured Brocoli, yet it
differs from it by being fit for use earlier, as well
as the shape and colour of the head; the leaves
are much shorter and broader than the Sulphur-
coloured, not much waved, dark green, with
white veins; they grow upright, and do not cover