. Vick's floral guide. Brocoli resembles the Cauliflower ; indeed, it is hardlypossible to distinguish the difference. Brocoli, however,is the most hardy, and in many sections of our countrywould not suffer in winter, but it dislikes severe summerheat more than cold ; and to succeed, it would be neces-sary to grow late plants, and set them out after theextreme heat of summer is past. Treated in this waywe do not know why we cannot have , Purple Cape, one of the hardiest andmost popular varieties, and the most certainto form a good head; the earliest of the purplevariet
. Vick's floral guide. Brocoli resembles the Cauliflower ; indeed, it is hardlypossible to distinguish the difference. Brocoli, however,is the most hardy, and in many sections of our countrywould not suffer in winter, but it dislikes severe summerheat more than cold ; and to succeed, it would be neces-sary to grow late plants, and set them out after theextreme heat of summer is past. Treated in this waywe do not know why we cannot have , Purple Cape, one of the hardiest andmost popular varieties, and the most certainto form a good head; the earliest of the purplevarieties; per lb, £; per oz. 45 cents, . . 10Southampton, fine, hardy, large, yellow vari-ety— one of the old popular sorts, like Ports-mouth, Sulphur, etc.; per lb., £; per oz.,30 cents, 5 CRESS. Cress should besown in a hot-bedor in a shelteredspot in the garden,quite thick, in shal-low drills, and in ashort time it willbe fit for gives a pungentrelish to Lettuceand other saladplants. A fresh lotshould be s
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