Grange's Autumn.—A variety mentioned in the Gardener's Chronicle, in 1870, as earlier and inferior to Veitch's Autumn Giant.
Haage's Early German.—Said by Wolfner and Weisz, of Vienna, to be an excellent short-stemmed variety for the open ground.
Haage's Dwarf.—Said by Wolfner and Weisz, of Vienna, to have large, compact heads, which keep long in good condition.
Haage's New Dwarf Early.—"The best for forcing."—(Frederick Adolph A. Haage, Jr., Erfurt, Germany, 1890).
Half Early French (Landreth, 1886).—Thorburn, in 1891, catalogued Half Early Large French, and in previous years Half Early Dwarf French.
Half Early Giant Italian.—A new variety catalogued without description by Vilmorin, Andrieux, & Co., in 1889.
Half Early Large White French (Vilmorin, Andrieux & Co.)—No description.
Half Early Paris (Demi-dur de Paris, Gros Salomon, Nonpareil).—Valuable for a late crop in this country, and now the most popular variety in the New Orleans market. Described by Vilmorin, of Paris, as follows: "Plant medium; leaves rather large, of a deep, slightly glaucous green, surrounding the head well, and gradually reflexed from the base to the apex; border undulate and coarsely dentate, stem rather short and stout; head very white, large, and remaining solid a long time. Formerly the most extensively cultivated for the Paris market, but now giving place to Lenormand Short-stem, and several new varieties."
In the Revue Horticole for 1880, M. May says: "This is the variety most cultivated around Paris, because it is suited to all seasons. It may be sown: (1) In September, to be gathered in May and June, being protected during winter like the Early Paris; (2) in February, in a hot-bed, or under hand-glasses or frames, to be gathered in June and July; (3) at the first of March, also in hot-bed, to be set out in April and gathered in July; (4) finally, it may be sown in June on a border of rich mold, and set out in July, without having been transplanted. This very simple method requires frequent waterings to yield good results. The crop is gathered from September to November."
The name Gros Salomon, now given by Vilmorin and others as synonymous with Half Early Paris, was applied by Ribaud, in 1852, to a separate variety (Annales de la Société d' Horticulture de l' Allier, 1852, p. 59). For remarks on the synonym "Nonpareil," see that name.