Vick's garden and floral guide . VARIETIES OF Late Drumhead. Extra Early Etampes. Early Blood Improved , 5 cents ; ounce, 15 cents ; pound, $ CAULIFLOWER The Cauliflower delights in a rich soil and an abundance of water. Sow seedfor an early summer crop in February or March, in a hotbed, and when plantsare three or four inches high transplant four inches apart in boxes or the middle of spring, or as soon as the gardener deems it prudent, the plantscan be removed to the open ground into soil that has been well enriched withgood manure. S
Vick's garden and floral guide . VARIETIES OF Late Drumhead. Extra Early Etampes. Early Blood Improved , 5 cents ; ounce, 15 cents ; pound, $ CAULIFLOWER The Cauliflower delights in a rich soil and an abundance of water. Sow seedfor an early summer crop in February or March, in a hotbed, and when plantsare three or four inches high transplant four inches apart in boxes or the middle of spring, or as soon as the gardener deems it prudent, the plantscan be removed to the open ground into soil that has been well enriched withgood manure. Set plants from two to two and a half feet apart each way. Cul-ivate often, throwing up the earth, and water well in dry weather. For lateCauliflower sow seed in a cool, moist place, on the north side of a building ortight fence, in this latitude about the first of May, and they will not be troubledwith the little black beetle so destructive to everything of the Cabbage tribewhen young. One ounce will produce about 3,500 At Prices quoted in this Catalogue, we Prepay Postageor Express charges, unless otherwise noted. VicKs Danish Giant,or Dry Weather Cauliflower. Originated in Denmark the home of the Snowball and other leading main feature is the fact that it will stand an unusual amount of dry orwarm weather and still produce perfect, large, solid heads. In districts whereheretofore it has been impossible to grow Cauliflower, this fine variety hasproven a success. It is ready for market or table about a week later thanExtra Early Erfurt. Packet, 25 cents; % oz., $; oz., $€*« Irlonl This is unquestionably the leading varietyfor market and for private use. For reli-ability 0/heading and size and solidity 0/ heads, it is superior to any othervariety. It is sure to head, even under unfavorable circumstances, and willatiain to enormous size under ordinary cultivation. The plants are verydwarf, and while the outer leaves are erect the inner ones lap
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