. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. i RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEED// -PHMDEIJM 19 CAULIFLOWER Blumenkohl, Ger. Chou-fleur, Fr. Coliflor, Sp. One ounce of seed will produce about 2000 plants. CULTURE —For earliest Cauliflower, raise plants by sowing in hotbed or greenhouse during January or February, and transplant to flats or cold frames, 2 or 3 inches apart each way. Set in open ground as soon in spring as the land can be put in good order. Soil to be a warm, very rich, fibrous loam, well supplied with humus and moisture. Copious water applications during dry weather, espec
. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. i RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEED// -PHMDEIJM 19 CAULIFLOWER Blumenkohl, Ger. Chou-fleur, Fr. Coliflor, Sp. One ounce of seed will produce about 2000 plants. CULTURE —For earliest Cauliflower, raise plants by sowing in hotbed or greenhouse during January or February, and transplant to flats or cold frames, 2 or 3 inches apart each way. Set in open ground as soon in spring as the land can be put in good order. Soil to be a warm, very rich, fibrous loam, well supplied with humus and moisture. Copious water applications during dry weather, especially when the plants are heading, and light dressings of nitrate of soda and potash are of much help. Set plants 2 to 2§ feet apart each way. When the heads are formed and hard, they should be blanched by drawing leaves together and tying with raffia or strips of cloth. For late Cauliflower to mature during the pickling season, start plants in open ground like late cabbages, and handle like that crop. 256 Dry-weather or Danish Giant. A fine variety of ' Cauliflower, especially adapted for growing in the open ground in sections subjected to long, dry seasons, as it will grow well and produce the finest heads in spite of the lack of moisture. The heads grow to a large size, are very solid, pure white and of delicious flavor. It is not suited for forcing or growing under glass, but it will prove valuable in the Southern States, where the climate is hot and dry. One of the safest sorts for the amateur to grow. Pkt., 20 cts.; J oz., $; § oz., $; oz., $ 261 Dreer's Earliest Snowstorm, Super-Strain. This has again been brought to the highest pitch of perfection by the careful reselection of plants by our seed growers in Denmark. It has now been tried by our customers in many sections; and the report is alike from each. "The best they ever ; It is dwarf, with short outer leaves and can be planted close, 2 feet apart each way. It always makes a fine, lar
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