Stokes seeds - 1918 for large vegetable growers . sembles cabbage, the edible part,however, being in the small leaves or sprouts which grow on the stalk at each leaf-joint. The culture of this vegetable is very generallythe same as for late cabbage except that the leaves are broken down in the fall to give the little heads more room to grow. Pkt. 5 cts., cts., V4lb. 60 cts., lb. $2. CAULIFLOWER Culture.—Cauliflower is best adapted to growth in a cool, moist climate, as it rebels against heat, dry weather and low humidity. Cli-matic conditions, however, seem to have very little effect on
Stokes seeds - 1918 for large vegetable growers . sembles cabbage, the edible part,however, being in the small leaves or sprouts which grow on the stalk at each leaf-joint. The culture of this vegetable is very generallythe same as for late cabbage except that the leaves are broken down in the fall to give the little heads more room to grow. Pkt. 5 cts., cts., V4lb. 60 cts., lb. $2. CAULIFLOWER Culture.—Cauliflower is best adapted to growth in a cool, moist climate, as it rebels against heat, dry weather and low humidity. Cli-matic conditions, however, seem to have very little effect on one of the newer varieties which has been introduced within the last few seasons—Danish Dry Weather—for with this new Cauliflower inland growers have had a marked degree of success. Overhead irrigation has proved tobe of value to crops under such circumstances. Cauliflower plants are a little more tender than cabbage, and should not be sown until afterMarch 1 in the latitude of New Jersey. One ounce will produce from 2,500 to 3,000 Earliest Snowball Cauliflower 172 Earliest Snowball A Quick-Maturing Sort Unquestionably the earliest strain of Cauliflower under culti-vation. This variety is well adapted for home gardens or com-mercial use. The seed of Snowball which is offered is grown inDenmark by a man in whom we have every confidence. Theresults so far attained from this Cauliflower have been most excel-lent. The plants of this variety are very compact, with fewshort, outside leaves, thus allowing more plants to the acre thansome varieties. The heads when blanched are pure white andare of the very best market size, being solid in their is altogether one of the most attractive Cauliflowersthat we know of. It is by all means the earliest-heading varietyunder cultivation and can be grown commercially or privatelywith equal advantage. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. $4, V4lb. $,lb. $40. 174 Danish Dry Weather (Giant) To all who are not situated in cool, moist
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