Bulletin No. 35. 1^ 



frequent cultivation. The space between the rows should be cul- 

 tivated at least once after each irrigation, that the soil may be kept 

 constantly mellow and free from weeds. Fresh cabbage may be 

 taken from the garden from January to June, if settings have been 

 made during successive months of the previous autumn. 



Varieties. All varieties do quite well during winter, but 

 some do not endure the heat of early fall and late spring as well 

 as others. At the Station farm Succession has during two seasons 

 produced the largest number of heads and the greatest number of 

 pounds per square rod, of the eighteen varieties tested. Next in 

 yield has been Fottler's Brunswick. All Seasons and most of the 

 Drumhead varieties yielded well. The Flat Dutch varieties do 

 well during cool weather. Burpee's Safe Crop and Surehead were 

 satisfactory. For those who like a red cabbage, the Red Poland 

 will be found to be satisfactory. For producing small e irly cab- 

 bages the Early Jersey Wakefield and Winningstadt are good. 



CAULIFLOWER. 



Culture. Cauliflower is somewhat difficult to grow here, as 

 it requires much water, and most varieties need a damp atmos- 

 phere and do not endure as much heat at cabbage. But in a very 

 rich soil some varieties of this vegetable may be successfully 

 grown, if supplied with an abundance of water. The soil should 

 receive a heavy dressing of stable manure, and should be plowed 

 deeply and harrowed well before the furrows along which the 

 plants are to be set are made. The seed may be sown during 

 August and September and the plants set out during Septernbe r 

 and October. Set the plants about two feet apart in rows three 

 feet apart. From the time of setting until maturity the soil about 

 them should be kept constantly moist, that the plants may grow 

 without any check. The more cultivation they receive, the better. 



Varieties. The varieties that have succeeded best at the 

 Station farm are Burpee's Dry Weather and Burpee's Best Early. 

 The former produced large heads weighing three to ten pounds, 

 and the latter medium-sized ones weighing two to three pounds. 

 The California Main Market proved an almost entire failure; Hen- 

 derson's Snow-ball and Early Erfurt have been grown about Phoe- 

 nix with fair success. This vegetable is such an excellent one 



