CHAPTER V. 



CAULIFLOWER REGIONS OF THE UNITED 

 STATES. 



A comparatively small portion of the United 

 States is well adapted to the growth of cauliflower. 

 The climate for the most part is too dry. The 

 districts suited to its cultivation are often of very 

 limited area, and are determined by local causes 

 affecting the distribution of moisture and the char- 

 acter of the soil. The manner of treating the crop, 

 and the degree of care necessary for successful 

 results, will therefore depend largely on the locality 

 where it is grown. For the purpose of giving 

 more definite information on these points, the 

 country may be divided into the following cauli- 

 flower regions: 



THE UPPER ATLANTIC COAST. 



This includes the greatest number of localities 

 where cauliflower culture has thus far been success- 

 fully conducted in the United States. The region 

 is comparatively well watered, and contains a great 

 diversity of soil and situation. More good mar- 

 kets are found here than elsewhere. The heart of 

 this cauliflower region is now found upon the north 



