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THE CAULIFLOWER. 



In 1885 the following varieties were planted in 

 the green-house March 30, and sixteen plants of 

 each, with a few exceptions, transplanted to the 

 garden May 4. The plants of Algiers and Le Maitre 

 Pied Court were transplanted May 20, and those of 

 the Wonderful May 21. The plants were set in rows 

 three and one-half feet apart, and eighteen inches 

 apart in the rows. Many were destroyed by vari- 

 ous causes, and though the 23laces were twice reset 

 there were many vacancies. 



As will be seen, Henderson's Early Snowball 

 (from Henderson in 1885) was the earliest, form- 

 ing the first head July 8, or ninety-seven days 

 from sowing the seed. The heads also were rather 

 above the average in size. Extra selected Dwarf 

 Erfurt was the second in earliness and every plant 

 headed. 



A notable fact brought out by this table is the 

 effect of the early planting on the late and half- 

 early varities. It might be supposed, as these 

 varities require a long season, that this early 

 planting would give the best results, enabling 

 them to attain their full development. But it 

 appears that it caused many of the plants to head 

 jDrematurely when small, while it greatly pro- 

 lonofed the season of the varietv. 



