ANOTHER HARDY GARDEN BOOK 



beautiful solid white cauliflower heads of 

 her own raising, surrounded with their blue- 

 green leaves. The soil must be rich and the 

 plants should be set out about May 20th, 

 although for an early crop they might be 

 set out the last of April. If the weather 

 conies off dry the cauliflowers will suffer, 

 as they require water. A good mulch will 

 help them by keeping the soil moist. When 

 the heads begin to form draw the leaves 

 together and tie them near the top over the 

 cauliflower. This forms a protection from 

 the sun and keeps the cauliflower white. 



Two packets of seed should raise a suffi- 

 cient number of plants. The seed for an 

 early crop should be sowed in March in 

 "boxes in the house or in hot-beds. Seed for 

 a late crop to be set out the end of July 

 may be sowed early in May in a small bed 

 in the garden. The seedlings must be 

 watered carefully and not allowed to suffer 

 from drought. 



Celery. Seed for celery can be sown in 



