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price. It is grown in much the same manner as cabbage; 

 the plants, however, are not as hardy in resisting cold 

 weather as cabbage, are more sensitive to adverse con- 

 ditions, and should have more manure in the soil. As 

 soon as the head commences to form, the outside leaves 

 of the plant should be drawn together over the head so as 



Fig. 83. Snowball cauliflower. 



to keep the sunlight away from it. Treated in this way 

 the heads will be nearly snow white, while if not protected 

 they become brown in color and are not as salable. The 

 crop ripens somewhat irregularly. When danger of hard 

 frost is apparent the immature heads should be pulled 

 with roots and leaves and be planted out in a cold 

 cellar or cold frame, where many of them will form good, 

 salable heads. 



The insect enemies are the same as those of the cab- 

 bage. 



