210 CROP GROWING AND CROP FEEDING 



and some were grown in frames. The winter, fortunately, was a mild one, 

 and the plants set outside were just as good as those set in frames, but a little 

 later. The seed lists give a number of varieties, but there is only one strain 

 that we have found worthy of attention in this country. This is the selection 

 from the Dwarf Erfurt, known as Snowball. This does so uniformly well 

 that we can see no reason for needing any other, especially for the South. 

 Some of the later sorts may do well in the North, but for the South, the only 

 cauliflower is the Snowball. 



