CULTURE OF THE CAULIFLOWER AND CABBAGE. 19 



Marshall P. Wilder, from the Committee, presented a report in 

 relation to the co-operation of this Society with the National Cen- 

 tennial Exhibition, in 1870, recommending the passage of the 

 following resolutiojis : 



Resolved, That as the Massachusetts Horticultural Society has 

 always been one of the great leaders in the promotion of the pomol- 

 ogy of this continent, it is our duty as well as our privilege, to co- 

 operate in the International Exhibition at Philadelphia, in 1876. 



Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed with full 

 powers to solicit contributions, forward the same, and have 

 general superintendence of all matters pertaining thereto. 



Resolved, That we recommend the appropriation of a sum not 

 exceeding one thousand dollars, to carry out the objects of these 

 resolutions. 



The report was adopted, and it was voted that the committee be 

 appointed by the President, and that he report at the next meeting. 



William C. Strong, Chairman of the Committee on Discussion, 

 announced the award of a prize of twenty-five dollars to William 

 H. White, of Westborough, for an Essay on the Cultivation of the 

 Cauliflower and Cabbage, which would be read immediately on the 

 close of the business meeting. 



John C. Bancroft, of Canton, 

 was elected to membership. 



Adjourned to the first Saturdav in December. 



MEETING FOR DISCUSSION. 



At this meeting, the prize essay, mentioned by Mr. Strong, was 

 read as follows : 



Culture of the Cauliflower and Cabbage Tribe (Brassica 



oleraced) . 



BY WILLIAM H. WHITE. 



There are some five varieties of the Brassica oleracea which are 

 cultivated, more or less, as garden or field crops ; none of them, 

 however, to the same extent as the common cabbage. Perhaps the 

 second in importance is the cauliflower ; certainly if we rate it as 

 a delicate vegetable for the table it is the peer of the choicest 

 cabbage. 



