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room until the seeds are thoroughly matured and dry 

 enough for threshing. 



For stock-seed, sowing should be made in north- 

 ern latitudes in spring or earlier than when partially 

 formed heads are wanted, and late in autumn selections 

 are made of those plants having short, thick stalks, 

 with firm heads of a fine, white color, and particularly 

 the earliest formed heads which show no indication of 

 shooting to seed. These selected plants are taken up 

 and stored over winter in the same way as given on the 

 preceding page for partially headed plants. 



Market. Upwards of 10,000 pounds is considered 

 the present annual consumption of cauliflower seed in 

 the United States. The best of this seed is imported 

 from Denmark; in fact, nearly all used here at present is 

 imported from Europe. Danish seed is notably preferred 

 throughout Europe. Perhaps the most suitable climate 

 in America, approaching nearest to that of Denmark, 

 for the growing of cauliflower seed, is that previously 

 spoken of in the chapter on cabbage, namely, along 

 the Puget Sound, in Washington. Cauliflower seed 

 which has given most excellent satisfaction, is now 

 grown in that quarter, but the industry there is, as yet, 

 practically in its infancy. Considering the soil and 

 climatic conditions of this Puget Sound country, it is 

 regarded safe to predict that that section will, in time, 

 be headquarters for the best cauliflower seed for the 

 entire country. 



In Denmark, in a favorable season, a yield of seed is 

 about 250 pounds per acre, at prices to the grower of 

 $2.50 to $5.00 per pound, according to variety. 



CELERY. 

 For raising celery seed, the course to be pursued is 



