CAULIFLOWER. 



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'ig. (52.— Snowball eauliflowe 



torted. It is. 

 however, con- 

 sidered much 

 more delicate 

 than cabbage 

 and brings a 

 higher price. 

 It is grown in 

 much the same 

 manner as cab- 

 b a g e : the 

 plants, howev- 

 er, are not so 

 hardy in resist- 

 ing cold weath- 

 er as cabbage, 

 are more sensi- 

 tive to adverse 

 conditions and 



should have more man- 

 urein the soil. As soon 

 as the head commences 

 to form, the outside 

 leaves of the plantshonld 

 be drawn together over 

 the head so as to keep 

 the sunlight away from 

 it. Treated in this way. 

 the heads will be nearly 

 snow white: if not pro- 

 tected, they become 

 brown in color and are 

 not as salable. The 

 crop ripens somewhat 

 irregularly. When dan- 

 ger of hard frost is appa- 

 rent, the immature heads 



qhrmlrl hp miller] with F ' L S- 63.— Cauliflower plant with leaves tied to- 

 teiiuuiu uc puiieu wiwi aether to keep the sunlight off the head, 

 roots and leaves and This should be done as soon as the head 

 -, , , , . can be seen, and the leaves should remain 



De planted out in«na tied until the head is cut out. 



