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hence gardeners speak of it as "the curd." This plant 

 will not withstand as much of either cold or heat as the 

 cabbage, and hence must be planted so as to head either 

 in early spring or late fall. This plant requires even 



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Fig. f). Thorburn's" Gilt-Edge Cauliflower. 



more moisture and more fertile soil than the cabbage. 

 For the fall crop, the seed may be sown in the open 

 ground in July, slightly protected from the direct 

 rays of the sun, and transplanted deeply the last of 



