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by the various seed houses is the best for growing 

 under glass. To get fine heads of CauHflower, 

 the soil should be made rich, at least one fourth 

 of the bulk should be good, well-decayed manure. 

 Liberal applications of the liquid manure as 

 advised for Tomatoes, and a light sprinkling of 

 some commercial fertilizer, having a high per- 

 centage of potash, over the soil after the plants 

 have started into growth, will prove beneficial. 



With the exception of Lettuce, Cauliflower will 

 generally prove the most satisfactory of any that 

 can be grown under glass. Requiring no support 

 and being comparatively free from insect pests, 

 the amount of labor necessary to its production 

 is less than for most other crops, and the snowy 

 whiteness and superb flavor of the heads can 

 not be had in heads grown out of doors. 



Sow seeds about July 1st, and for succession 

 once each month until April. 



When the young plants have made one or two 

 true leaves, take from the soil and pot singly into 

 two-and-one-half- or three-inch pots, using soil 

 but little richer than that in which the seeds 

 were sown. Water thoroughly and shade from 

 bright sunshine for three or four days. 



When the soil in the pots has become nicely 

 filled with roots, the plants are ready for setting 

 in the place where they are to grow. Care must 



