64 POPULAR VEGETABLES 



ing plenty of air. Plant in very rich soil. Seed of 

 the small Early Snowball may be sown in February 

 in frames, and good heads cut in thirteen weeks from 

 the date of sowing, but a rich root run is essential. 

 Other early kinds, such as the Older Early London, 

 Early Walcheren and Defiance Forcing, are all useful 

 for open-air sowing at the season named. 



Summer Cauliflowers. There is an excellent choice 

 of summer varieties. When the Walcheren is sown 

 in March, April and May, a succession is provided. 

 The Esprit Mammoth, the Pearl, Purity, King of 

 Cauliflowers and Magnum Bonum are all excellent. 

 The summer plants can frequently occupy spaces be- 

 tween tall growing crops such as Runner Beans and 

 Peas, and when grown in this way they can be cleared 

 away in autumn. Summer Cauliflowers give little 

 trouble. The seed is sown in the open, and the 

 seedlings planted out in May, June and July ; they 

 will crop well into the early autumn, when the true 

 autumn varieties become plentiful. Remember that 

 Cauliflowers delight in much moisture, plenty of 

 manure and ample supplies of liquid manure, with a 

 mulch of decayed manure in summer when the soil is 

 very light. The plants must always be two feet apart. 



Autumn Cauliflowers. This section contains some 

 of the largest of all the varieties. The well-known 

 Autumn Giant, Autumn Mammoth and Esprit 

 Mammoth are all excellent for giving supplies from 

 September to November. This sowing usually takes 

 place in March or April. Six months' growth is 



