CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION <> 



ORIGIN AND HISTORY 9 



THE CAULIFLOWER INDUSTRY. In Europe. In the 



United States. Importation of Cauliflowers. 19 



MANAGEMENT OF THE CROP. Soil. Fertilizers. 

 Planting. Cultivating. Harvesting. Keep- 

 ing. Marketing 25 



THE EARLY CROP. Caution against Planting it 

 largely. Special Directions. Buttoning 53 



CAULIFLOWER EEGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. 

 Upper Atlantic Coast. Lake Eegion. Prairie 

 Kegion. Cauliflowers in the South. The 

 Pacific Coast 61 



INSECT AND FUNGUS ENEMIES. Flea Beetle. Cut 

 Worms. Cabbage Maggot. Cabbage Worm. 

 Stem Rot. Damping Off. Black Leg 93 



CAULIFLOWER SEED. Importance of Careful Selec- 

 tion. Where the Seed is Grown. Influence 

 of Climate. American Grown Seed 107 



VARIETIES. Descriptive Catalogue. Order of 

 Earliness. Variety Tests. Best Varieties. ..125 



BROCCOLI. Differences between Broccoli and 

 Cauliflower. Cultivation, Use, and Varieties 

 of Broccoli 189 



COOKING CAULIFLOWER. Digestibility. Nutritive 

 Value. Chemical Composition. Receipts . . . 195 



RECAPITULATION 221 



GLOSSARY 223 



REFERENCES . . . . 226 



