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of the heads weighing six to seven pounds. The 

 soil of my garden is a light sandy loam, requiring 

 heavy manuring, and frequent irrigation of the 

 plants toward the time of heading; it cannot be 

 said to be exactly suited to this vegetable. I get 

 my seed (the White Snowball) from Peter Hender- 

 son, of New York, sow in December in hot-bed, 

 transplant as soon as large enough to a cold frame, 

 and transplant as soon as danger of frost is over, 

 say about the first part or middle of March, to the 

 open ground, which has been well prepared and 

 manured with stable manure. I cultivate the same 

 as for cabbage, and the crop matures about the first 

 of May.' 



" One of the most successful market gardeners and 

 truck farmers in this vicinity [Mobile], says : ' We 

 have cultivated cauliflower for a long series of 

 years, but find it much less profitable than the 

 raising of cabbage; first, on account of its tender- 

 ness, making it liable to be injured in transporta- 

 tion to distant markets, and second, by reason of 

 repeated failure of the crop in consequence of the 

 too early advent of spells of hot and dry weather 

 at the opening of the warm season. We sow in 

 November in cold frame, keep well thinned out 

 under glass until about the 20th of January, then 

 transplant to the open ground, cultivating well 

 with frequent watering if the weather should be 



