86 THE CAULIFLOWER. 



none excel the cauliflower, which attains such a size 

 that a single head measures 18 inches to 2 feet in 

 diameter, and makes a donkey load. The gigantic 

 cauliflower is not distinct from our European 

 species, but is solely produced by a cultivation 

 which necessity has dictated. Being one of the 

 Northern vegetables that degenerate or bear no 

 seed if not annually procured from Europe, it is 

 propagated by cuttings. After the heads are 

 gathered the stubs are allowed to throw out new 

 shoots, which are again planted and have to grow 

 two years, producing the second, the enormous 

 heads." 



The following from Woodro w's " Gardening in 

 India," (4th edition, Bombay, 1888), contains 

 many interesting points of suggestive value for the 

 the extreme South: 



"Cauliflower, being a delicate plant, always 

 needs great care and attention in its cultivation, 

 but much less care is necessary in this country 

 than in Europe. The soil most suitable is a rich 

 friable loam, such as occurs in the black soil of the 

 Duccan, the alluvial tracts in the basin of the 

 Ganges or Nerbudda. Thorough working of the 

 soil is necessary, and in stations where the market 

 price of cauliflower is usually over four annas per 

 head, as is the case in many parts of Southern 

 India, the crop is well worth extra care in the 



