108 THE CAULIFLOWER. 



Macintosh states that cauliflower seed seldom 

 ripens in Scotland. In England, as I have said, it 

 is grown to a limited extent, but not so much as 

 that of broccoli. The seed plants are there selected 

 in June, at the time of heading, and allowed to 

 stand until the seed matures. Mr. Dean states 

 that his Early Snowball produces in warm, early 

 seasons better seed in England than anywhere else. 

 Loudon, in his " Encyclopaedia of Gardening " (5th 

 Ed., 1827)quotesNeill, as saying that "Until the time 

 of the French Revolution, quantities of English 

 cauliflower were regularly sent to Holland and the 

 low countries, and even France depended on us for 

 cauliflower seed. Even now English seed is pre- 

 ferred to any other." 



A later English writer states that the English 

 prefer Dutch seed and the Dutch English seed. 



Most of the seed now used in England, as well 

 as nearly all of that sold in this country comes 

 from Holland, France and Germany. The climate, 

 especially of Holland and North Germany, is par- 

 ticularly favorable for the production of tine strains 

 of seed, especially of the dwarf early varities. 



Mclntosh ("Book of the Garden," 1855, Vol. II, 

 p. 116) says: " Our best cauliflower seed is imported 

 from Holland, and for its quality we have much 

 greater reason to thank the better climate than the 

 growers, who are not over particular in the matter, 

 as Dutch cauliflower seed is sure to sell." 



