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THE CAULIFLOWER. 



flower, or strains of one variety, is grown by him 

 for seed in any one year. 



The following letter from the same writer ex- 

 plains itself: 



" FIDAI.GO, Washington, April 3, 1891, 

 " MR. A. A. CRQZIER, Ann Arbor, Mich, 



" Dear Sir : Your letter of inquiry received. In 

 answer would say, I am the original cauliflower 

 raiser in the Puget Sound country. In 1882 I dis- 

 covered that by wintering the plants over in cold- 

 frame, and keeping them growing all winter, those 

 that were transplanted without wilting would form 

 heads, and then throw seed- stalks in time to form 

 seed before frost, if they were continually wet with 

 tepid water after heading. The first seed that was 

 put on the market was sold by Francis Brill, Eiver- 

 head, L. I. Since then I have furnished some of 

 the largest firms in the country with seed, and the 

 seed has given perfect satisfaction. There is a 

 secret in raising good seed that I don't care to give 

 away. Several of my neighbors have tried to raise 

 the seed, and I believe some of it has been put on 

 the market, but it has proved inferior for the want 

 of skill in knowing which heads to seed from, as all 

 heads will not do to seed from, even though they 

 may appear perfect to an inexperienced eye. It's 

 skilled labor that produces No. 1 seed. 



