188 THE CAULIFLOWER. 



be grown on an acre, renders them especially valu- 

 able. 



A variety which in the past has given the most 

 general satisfaction for the fall crop is Early Paris. 

 Of the later maturing varieties, Veitch's Autumn 

 Giant and Lenormand Short- stem, have been, 

 and are still, popular, especially at the South. At 

 present probably more than three fourths of the 

 cauliflowers grown in this country are of the new 

 varieties of the Dwarf Erfurt group. For the 

 North, especially, these are now the most reliable 

 and are increasing in popularity. 



