APPENDIX. 



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Livingstones Earliest (Livingston).— One of the earliest. Small 

 but uniform in date of maturity — a valuable consideration in a 

 market variety. 



Long Istand Beauty (Gregory). A valuable second early sort. 

 Only two cuttings were necessary, and every plant produced a 

 marketable head. 



Prize Earliest {Ma,n\e) . — Three weeks later than some of the 

 other early sorts. Not satisfactory this season. 



Snoiohall {Early Snowball, Thorburn). — A moderately vigor- 

 ous variety forming small but very solid heads. From this type 

 many valuable strains have been derived. One of the most valu- 

 able of these is the next mentioned. 



Thorburn Gilt Edge (Thorburn). — Not quite so vigorous as the 

 parent, the leaves being slightly smaller and very dense, while the 

 stem is shorter Heads small but of good form and solid. Usually 

 one of the most reliable. 



Vaughan's Danish Snowball (Vaughan). — Differs little from 

 Snoioball mentioned above. Very early and apparently a sure 

 header. 



Algiers, Italian Taranto, Late Dutch, London, Nonpareil, Stadt- 

 holder and some others, while producing very good individual 

 heads, were not reliable the past season, but will be given further 

 trial. 



SUMMARY. 



1. The general treatment of the cauliflower is similar to that 

 required by cabbages. Thorough and frequent cultivation are 

 essential. The outer leaves should be brought together and tied a 

 few days before cutting, that the heads may be well bleached. 



2. Handling plants in pots before setting in the field increased 

 the percentage of marketable heads. 



3. Trimming plants at time of setting is of doubtful value. 



4. Early varieties are, as a rule, more certain to produce a sat- 

 isfactory crop than are the later sorts. 



5. The earliest varieties grown the past season were : Burpee's 

 Best Early, Dwarf Danish, Kronk's Perfection and Livingston's 

 Earliest ; closely followed by Alabaster, Landreth's First, Long 

 Island Beauty and several strains of Snowball. All of these varie- 

 ties produced a high percentage of marketable heads. 



W. M. MUNSON. 



Maink State College, 

 Orono, Me., April 1, 1894. 



