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TABLE IV, 

 CAULIFLOWERS IN POTS IND BOXES. 





■n 





m . 



•/. . 







--I- 





5 



floi 



,-. '/j 



- 3 





— X 



f. •' 

 »*= 

 P ''' 



- 



o 



qH 2 



c K 

















gS,g 



Variety. 



P s 



£ 3 



13 



p5 





_ /' 



Q '/. 





fc o 



y o 



fc o 



y. a 



HP 



y - 



3h -- 



Dwarf French, Half Early Dwarf 

















French. 

















Pots 



1 



4 



1 







6 



13 



4G.2 









4 



1 







5 



21 



23.8 



Gilt Edge (Thorburn). 

















Pots 



4 



9 



2 



1 



16 



17 



94.! » 





2 



7 



2 



1 



12 



16 



75. 



Paris, Extra Early Paris. 



















2 



1 











3 



17 



17. ft 













2 



1 



3 



17 



17. ft 



London, Large Early London. 

















Pots 





 





 



1 



3 



10 



10 



11 

 13 



20 

 21 



55. 





Ol.ft 



In two instances there was a difference of twenty per cent in 

 favor of the plants grown in pots. One variety gave the same 

 number of heads in each case but the plants from pots were two to 

 three weeks earlier than the others. The fourth variety gave a 

 slight difference, about seven per cent, in favor of the box treat- 

 ment. Doubtless any benefit that might arise from handling plants 

 in pots would lie in the fact that the plants are kept at a more 

 uniform rate of growth. 



Conclusion: Indications point to an increased percentage of 

 marketable heads as a result of handling cauliflower plants in pots 

 during early stages of growth. 



4. Effects of Trimming : The value of reducing the amount of 

 foliage at the time of removal to the field with reference to the 

 heading of cauliflower, received some attention. The seed was 

 sown April 3, the young plants were transferred to boxes April 24 

 and again May 10. All were removed to the field May 29, when 

 the foliage of one lot was reduced by one-half while a duplicate lot 

 was left without trimming. 



