110 MAINE STATE COLLEGE 



As will be seen, nearly all of the earliest varieties produced a 

 high percentage of marketable heads, while the later sorts were 

 anything but satisfactory. Of the whole number of varieties grown 

 sixteen produced more than seventy-five per cent of marketable 

 heads, while with eight varieties, every plant produced a good 

 head. The earliest varieties were Burpee's Best Early, Dwarf 

 Danish, Kronk's Perfection, and Livingston's Earliest. These were 

 closely followed by Alabaster, Landreth's First, Long Island 

 Beauty and several strains of Snowball. 



Most of the late varieties were checked by the dry weather and 

 showed a tendency to ^button," or go to seed, hence are not con- 

 sidered here. 



The following field notes concerning the more important varieties 

 were made 



Alabaster: (Johnson & Stokes). — Said to be a sport from 

 Dwarf Erfurt (see below). A small early variety. An erect grower 

 and may be planted closely. 



Autumn Giant : (Thorburn) . — A very large late variety of 

 excellent quality ; should not be started so early as most other sorts. 



Best Early : (Burpee's Best Early, Burpee). — Small, but one of 

 the earliest and surest heading varieties. 



Dwarf Erfurt: (Thorburn). — Takes its name from the city of 

 Erfurt, Germany, where cauliflowers are extensively grown. One 

 of the most popular early varieties Several strains were grown 

 this year, of which the best seemed to be Thorburn's Extra Early.. 



Early Danish : (Farquhar) . — Of the Erfurt type ; forming a 

 medium sized head, very firm and good. One of the best. 



Early Paris (Thorburn, Farquhar) . — Moderately vigorous, with 

 long stem and of spreading habit. Leaves covered with heavy 

 bluish white bloom giving the variety a characteristic light shade- 

 Heads of fair size but lacking in solidity. 



Giant Purple. (Childs). — A large, late variety, very attractive 

 when growing, and of excellent flavor, but when served its color 

 is objectionable. 



Imperial. (Landreth). — A medium sized pure white variety. Of 

 spreading habit and heads not very firm. 



Kronk's Perfection. (Farquhar) . — A very fine strain of the Erfurt 

 type. Of medium size, early, uniform, and in our plantation was- 

 among the best. 



