THE CABBAGE FAMILY 



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Cauliflower 



Cauliflower is not so easy to raise as cabbage, but 

 it is so much enjoyed by most people that the extra 

 eflFort to grow it is well worth while. For this plant, 

 the soil should be very rich and well filled with 

 humus, as success depends upon a constant supply 



Snowball Cauliflower 



of moisture at the root. In fact, the average gar- 

 dener has not had much luck in getting good heads 

 of cauliflower, chiefly for lack of the proper amount 

 of moisture. 



Varieties. — Lately a new variety has been de- 

 veloped in Denmark, the home of almost all valued 

 members of the cabbage group, which forms good 

 heads under the conditions which prevail in the 

 ordinary American garden. This variety, called the 

 Dryweather cauliflower, is especially recommended 



