110 CAULIFLOWEE. 



ground. There should be plenty of well-rotted horse- 

 niauure ploughed under, at least eighty two-horse 

 loads to the acre, and then a slight top-dressing, two 

 or three hundred pounds of Peruvian guano or finely- 

 ground bone spread broadcast before planting, or at 

 the first hoeing around the plants. 



When the plants are wintered in a cold frame, 

 they may be set in the open ground early in April, 

 and the heads will be well formed before the hot 

 weather in Jiily. With late Spring planting it is 

 almost impossible to get Cauliflowers to form any 

 heads. The flowers will " button," and, in eight 

 cases out of ten, the crop will not cover expenses. 

 Two years ago we planted twelve hundred in a piece 

 of rich ground on the 15th of May ; they were a 

 total failure, not producing ten good heads. 



For a Fall crop, the seed may be sown at the 

 same time as for Winter Cabbage, and planted in 

 the field at tlie same distance apart, about the mid- 

 dle of July. 



The early kinds may be set closer together, two 

 feet apart each way. When a crop succeeds, it will 

 bring from seven hundred to one thousand dollars on 

 an acre. 



The number of varieties cultivated is quite lim- 

 ited. If the private gardener will select, for plant- 

 ing in the kitchen-garden, such kinds as are popular 

 with market-gardeners, he will be sure to make no 

 mistake. 



Eaely Paeis is one of the reliable varieties, and 

 a favorite with cultivators. Under good treatment, 

 it forms solid heads, that are, when cooked, tender 



