112 VEGETABLE GROWING PROJECTS 



1. Importance of crop. — Cauliflower is regarded as the most 

 refined and the most delicate member of the cabbage family. It 

 is unquestionably the most difficult to grow. The crop is of 

 special commercial importance in certain localities that furnish 

 ideal climatic and cultural conditions such as Long Island and 

 other sections adjacent to large bodies of water. It is grown 

 locally to a greater or less extent for all northern markets, and it 

 is a favorite crop with thousands of home gardeners. 



1. To what extent is cauliflower grown for commercial purposes ? 



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2. What points can be made in its favor for the home garden? 



W-VG : 295. C : 187. 



3. Do you think you should grow cauliflower as a home project? 



4. What is known about the history of cauliflower? 



5. How does cauliflower differ botanically from cabbage? 



6. Carefully examine and describe a head of cauliflower. Of what 



parts of the plant is it composed? 



7. What are the best methods to cook and serxc cauliflower? 



8. To what extent is cauliflower grown as a forcing crop? 



2. Selecting location. — Though cauliflower is very closely 

 related to cabbage, conditions which are favorable to the culture 

 of the latter crop might fail to yield a satisfactory crop of cauli- 

 flower. For example, farm land of average fertility with a fairly 

 heavy grass sod, and moderate applications of plant food, should 

 produce a profitable crop of cabbage ; but its use for cauliflower, 

 on a business scale at least, would be an unsafe venture. In the 



