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Karly Winning-stadt. This is a very 

 solid-heading variety; pointed, of good size 

 and of the same season as the Oxheart. 

 Very good for family use. But does not 

 suit the market, as no pointed cabbage can 

 be sold to any advantage in New Orleans. 



Jersey Wakefield. Very popular in 

 the North, but little planted here. It is of 

 niediuni^size and heads up well. 



Red Dutch. Mostly used tor pickling 

 or salads. Very little cultivated. 



Batly Dwarf Savoy, Head rather 

 small but solid; leaves very curled and suc- 

 culent; of a dark green color. Very fine 

 for family garden. 



Early Dwarf Savoy. 



Green Globe Savoy. Medium sized 

 beads, not very hard, but all the leaves can 

 be used. This and the following variety 

 are of fine flavor, and preferred by many 

 over the other kinds. 



Green Globe Savoy, 



Drumhead Savoy. I^eaves are wrink- 

 led, but not quite so much as the two fore- 

 going kinds. It grows to a good size with 

 large roundish head. 





Drumhead Savoy. 



CAULIFLOWER. 



CHOUFI.EUR (Fr.), Bl^UMENKOHIv, (Ger.), CoivIFI^OR (Sp.), CavoIvO FiorE (Ital.) 



Cauliflower, which may be considered one of the finest of vegetables, does exceedingly 

 well in the vicinity of New Orleans and especially on the Gulf Coast and the little Islands. 

 Large quantities of this delicate plant are annually grown at Grand Isle and along Bara- 

 taria Bay^ and it may be safely admitted that there is hardly a country, perhaps with the 

 exception of the Mediterranean Sea Coast, that produces finer Cauliflower than the Gulf 

 Coast of Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. 



The Italian varieties, especially seem to thrive well at Grand Isle, producing beautiful 

 snow white heads of enormous size; and although later, they are much hardier than the 

 French and German kinds. 



CULTURE. 



The soil of Louisiana, especially along the Gulf and Lake Ponchartrain, seems to be well 

 adapted to Cabbage and Cauliflower culture, and the salt atmosphere is to a large extent 

 very beneficial to their growth. But not only on the Gulf Coast, fv>r in the immediate 

 neighborhood of our city some fineCauliflowershave been raised, especially Algerian, Early 

 Erfurt, LeNormand and Half Early Paris, but owing to the irregularity of our climate they 

 are not always quite as sure as those along the coast. Cauliflower, according to varieties, 

 ma}' be sown almost during the entire summer, beginning as early as the end of April with 

 the Late Italian Giant and continuing with this variety up to the beginning of June. Dur- 

 ing June and July the Early Italian Giant, the Malta and Short Stemmed Neapolitan 

 should be sown, and during August, September, October and November, the Algerian, Le 

 Normand. Early Erfurt and Half Early Paris. The Extra Early Paris, which may be 

 considered one of the earliest, and the Early Snowball can be sown from November to 

 February, or under favorable circumstances perhaps as late as March; although fall sowing 

 is preferable. By sowing in May and June, and even some years in July and August we 

 generally find it difficult to get a proper stand of plants, partly owing to the hot and unfav- 

 orable weather and partly to the ravages of insects, hence, some gardeners advocate sow- 



All Cauliflower Seeds Imported direct from the Growers, 



