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Richard Frotscher's Almanac and Garden Manual 



CAULIFLOWER. 



Choufleur, (Fr.) Blumenkohl, (Ger.) Coliflor, (Sp.) 



Le Normands (short stemmed.) 

 Early Italian Giant. 

 Late Italian Giant. 



Extra Early Paris. 

 Hale Early Paris. 

 Large Asiatic. 

 Early Erfurt. 



This is one of the finest vegetables grown, and succeeds well in the 

 neighborhood of New Orleans. Large quantities are raised on the sea 

 coast in the neighborhood of Barataria Bay. The two Italian varieties 

 are of excellent quality, growing to a large size and are considered 

 hardier than the German and French varieties. I have had specimens 

 brought to the store, raised from seed obtained from me, weighing six- 

 teen pounds. The ground for planting Cauliflowers should be very 

 rich. They thrive best in rich sandy soil, and require plenty of moist- 

 ure during the formation of the head. The Italian varieties should be 

 sown from April till July ; the latter month and June is the best time 

 to sow the early Giant. During August, September and October the 

 Le Normands, Half Early Paris, Asiatic and Erfurt can be sown. The 

 Half Early Paris is very popular, but the other varieties are just as 

 good, and the Asiatic is a little hardier than the rest. For Spring crop 

 the Italian kinds do not answer, but the early French and German 

 varieties can be sown at the end of December and during January in a 

 bed protected from frost, and may be transplanted during February 

 and as late as March, into the open ground ; if we have a favorable 

 season and not too dry, they will be very fine, but if the heat sets in 

 soon, the flowers will not obtain the same size as those obtained from 

 seeds sown in fall, and which head during December and January. 



Extra Early Paris, the earliest variety, heads small, very tender. 



Half Early Paris. The most popular in the New Orleans mar- 

 ket. Heads of good size, white and compact. 



Large Asiatic Cauliflower. 



and 



Large Asiatic is similar to the above, but grows stronger, 

 is hardier. Quite a favorite variety with those who know it. 



Early Erfurt. This variety is of a more dwarfish growth than 

 the two former. Heads white and of good size. Heads with certainty. 



