CATALOGUE FOR THE SOUTH. 21 
CAULIFLOWER. 
CULTURE.—Same as for Cabbage. 
and transplant to cold frame when large enough to handle. 
is past, set out in the open rows 2% feet apart ana 1% feet in the row. 
For Spring crop sow seed in January in hot bed, 
As soon as danger of frost 
Plenty of good 
manure should be well incorporated with the soil, and plenty of cultivating and hoeing 
should follow this up. 
be ready for market before frost. 
improved if water is frequently supplied during long dry spells 
For a fall crop, seeds should be sown in July to November to 
The size and quality of the heads will be greatly 
After the heads begin 
to form, the leaves are to be drawn over and tied together to protect it from the sun 
and to keep it white. 
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An ounce of good seed will make about 2,000 plants; four ounces 
will plant an acre. Ready for table in 100 days or less. 
Steckler’s Extra Snowball. 
STECKLER’S EXTRA SNOWBALL.— 
(Danish Grown)—A ffine quality, great 
favorite and standard throughout’ the 
country; very early, close growing, of 
compact habit. 
the most satisfactory early varieties. The 
heads are large. For early or late plant- 
ing, for family or market garden, this 
kind can be depended on. Packet, 25c.; oz., 
$1.75; % ib., $6.00; lb., $20.00, postpaid. 
LABEGE ALGIERS, Velmorin’s—aA valu- 
able !tate sort, sure to head, of excellent 
quality and popular with market gardeners. 
The plant is large but of upright growth, 
the leaves protecting the heads so that 
they will endure uninjured a frost that 
would ruin most other sorts. This is one 
of the very best of the late varieties. 
Packet, 15c.; 0oz., 60c; 1% Iib., $2.25; Iib., 
$8.00, postpaid. 
EARLY ITALIAN GIANT.—Very large 
fine sort, not quite so late as the [ate 
Italian and almost as large. The heads are 
quite large, white and compact, and of: de- 
licious flavor. When sown at the proper 
season it will head with certainty and will 
not fail to give satisfaction. Packet, 15c.; 
0Z., 60c.; 4% 1b., $2.25; 1b., $8.00, postpaid. 
LATE ITALIAN GIANT.—This 
largest: of all Cauliflowers, and grown to 
considerable extent. It is very large and 
compact; should rot be sown later than 
June, as it takes from seven to nine 
months before it heads. Packet, 15c.; oz., 
60c.; % lhb., $2.25; 1b., $8.00, postpaid. 
STECKLER’S SIX WEEKS CAULI- 
FLOWER.—This new sort will mature in 
six weeks after transplanting from cold 
frame; grows equally well in all climates, 
and can besides be used for early and late 
outdoor crop with the same excellent re- 
sult. Package, 35c. 
BROCCOLI. 
CULTURE.—Resembles the Cauliflower 
but not forming such compact heads, and 
not quite so white, being of greenish cast. 
EARLY LARGE WEITE FRENCH.— 
This is considered the best sort for most 
sections. The plants are very hardy, vigor- 
It is without doubt one of . 
is the. 
ous and easily grown. The heads are 
white, compact, hard and of good quality. 
Packet, 15c.; 0z., 60c.; 44 lh., $2.00, postpaid. 
SIBERIAN.—A very vigorous growing 
variety of spreading habit, its green foliage 
having a distinctive bluish tinge or bloom. 
The leaves are very large, comparatively 
plain in the center but are cut and frilled 
at the edges. The variety is very hardy, 
a favorite for greens and in some sections 
is extensively grown for forage. This 
sort is sometimes called Sprouts. Package, 
10c.; 0Z., 15c.; 4% I1b., 30c.; lb., $1.00, post- 
paid. 
COLLARDS (Georgia. ) 
CULTURE.—Planted in Spring and in 
Fall, these greens resemble cabbages in 
growth, and are largely planted for use as 
boiling greens during the Winter months. 
They do not head up, but form a mass of 
leaves on tall stems, and in the South 
continue to grow all Winter. They have 
a cabbage like taste. One ounce to 2,500 
plants; 6 ounces per acre. Packet, 10c.; 
oz., 15c; %4 1hb., 30c.; lb, $1.00, postpaid, 
