26 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1914 



CAULIFLOWER 



A splendid money crop where soil is rich and climate cool and damp. 



Culture. — A gross feeder, and well repays heavy manuring and high 

 culture. It SLicceeas best on well drained soil. Start plants in frame or 

 seed bed, and transplant. Seed for early cauliflower niay be started in 



Autumn in a cool frame, or in early Spring in a hot bed. For main crop, 

 Summer and Autumn, the seed should be sowed iu May or June. Sow 

 shallow. One ounce of seed for 30C0 plants; % pound for an acre. Set 

 the plants 2 to 3 feet apart each way. Fight worms with Bug Death. 



i.7 Earliest Dwarf Erfurt 



This is a first-class cauliflower, and next 

 to my Prize Earliest and Snowball Is the 

 best and surest to head. It would be a leader, 

 ei.cept foi the two especiallj fine types abo-s e 

 mentioned As it is, it find^ special fa\ oi m 

 many sections Packet, 15 cts; '4 ounce, 

 85c.; oz., $3.00; % lb., S'«.00; lb., $30.00. 



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Autumn Giant 



This is a large late variety, with fine, well-propor- 

 tioned heads. The heads are so well protected by 

 the foliage as to remain a long time fit for use. 

 Pacliet, 10 ceixts; ]:-, oniice, 35 ceiits; ounce, 

 60 cents; I4 pound, $1.75; pound, $6.00. 



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Early Snowball 



One of the most popular standard sorts. It 

 belongs to the same group of cauliflowers as 

 Manle's Prize Earliest and stands next to it in 

 point of earline«s and excellence Produces 

 heads 9 inches aeioss m this latitude by June 

 10th, and uudei good ti eat men t e^ eiT plant will 

 pioduceahead Pacl«.et, .20 cents; I4 ounce, 

 85 cts.; oz., $3.00; '4 lb., $8.00; lb., $30.00. 



