STOKES SEEDS 



CAULIFLOWER 



(Brassica 01erniicea\ 

 Var. botrytis ) 



Harry Gale standing behind his prize winning Cauliflower 



A letter received from Mr. Harry Gale on November 22, 1928: "Took second prize on Snowball, 

 and second and third prizes on a collection of dozen heads at The Royal Winter Fair, Toronto. 

 Canada. There were fifteen entries in each class." 



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ORicrK— native of Europe and West Asia, having been under cultivation sometime before the 

 Christian Era. It apparently was well-known to the Greeks and Romans, at least in its cruder form. 

 It is not until more recent times that the vegetable has been refined to its present condition. Pickering 

 states that Cauliflower was first mentioned in 540 B. C. Hehn, a German writer, states that true 

 Cauliflower is of Eastern origin and came to Europe via Venice and Antwerp. The Moors of Spain 

 are said to have written about it in the twelfth century, having received it about that time from Syria 

 On its first introduction to West Europe it was called Cabbage of Cyprus, probably referring to the 

 place where the seed was grown. 



No. 26— Riverhead Snowball 



Days to maturity, 110-120. In Cauliflower, we have based 

 our success on the supp>osition that to do one thing very well, 

 will bring a greater return to ourselves and our customers than to 

 spread our effort over a number of different strains. Our success 

 with Snowball Cauliflower is the result of complete investi- 

 gations of the whole subject. The strain we offer, in the experi- 

 ence of many of our customers, has not been surpassed. To 

 identify it we now sell it under the name of Riverhead Snowball. 

 Riverhead Snowball will mature with great evenness. The 

 heads are solid, finely grained and pure white in color. One of 

 the outstanding features is the great depth of the head. The 

 plant is compact, but not too short-leaved. It is vigorous and 

 quick growing. The heads make a beautiful appearance on the 

 market and sell for the highest prices. The\' are of fine texture, 

 entirely smooth and free from head leaves. Under ordinary 

 conditions there will be no loss from shift or pearling. 



Riverhead Snowball, has come in for some high 

 comfjctitive honors this year. .At the Canadian 

 National Exhibition in Toronto it took first prize. 

 In the Cauliflower contest staged by the Vegetable 

 ^ ^ ^. Growers .Association of America, at South Bend, 

 Indiana, it took second and third prizes. Beside these 

 two awards, Riverhead Snowball has come out with 

 honors in many individual exhibits. Mr. Harry Gale's 

 statement as submitted with his exhibit in the Cauli- 

 flower Champion Contest is printed on the opposite 

 page. This story can be read with profit by anv 

 Cauliflower grower. Growers who are on the lookout 

 for one of the ver\- finest strains of Snowball will find 

 great satisfaction and a high degree of excellence in the 

 Stokes strain — Riverhead Snowball. Price, delivered: 

 pkt., 50c; 1/2 oz.. 80c; oz., $1.50; '/< lb., $6.00; 

 1/2 lb., $12.00; lb., $24.00; 5 lbs., @ $22.00 per lb.; 

 10 lbs., (3, $20.00 per lb. 



