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HOW TO GROW 



year. This seed-bed should be nicely made. Rake 

 in some fertilizer : be careful not to use it too 

 heavily, for it may burn them if very strong. It 

 is safest to do the sowing by hand. Take a tin 

 box, about an inch and a half in diameter, and 

 make two holes in the bottom, one for Erfurt and 

 one for Algiers ; plug the one you do not wish to 

 use, then put in some seed, and put on the cover, 

 and shake it along the rows ; it works quickly 

 and well, if the holes are of the right size.* Sow 

 the seed about three-quarters of an inch deep, and 

 sow the Erfurt more thickly than the Algiers. 

 Before the plants crack the ground there should 

 be a good supply of tobacco dust at hand ; the 

 finest is the best and cheapest. This is the best 

 preventive for that destructive little bug known 

 among cauliflower growers as the "Jack." The 

 tobacco dust should be applied very freely the 

 first week or two. Put it on while the dew is on 

 the plants and after a rain. It takes about six 

 weeks for the plants to grow to the right size for 

 transplanting. 



FERTILIZERS. AND HOW TO APPLY THEM. 



About three weeks before the time for trans- 

 planting, the fertilizers should all be applied, 



* This idea of making the sowing quickly and evenly by the use of 

 a box with a perforated bottom is very good; but we would suggest the 

 u^e of different boxes for the different sizes of seeds, to avoid the trouble 

 that might ensue if the plugs worked out. They could be made 

 without expense, from old Tomato or Baking Powder Cans. — Ed. 



