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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 



CAULIFLOWER. 



For Price List see Red Pages in Back of Book. 



Choufleur (Fr.), Blumenkohl (Ger.), Coliflor (Sp.), Cavolo Fiore (Ital.) 



Extra Early Paris. 

 Half Early Paris. 

 Early Dwarf Erfurt. 

 LeNormands (short stemmed). 



Large Algiers. 

 Early Italian Giant. 

 Late Italian Giant. 

 Early Snowball. 



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

 in the South, especially in the vicinity of New Orleans. Large quantities are 

 raised on the sea coast in the neighborhood of Barataria Bay. The two Italian 

 varieties are of excellenit quality, growing to a large size, and are considered 

 hardier than the German and French kinds. The ground for planting Cauli- 

 flower should be very rich. They thrive best in rich, sandy soil,, and require 

 plenty of moisture during the formation of the head. The Italian varieties 

 should be sown from April ito July; the latter month and June is the best time 

 to sow the Early Giant. During August, September and October, the LeNormands, 

 Half Early Paris and Erfurt can be sown, but in this section the Algiers has 

 the preference. The Half Early Paris is very popular, but the other varieties are 

 just as good. 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 into the open 

 ground during February and as late as March. If we have a favorable season, 

 and not too dry, Ithey v/ill be very fine, but if the heat sets in soon, the flowers 

 will not attain the same size as those obtained from seeds sown in fall, and which 

 head during December and January. 



Large Algiers Cauliflower. 



Late Italian Giant. This is the largest 

 of all Cauliflowers, and grown to con- 

 siderable extent in the South. It is very 

 large and compacit; should not be sown 

 later than June, as it takes from seven 

 to nine months before it heads. 



Large Algiers. A French variety of 

 the same season as the Le Normands, It 

 is one of the best kinds, and has 'taken 

 the place of other second early varieties 

 since it has been introduced. 



Flowering Annuals to be had in their planting season. 



