STOKES SEED FARMS COMPANY MOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY 



CAULIFLOWER 



(Brassica oleracea, var. botrytis) 



EARLY DWARF ERFURT (x 1/4) 



HISTORY — A 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 slates 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 lime from Syria. On its first introduction to West 

 Europe it was railed cabbage of Cyprus, probably referring to the place 

 where the seed was grown. Cauliflower at the present time is annually 

 being produced in larger quantities, Long Island, Louisiana and Cali- 

 fornia being the main centers of production. Our best seed comes from 

 Denmark. 



No. 172— Early Dwarf Erfurt 



Dats to Maturity, 100. First listed as Earliest Dwarf Erfurt in 

 this country by B. K. Bliss in 1866. For a number of years this 

 variety was offered under the name of Alabaster by Johnson & Stokes. 



This is one of the three equally popular varieties which we offer, the 

 seed of which is imported annually fiom Denmark. It is quite similar 

 to Earliest Snowball, but will mature about one week later than that 

 variety, and where the early market is not a consideration we would, 

 perhaps, advise it in prefeience to Snowball. It is of dwarf growth 

 and when protected the inside head will develop into a pure white 

 color. Pkt. 25c, oz. $2.50, \i lb. $8.00, 1 lb. $30.00, postpaid. 



No. 174 — Danish Dry Weather 



Days to Maturity, 110. Introduced under this name by Burpee 

 in 1899. Apparently there is little difference between this variety 

 and Danish (jiant, which is often used as a synonym. The name 

 Danish Dry Weather was given it because of its adaptability to hot, 

 dry growing conditions. It will very often prove successful in cases 

 where all other varities fail and we would especially recommend it for 

 plantations inland more than two hundred miles from the seacoasts. 

 Pkt. 35c, oz. $2.75, % lb. $8.50, 1 lb. $35.00, postpaid. 



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