HOME VEGETABLE GARDENING 
CAULIFLOWER— SPECIAL SORTS FOR UNDER 
GLASS AND PACIFIC COAST 
T^XTRA rapid development and compact growth make 
L J Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt cauliflower the ideal sort 
for growing in hotbeds and on side benches in green- 
houses. An abundance of water and well-regulated ven- 
tilation are absolutely essential to success with this 
vegetable under glass. Early Snowball is of the Dwarf 
Erfurt type and may be considered the most popular. 
Conditions up and down the Pacific Coast favor an 
ideal development of perfect cauliflower heads providing 
stock is taken of this crop’s peculiar requirements. Fail- 
ures are largely due to a lack of moisture when the plants 
need it most and to too late a start in regions with a cool 
climate. As a general rule, for early crops, seeds are sown 
during January and February in a hotbed. 
Broccoli is a small coarse species of cauliflower forming 
either white or purplish heads. It is hardier, stands more 
neglect, but does not measure up to cauliflower in quality. 
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