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AGGELER & MUSSER SEED CO, 
- Los Angeles, California '<• 
A & M Cauliflower 
Culture 
Cauliflower will grow on most of the Cal¬ 
ifornia soils but prefers a rich loam even 
to heavy adobe. It does best in a climate adjacent to 
the sea or where the temperature does not rise too 
high and where the latter part of the growing season 
is cool and the air is moist. Yield and quality is 
increased by the judicious use of fertilizers, fishmeal 
being the most preferable. 
Early varieties should be sown in the seed bed from 
April 1st to July 15th; late varieties from June 1st to 
September 1st. Plants should be ready to transplant 
from 6-8 weeks after the seed is sown. Every pos¬ 
sible attention should be given the seed bed as extra 
care given here will have a marked effect on the final 
production of heads. The bed should be kept well ir¬ 
rigated, cultivated and, if necessary, fertilized with 
fishmeal. 
Failure to set the plants in the field until too late 
may retard growth and cause the production of im¬ 
mature heads. Checking of the growth at any period 
is apt to cause the plants to go to seed. Plant one 
row to a ridge and set the plants at the side of the 
ridge; rows 3 feet apart and about 2 feet apart in 
the row (see illustration). 
Do not attempt to grow Cauliflower or Cabbage un¬ 
less you have water in abundance. 
Four ounces of seed will produce plants for an acre. 
A & M Pearl 
A & M PEARL 
This Cauliflower was introduced by us several years ago and has become 
the most popular strain for the later plantings. It is the variety that made 
California Cauliflower famous throughout the United States and is shipped 
to the Eastern markets during the months of January, February and March. 
It grows to a height of 3-4 feet and the flower is completely enveloped by 
spiral, curled leaves which protect the heads from injuries both in grow¬ 
ing and shipping. The heads are of large size, very compact and of excel¬ 
lent flavor. 
We have two stocks, A & M Late Pearl and A & M Medium Pearl as 
listed below. 
A Xr 1\4 T variety has become the most popular with 
ot XTl J_iaLc K Can shippers and market growers. Seed should 
be sown during July to harvest in January and February, and later for har¬ 
vesting in March and April. (Pkt. 5c) (!A oz. 65c) (oz. $2.00) ((4 lb. $6.00) 
(lb. $20.00) postpaid. 
A & M Medium Pearl 
This variety is similar to the Late Pearl 
in all respects except to earliness, and to 
harvest in December seed should be sown by JMne 1st. Successive sowings 
may be made up to August 1st to be harvested in February. (Pkt. 5c) (!4 
oz. 65c) (oz. $2.00) CA lb. $6.00) (lb. $20.00) postpaid. 
Snowball 
SEE ALSO ST. VALENTINE BROCCOLI (page 6) WHICH 
IS USED AS AN EXTRA LATE CAULIFLOWER. 
Snowball ^ itself for earliness and 
the time for maturity may be governed somewhat 
by the time of planting. April sowings will come to maturity 
in October provided the summer months are not too hot. To grow 
this variety in the summer an abundance of water is necessary, 
judicious cultivations, and liberal use of fishmeal, thereby keep¬ 
ing the plants growing at all times without check. The plants 
produce a medium sized head, 8-lD inches in diameter, pure 
white and of firm texture. (Pkt. 15c) ('/4 oz. 90c) (oz. $2.50) 
(>A lb. $6.25) (lb. $25.00) postpaid. 
A & M Extra Early Snowball matures 
approximately ten 
days earlier than the regular Snowball. The heads of the Extra 
Early are slightly smaller and are very desirable for shipping 
purposes as well as the local market. (Pkt. 15c) ('A oz. 90c) (oz. 
$2.50) (A lb. $6.25) (lb. $25.00) postpaid. 
ILLUSTRATION ON RIGHT—The field is irrigated several days 
before planting. The plants are set on the side of the ridge 
and the furrows then watered. At the first cultivation throw 
the soil towards the plants and so on at each succeeding cul¬ 
tivation until the plants are finally growing on the ridge top. 
