ALEXANDER FORBES & CO., NEWARK, N. J. 
Forbes Catskill-Snowball 
This strain of Snowball Cauliflower was 
introduced by us in 1921, and because of 
its all-round merit it has become 
known as the highest type of Cauli¬ 
flower wherever this vegetable can 
be successfully grown. We do not 
claim that it is a dry-weather or a 
hot-weather variety. The Cauli¬ 
flower plant that will produce the 
heads that command the high dollar 
in the city markets will not flourish 
under all conditions. The successful 
grower must carefully study both soil and climate conditions as well as seed. 
Cauliflower requires rich, well-drained soil, plenty of moisture, and only a moderately 
high temperature. In most of our northern states it will not succeed in July or August 
except in high altitudes. Where these conditions are favorable Catskill-Snowball is the 
premier variety for outdoor culture because of its earliness, vigorous growth, its handsome 
appearance and high quality. 
For growing under glass, a dwarf-growing compact plant might be more suitable, but for 
outdoor planting we believe Catskill to be unexcelled, its strong, vigorous constitution enabling 
it to withstand weather conditions that make Cauliflower culture more or less of a gamble. 
After proving its worth, our Catskill-Snowball Cauliflower has been selected by many 
of the large Cauliflower associations. In the past years we have supplied large quantities 
of this seed from which many carloads of Cauliflower have rolled east from the Pacific 
Northwest and Rocky Mountain States and other distant points. 
Vioz. 80 cts.; oz. $2.65; 141b. $9.60; lb. $35; 10 lbs. $300, postpaid 
Forbes Catskill- 
Snowball 
Cauliflower 
CAULIFLOWER 
One ounce will produce 1,500 to 2,000 plants; 6 to 8 ounces will plant an acre 
In using our strain “The Forbes” or our well-known 
Catskill-Snowball you will share the confidence placed 
in us by thousands of growers. We recommend these 
as two of the very best varieties obtainable. 
Forbes Reliance. A main-crop, big-crop, sure-crop 
strain that we have watched with interest and grow¬ 
ing confidence during the past few years. The large 
thrifty plants are thoroughly well protected,- both by 
the form of their growth and by the abundant foliage. 
The heads vie as to size, color and weight with the 
best we have seen, and we believe the plants are more 
than ordinarily resistant to the climatic and moisture 
extremes to which the Cauliflower crop is so 
unusually sensitive. 
Snowball No. 291. This excellent strain has been 
grown in Europe for the past three years and comes 
to us with most enthusiastic credentials as to its 
earliness, high quality and uniformity in type and 
time of maturity. It is recommended for earliest 
crop out-of-doors or for forcing plants. We offer the 
seed this year in limited quantities, to insure as wide 
a distribution as possible among our customers. 
Super-Snowball. A first-early quick-crop variety 
which matures very evenly. It is hardly excelled by 
any other as to size or color. It is self-protecting but 
the leaves have a tendency to be brittle, making it 
somewhat difficult to handle for packaging. 
Cauliflower, Snowball No. 291 
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