1 OZ. OF SEED TO 3,000 PLANTS 
How to Grow 
Cauliflower 
Very few crops yield as good returns as Cauliflower when properly 
grown. The main requisites for success are more or less flat, 
very rich, medium to heavy soil; abundant moisture; cool weather 
during heading season; freedom from worms and other pests that 
eat the leaves so they cannot be tied over the curd properly, protecting it from the sun; 
and, above all, good seed. 
Cauliflower requires more care in growing than most crops. It is therefore advisa¬ 
ble to go slow at first until experienced in growing. As the heads form best in cool 
weather, the seed should be sown very early in the spring and transplanted to open 
ground when danger of hard freezing is over. Six to eight weeks from seed is the best 
age for this. Rows may be two and one-half to three and one-half feet apart and plants 
18 inches to 3 feet in the row, depending on the variety. Here at Rocky Ford seed is 
sown in seed beds about April fifteenth and transplanted during June. This allows the 
heads to form during the cool fall months. Irrigate often and force the growth of large 
leaves to protect the heads from the sun; do not oversoak and kill the ground. Dust 
often and thoroughly. We believe this is where most growers fail. Worms and aphis 
must not be allowed to destroy the leaves and the marketing of filth-covered heads is 
unprofitable, to say the least. 
We recommend Aphicide-Pyronic for destroying aphis and worms. This dust is 
manufactured especially for the control of aphis and worms on Cauliflower, Cabbage 
and Broccoli. Dust thoroughly four or five times during the growing season. See 
Cabbage cultural instructions for control of root maggots. 
When the heads are about 2 inches across (in most cases) tie up the leaves, using 
different colored strings each day. This will aid in cutting. Cauliflower should be 
packed tightly in the crates; too loose packing will result in damaged heads during 
shipping. Crates are loaded upside down so that the Cauliflower will shed water from 
the melting ice, as top icing is necessary in shipping. 
As to seed! We handle nothing but the best obtainable. All varieties but Long 
Island are Danish grown. One pound of seed will grow plants for about seven acres. 
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Probably no other vegetable runs down 
so quickly from poor seed as Cauliflower. 
We offer only the best Danish grown and domestic seed. 
Days given represent time for setting of plants to marketable stage—see page 
2 for further information. 
-.11 k A -v 52 days. This Snowball is healthy and 
Olip6r onowball IVmCiSGn S vigorous. It is strongly resistant to adverse 
weather conditions as well 
as disease. The head is 
exceptionally high with 
curds standing out in high 
relief and it is sure head¬ 
ing. The foliage is plenti¬ 
ful, a typical dark green 
color and gives perfect 
protection to the head 
until several inches in 
diameter. The leaf is 
large, somewhat crumpled 
and the blade is continu¬ 
ous reaching to the base 
of the midrib. A con¬ 
siderable portion of the 
labor usually expended for 
tying up heads can be 
saved by using this va¬ 
riety as the crop matures 
with such uniformity that 
fewer trips through the 
fields tying up and cut¬ 
ting the heads are neces¬ 
sary. 
(Pkt., 20c) (% oz., 85c) oz., $2.75) (% lb., $8.50) (lb., $28.00) (5 lbs., 
$123.20) prepaid. 
Earliest Snowball (Catskill Snowball) earliest of all varieties of 
Cauliflower. It is rapidly taking the place of many of the late varieties on account 
of its fine texture, pure white heads and large uniform size. The stem is short and 
the quality superb. We recommend this to market growers as the best sort for their 
main planting, as it is so sure heading even under unfavorable conditions. 
(Pkt., 10c) (*4 oz., 45c) (oz., $1.70) (*4 lb., $5.50) (lb., $20.00) (5 lbs., 
$88.00) prepaid. 
Dry Weather or Danish Giant tLfS,ite A ‘arie^ n “th" 1 “matureIS 
than Snowball. Best for dry localities on account of its large leaves which furnish 
greatest protection to the heads. 
(Pkt., 10c) (% oz., 45c) (oz., $1.70) (*4 lb., $5.50) (lb., $20.00) (5 lbs., 
$88.00) prepaid. 
See Page 90 for Special Prices to Market Growers 
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