CAULIFLOWER. 
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11 In comparing thj carrot with the potato, an additional sircumstance 
greatly in favor of the former is, that it does not require to be steamed or 
boiled, and it is not more difficult to wash than the potato. These and other 
circumstances considered, it appears to be the most valuable of all roots for 
working horses. 
w The use of the carrot in domestic economy is well known. Their pro¬ 
duce of nutritive matter, as ascertained by Sir H. Davy, is ninety-eight 
parts in one thousand; of which three are starch, and ninety-five sugar. 
They are used in the dairy in winter and spring to give color and flavor to 
butter. In the distillery, owing to the great proportion of sugar in their 
composition, they yield more spirit than the potato; the usual quantity is 
twelve gallons per ton. They are excellent in soups, stews, and haricots, 
and boiled whole with salt beef. 
“The diseases of carrots are only such as are common to most plants, 
such as mildew, insects, &c. The mildew and worms at the root frequently 
injure crops, and are to be guarded against, as far as practicable, by a proper 
choice, soil, season of sowing, and after-culture. 57 — Loudon. 
CAULIFLOWER. 
Brassica Oleracea.— Chou-fieur , Fr.— Blumenlcohl , Ger. 
The cauliflower is one of the most delicate and curious of the whole of the 
brassica tribe ; the flower buds forming a close, firm cluster or head, white 
and delicate, for the sake of which the plant is cultivated. 
Varieties. —Early {for the first, early crops). —Later, or large {for principal a'ops). 
u Propagation and Soil. —The cauliflower is raised from seed, of which 
half an ounce is sufficient for a seed-bed four feet and a half wide, by ten in 
length. The soil for the seed-bed may be light, but, for final transplanting, 
it can hardly be too rich, the cauliflower, like the vine, being reputed a 
1 rough feeder. 7 Cleanings of streets, cesspools, &c., ought, therefore, to be 
liberally supplied during the growth of the plants, when very large heads 
are desired. 
“ Times of sowing. —The early and main superior crop, brought to fruit by 
the longest nursery attendance; the late summer succession crop, raised by 
the shortest course; and the Michaelmas (29th of Sept.) crop, obtained at 
the least expense, are sown, respectively, at three different seasons. The 
principal sowing is made about the end of the third week in August, or a 
day or two before or after the 21st, to raise plants to stand over winter, 
under frames, hand-glasses, or half-sheltered warm borders, for the early and 
