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JAMES VICK’S SONS, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
The carrot should always be furnished a good.deep, 
rich soil. Sow in drills about an inch deep, the drills 
about a foot apart; and at thinning, the plants should 
be left from four to ten inches apart, according to 
kind. The short kinds are finest grained, best adapt¬ 
ed for table use, can be had very early, and may be 
allowed to grow very thickly upon the ground. The 
large sorts are admirable for all kinds of stock, and 
nothing is more relished by horses in winter, and 
nothing is more healthful for them. Some prefer 
the short kinds, even for stock, as they are so easily 
gathered, and give a good crop. 
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CAULIFLOWER. 
Carrot Early Short Horn, small; fine 
for table; per lb., $1.00; oz:, 10 cents. ( See 
engraving, fig. 6). 
Chantenay Stump-Hooted. Thisnew 
variety is midway in shape between the Nan¬ 
tes Half-Long Stump-Rooted Carrot and the 
Guerande or Oxheart variety, nearly equal¬ 
ing the former in length, and having the 
broad shoulder and tapering root of the lat¬ 
ter. Tested in our grounds, it yielded a 
greater bulk than any other variety, and was 
particularly noticeable for its smoothness 
and regularity of surface; per lb., $1.25; oz., 
10 cents. (Fig. 2.) . 
Guerande, or Oxheart. This variety 
has given great satisfaction. While not at¬ 
taining one-half the length of many other 
varieties, it will compare favorably in bulk 
of crop, as on good land it will produce Car¬ 
rots four to six inches in diameter. The crop 
can also be readily pulled, while the longer 
sorts require digging; per lb., $1.50; oz., 15 
cents. (Fig. 5.).- .. 
Half Long Scarlet Stu m p-THooted, larger than Short Horn, and a desirable table 
variety; per lb., $1.00 ; oz., 10 cents. (Fig. 4.) .----- 
■Danvers Orange, a first-class half-long variety; flesh dark orange; very productive; 
per lb., $1.00; oz., 10 cents. (Fig. 3.) .— - 
Improved Long Ora nge, the old standard variety; per lb., $1.00; oz., 10 cents. (See 
Fig. .. 
OTHER STANDARD VARIETIES. 
The Cauliflower delights in a rich soil and 
abundance of water. By sowing the early vari¬ 
eties in the spring, in a hot-bed or cold-frame, or 
even in an open border, they can be obtained in 
pretty good season. For late Cauliflower, sow 
seed in a cold, moist place, on the north side of a building or 
tight fence, in this latitude about the first of May, and they 
will not be troubled with the little black beetle, so destruc¬ 
tive to everything of the Cabbage tribe when young. 
Do not allow the plants to become crowded in the seed-bed. 
Transplant in moist weather, or shade the newly set plants. 
A moist atmosphere and a rich soil suit the Cauliflower, and 
we must try to securo this as well as we can. In a dry time 
Cauliflower must be watered. Any person who has good deep 
muck partially drained, we think, can raise good Cauliflower 
with little trouble. 
Early Forcing, Fig. 1. Long Red Coreless. Alteringliam. 
Half Long Scarlet Pointed Rooted. Half Long Scarlet Carentan. 
Each, $1.00 per lb., 10 cents per oz., 5 cents per pkt. 
Long Orange Belgian Green Top. Giant White Belgian Green Top. 
Each, 80 cents per lb.; 10 cents per oz.; 5 cents per pkt. 
Cauliflower, Erfu-rt Earliest Dwarf, low, with pure white curd; 
one of the best and surest to head; per oz., $3.50; ^ oz., $2.00; £ oz., $1.00 - 
OTHER STANDARD VARIETIES. 
Early Paris, 80 cents per oz.; 50 cents i oz.; 10 cents per pkt. 
Italian Giant, 70 cents per oz.; 45 cents 1 oz.; 10 cents per pkt. 
Algiers, $1.00 per oz.; 60 cents i oz.; 15 cents per pkt. 
Lenormand’S Sliort-Stemuied, $1.50 per oz.; 90 cents i oz.; 15 cents per pkt. 
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•* Oh! dainty queen of my musings , 
Herein lies your hidden power , 
*Tis the mystery that surrounds you , 
0, wonderful , magic [cauli-] flower .” 
Cauliflower, Vick’s Ideal. This variety, intro¬ 
duced a few years since as superior to any other var¬ 
iety for reliability of heading and size and solidity of 
heads , has, by innumerable trials in all parts of the 
country, established the claims then made for it, and 
it stands to-day as the leading variety for market and 
for private use. The plants arc very dwarf, and while 
the outer leaves are erect the inner ones lap over the 
heads in such a manner that they are fully shaded from 
the sun, preserving them a beautiful snowy white. The 
plants can be set closelj', and they grow and mature 
rapidly under favorable condition^. Also shown in 
novelty page. Per oz., $6.00; per 1 oz., $3.00; per 1 oz., 
$2.00. 35 
Early Snowball, one of the earliest varieties, and 
very reliable for heading. Its dwarf habit and short 
outer leaves allow it to be planted very close —18 to 20 
iuches apart; per oz., $4.00; I oz., $2.25; i oz., $1.25 _ 25 
SNOWBALL CAULIFLOWER. 
