Probably no other vegetable runs 
down so quickly from poor seed as 
Cauliflower. 
1 OZ. OF SEED TO 3.000 PLANTS 
HOW TO GROW Very few crops yield as good returns as Cauli¬ 
flower when properly grown. The main requisites 
CAULIFLOWER for success are more or less flat, very rich, me¬ 
dium 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, pro¬ 
tecting it from the sun; and, above all, good seed. 
Cauliflower requires more care in growing than most crops. It is 
therefore advisable 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 trans¬ 
planted 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 ahd 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 con¬ 
trol 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 up¬ 
side down so that the C.auliflower 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 varie¬ 
ties but Long Island are Danish grown. One pound of seed will grow 
plants for about seven acres. 
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. 
Super Snowball Madsen's 
52 days. This Snowball is healthy and 
vigorous. It is strongly resistant to ad¬ 
verse weather conditions 
as well as disease. The 
head is exceptionally 
high with curds stand¬ 
ing out in high relief 
nd it is sure heading, 
he foliage is plentiful, 
typical dark green 
color and gi’"es perfect 
to the head 
until several inches in 
diameter. The leaf is 
large, somewhat 
crumpled and the blade 
is continuous reaching 
to the base of the mid¬ 
rib. A considerable por¬ 
tion of the labor usually 
expended for tying up 
heads can be saved by 
using this variety as the 
erop matures with such 
uniformity that fewer 
trips through the fields 
tying up and cutting 
the heads are necessary. 
(Pkf., 20c) (% ox., 
85c) (OZ., ^75) (% 
lb., $8.50) (lb., $28.00) 
(5 lbs., $123.20) pre¬ 
paid. 
Earliest Sn owball (Catskill Snowball) ing the place of many of 
- the late varieties on ac¬ 
count 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 de¬ 
sirable for their main planting, as it is so sure heading even under unfavor¬ 
able conditions. 
(Pkt., 10c) (% ox., 45c) (OZ., $1.70) (% lb., $5.50) (lb., $20.00) 
(5 lbs., $88.00) prepaid. 
Dry Weather or Danish Giant Pur‘l"^whife'=va')?e“rthl?‘;L®^ 
- later 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) (% lb., $5.50) (lb., $20.00) 
(5 lbs., $t^.00) prepaid. 
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D. V. Burrell Seed Growers Co., Rocky Ford, Colo, 
