
Cauliflower 
This plant is a native of Europe and 
Western Asia and was well known by 
the Moors in Spain in the Twelfth Cen- 
tury. It is rather an exacting crop for 
the amateur, not liking hot weather. 
It should be planted as early in the 
spring as possible or late in summer 
for a fall crop. It will take a lot of 
water and plenty or rich soil and fer- 
tilizer. There are several varieties on 
the market, but the two most popular 
are: 
EARLY SNOWBALL. Dwarf plants 
with medium small heads about six 
inches, taking about 85 days to ma- 
ture. 
IMPROVED ERFURT SNOWBALL. A 
somewhat larger variety than the 
above, with a longer stem and flat 
heads. 
Corn | 
Ever since the Indians put fish under 
the hills of corn, the Americans have 
liked their “‘roasting ears,’’ but the corn 
of today is a grand improvement from 
Colonial days. The average corn-lover 
will insist that the golden is far supe- 
rior to the old-fashioned white. Science 
tells us that the yellow has more vita- 
mins than the white and contains 490 
calories to the pound. 
The hybrid varieties are fast taking 
over the fields, and well they should. 
One hundred feet of hybrid corn will 
produce nearly half more poundage of 
corn, and of exceptionally good quality 
both for canning and eating green. 
14 
Four ounces of seed will plant a 100- 
foot row and should produce 300 ears 
of corn. . 
Among the favorite hybrids are: 
GOLDEN CROSS BANTAM. One of the 
first of the hybrids and the most 
widely used for canning, as it is a 
light golden yellow with 14 rows of 
kernels, averaging two ears to a 
stalk. 
MARCROSS, Golden yellow, growing to 
six feet in good soil, with two ears of 
14 to 16 rows on each stalk. A fine 
eating and canning number; matures 
in about 80 days. 
SPANCROSS. One of the earliest of all 
the hybrids, maturing in about 75 
days. Ears well filled to the tips with 
12 rows of kernels. 
LINCOLN. A new number that gave 
excellent results last season. It is a 
midseason variety, producing large 
ears 9 to 10 inches of 12 to 14 rows 
of good quality golden corn. 
GOLDEN BANTAM perhaps leads the 
list of the eight-row open-pollinated 
variety. Small ears of eight rows of 
tender, sweet corn ideal for home use. 
GOLDEN EARLY MARKET. A larger 
ear and a taller plant; excellent qual- 
ity; 12 to 14 rows to the ear. 

Seattle Seed Company 
