CAULICAB 

Caulicab, Spring Crop 
THE NEW VEGETABLE FAMILY 
For six years we have been working 
on this distinct new vegetable, the be- 
ginning of a new race in the vegetable 
family. While our selections are not 
complete and the types are not entirely 
fixed, we feel that gardeners are now 
entitled to grow it. We have tested its 
quality among about one hundred people 
and nearly everyone is enthusiastic about 
it and we have had many calls for seed 
and plants. In time it will be separated 
into many varieties like we know in 
other vegetables. It is a cross between 
cabbage and spring heading cauliflower 
of the St. Valentine type. The cauli- 
flower interior of the heads only devel- 
ops in the spring heads, however, it can 
be planted in the early spring and heads 
will develop in the fall. When it ma- 
tures in the fall the heads are solid like 
cabbage but without the cauliflower in- 
terior. In such cases the flavor is dif- 
ferent from cabbage, being more sweet. 
The interior is very white and tender. 
It is hardier than St. Valentine and can 
be grown farther North and still produce 
heads in the spring. It will be especially 
suited to the West Coast and Southern 
States for spring heading. For this pur- 
pose transplant July 20th to August 20th. 
In the warmer Southern sections it can 
be transplanted in.early September. The 
fact that it can be planted in the spring 
for heading during September permits 
its growth anywhere that cabbage can 
be grown. The plants are very vigorous 
with large foliage which indicates the 
cross that is half way between cabbage 
and cauliflower. The heads are elong- 
Caulicab 
ated, usually with dull points. In the 
Spring the heads are wrapped in 4 to 12 
layers of cabbage leaves while the in- 
terior is composed of tender buds and 
stems of amber color. They are so ten- 
der that they can be used for salads. 
When cooked use them like cabbage or 
cauliflower and you will find them very 
tender with a flavor unlike either cab- 
bage or cauliflower. Several who tried 
caulicab claim that it does not cause gas 
like either of these vegetables. 
The soil should be of the same rich 
fertility as for cauliflower culture. 
We have received many fine reports 
from growers who planted early in the 
Spring and cut the heads in the Fall. 
It will take a little experience in the 
Spring to know just when to cut them. 
They should be gone over every few 
days and when they feel hard they are 
usually ready to cut. After they burst 
open they are still good, even when the 
buds turn green they are more tender 
than green broccoli. For fall heads set 
out in early spring with earliest cabbage. 
Order seed now and test it in your 
locality and be among the first to have it. 
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CAULICAB— TWO WAYS TO GROW 
Along the Pacific Coast and in the Southern sec- 
tions of the country, Caulicab can be transplanted 
in August for heading in the early spring, Febru- 
ary to May. It will then form heads with buds 
inside, as illustrated on this page. In those sections 
where cabbage is destroyed, in open fields, by 
freezing it will not winter through for spring 
crops. However, in the hard winter of 1948-49 in 
Oregon, it steod more cold than cabbage. In all 
sections it can be transplanted in April or May 
and make a erop in the fall. Such fall creps will 
not contain the buds inside of the heads. 
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