ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, NEW YORK 13 

CAULIFLOWER 
Vitamins b C g 
Pkt. should produce 50 plants 
1 oz. should produce 2,000 plants 
Seed hot water treated 
For an early crop, sow inside February 15th to March 15th. Transplant into flats and put out in field in 
3 ft. rows 24 to 28 inches in the row. 
into field about July Ist. 
tion against rain and sun. 
Super Snowball is only used for the early crop and does well only under certain conditions. 
fected Strain, Improved Holland Erfurt, and Snowdrift are grown for the main crop. 
is favored while in another area one of the others predominates. 
commonly grown in your area. 
We are very fond of New Early Purplehead. 
more delicate flavor and better quality than Broccoli. 
For late crop, sow seed out-of-doors in middle of May and transplant 
As soon as heads begin to form, draw the leaves over and tie them together for protec- 
Snowball, Per- 
In some areas one variety 
We suggest that you plant the one that is 
When cooked this cauliflower is green, like broccoli, and has a 
Worms and thrip are controlled on cauliflower with DDT. Parathion dust will give excellent control of aphids 
and satisfactory control of cabbage worms. 
173 SNOWDRIFT OR WHITE MOUNTAIN: 67 
days. Very similar to Improved Holland Erfurt. 
Plants are sturdy with large leaves. Heads large, 
deep, closely packed and pure white. This variety 
is well named. Pkt. 25c; % oz. $1.30; oz. $2.95; 
% |b. $9.75; % Ib. $17.25; |b. $34.00. 
170 SUPER SNOWBALL: 57 days. Plants medium 
height with waved, crumpled leaves that bend out- 
ward at tips. Inner leaves cover the head well. 
Heads of good depth, solid, ivory white, and of fine 
quality. Only suitable for areas having a short 
growing season. Pkt. 25c; % oz. $1.50; oz. $3.15; 
Y% |b. $10.50; % Ib. $18.75; lb. $37.00. 
*171 SNOWBALL PERFECTED STRAIN: 70 days. 
The old standard variety for the main crop in the 
Northeast. This strain is probably planted more 
widely than any other. The heads are uniformly 
shaped, white and compact. Perfected strains pro- 
duce an abundance of long leaves close to the head 
which makes it largely self protecting. Pkt. 25c; 
Baron. 91.90; oz. $2.95: % lb. $9.75; &% lb. $17.2); 
lb. $34.00. 

You must try New Early Purple Head Cauliflower this year. It 
is easy to grow, just sow the seed in the open ground and thin 
plants to 24 inches. 
174 NEW EARLY PURPLE HEAD: 73 days. Heads 
are the same as ordinary cauliflower but instead of 
being white are deep purple on the top. When 
cooked this cauliflower is green like broccoli, which 
it resembles in flavor. 
Purple Cauliflower is by far the easiest to grow. 
The plants are large and robust and they do not re- 
quire tying as the heads are not blanched. Pkt. 25c; 
Y% oz. $1.35; oz. $3.00; % lb. $10.00; % lb. $17.75; 
Ib. $35.00. 

Bob Strosnider, one of the Robson plant breeders, was checking 
on cauliflower trials when this picture of Improved Holland Erfurt 
was taken. 
172 IMPROVED HOLLAND ERFURT: 67 days: A 
very popular variety in Eastern New York. Plants 
medium height and thrifty. Heads large, excep- 
tionally white, well protected by inner folding leaves. 
Pkt. 25c; % oz. $1.30; oz. $2.95; % lb. $9.75; % |b 
$17.25; lb. $34.00. 
CHINESE CABBAGE 
Vitamins Ab Cg 
Pkt. should produce 150 plants 
1 oz. should produce 2,000 plants 
Seed hot water treated 
Grown chiefly as a Fall crop. If grown in Summer, 
the plant is apt to go to seed before heading. Sow seeds 
from July Ist to August Ist in rows 18 to 24 inches 
apart. Thin seedlings to 15 inches apart. 
*671 MICHIHLI: 75 days. A new improved strain 
of Chihli. The plants are slightly larger and more 
uniform in growth. The heads are 18 to 20 inche 
long, tapering from a four inch base, very compact, 
white tinted with green, excellent quality. Pkt. 20c 
ly oz. 30c; oz. 40c; % lb. $1.05; % lb. $1.70; Ib. $3.00 
