Heads should be used as soon as they fill out, 
otherwise they will lose in quality and break. Un- 
cooked cauliflower is delicious, when head is 
broken up into small pieces, chilled, and used as 
a relish with mayonnaise. Cooked cauliflower 
is a delectable dish; nice too when used 
with cucumbers, onions, peppers, etc., 
in mustard chow-chow. Cauliflower is 
best grown as a fall crop in the 
greater part of the U. S., al- 
though in regions where sum- 
mers are cool, sowings may be 
made indoors 30 to 40 days 
before time to set plants out 
in your garden, 
253 BurpeeanaoO 
Pkt. 30¢;. 2 pkts. 55¢; 
250 Improved Super Snowball 
82 days. In sections where the Super Snowball type of 
cauliflower is preferred, or matures to best advantage, 
growers should try this strain. Plants are uniform and set 
a crop of pure white, smooth heads noted for their tight 
curds and fine flavor. Desirable for freezing. Pkt. 30¢; 
2 pkts. 55¢; 14 oz. $1.40; 1% oz. $2.50; oz. $4.50 
‘245 Burpee’s Dry Weather 
95 days. Introduced by Burpee in 1899. Though cauli- 
flower does best ina cool and moist season, Dry Weather is 
drought-resistant and will produce heads when other vari- 
eties are a complete failure due to lack of moisture. In ad- 
dition to this most valuable feature, it is a cauliflower of 
the highest quality, producing large, pure white heads that 
weigh 2 to 3 lbs. each. If you have been unsuccessful in 
getting other cauliflowers to head, try Dry Weather. 
Pkt. 25¢; 14 oz. $1.00; 1% oz. $1.90; oz. $3.70 
How to Grow Cauliflower 
For a main or fall crop, sow the seed thinly in a specially 
prepared seed bed or coldframe about 4 months before your 
first expected frost. Thin out from time to time to allow 
ample room for development. It is important that cauli- 
flower seedlings are not allowed to become crowded in the 
plant bed. When plants are ready to be set in the garden, 
space them 1% to 2 ft. apart, in rows 2% to 3 ft. apart. 
They must always be kept in a healthy growing condition 
until heads are formed. Any stunting of growth, due to 
lack of moisture or low fertility, may prove harmful to the 
crop. A packet will produce about 150 plants; 1 oz. 4000. 
Where plants must first be 
grown, days to maturity given 
in descriptions are from the 
time the plants are set in the 
garden. The time is average and 
may vary somewhat in different 
seasons and sections. 
Burpeeana 
Cauliflower 
78 days. Exceptionally choice extra early strain of Super Snows 
ball as offered by Burpee since 1930. It stands out as the most 
valuable cauliflower for the home gardener as well as the market grower; excellent for freezing. 
Burpeeana is dependable, the heads showing a uniformity of size, shape and type that is truly 
astonishing. Beautiful, well-rounded, compact, pure white heads with smooth curds of superb 
quality well protected by many long jacket leaves. Vigorous growing, sturdy, upright plants. 
14 oz. $1.40; 14 oz. $2.50; oz. $4.50 
252 Improved Holland Erfurt 
85 days. An especially fine strain of this important variety; 
very popular in leading cauliflower sections. Plants are 
fairly short stemmed, really uniform in maturity; heads are 
white, hard, compact and definitely of the true Erfurt 
type of which this is the best strain. Suitable for freezing. 
Pkt. 25¢; 14 oz. $1.25; 1% oz. $2.25; oz. $4.25 
251 Early Snowball—A © 
60 days. Plants small to medium in size, erect to semi- 
spreading, with large, wavy, medium green leaves. Heads 
are very firm, deep globular in shape, white in color, and of 
excellent quality. It is widely used because heads can be 
cut in a relatively short time. Pkt. 30¢; 2 pkts. 55¢; 
14 oz. $1.25; % oz. $2.25; oz. $4.25 
258 Veitch’s Autumn Giant 
130 days. The finest late cauliflower; immense, compact 
white heads, 8 to 10 in. across. Like all late varieties, it ig 
recommended for fall crop only and in regions where cauli- 
flower is sure to thrive. Require a long season to develop. 
Pkt. 20¢; 14 oz. 95¢; 1% oz. $1.75; oz. $3.00 
WINTER CAULIFLOWER 
155 St. Valentine Broccoli 150 days. Large, solid, 
white heads identical to cauliflower. Too late maturing for 
general Eastern culture. Recommended as a winter crop, 
especially in California and other places on the Pacific 
Coast, where season is long and weather remains cool. 
Pkt. 20¢; 12 oz. 85¢; oz. $1.50 
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