COUNCIL. BLUFFS, IOWA 23 
Cauliflower 
CULTURE—1 oz. for 8,000 plants, %{ lb. per acre. 
For an early crop sow March ist in hot beds. For late 
crops sow in the early part of June in rows a foot apart. 
When plants are well developed they are set in rows 4 feet 
apart and 2 feet apart in the rows. If possible use liquid 
manure and apply around the roots of the plants as soon as 
growth starts. This will make wonders. You hardly can 
give cauliflower too much fertilizer. When heads begin to 
form, gather the leaves loosely together and tie them at the 
top to prevent the sun from injuring the heads. 
As a rule caulifiower is a paying crop. To produce large 
compact, snow-white heads requires skill on the part of the 
grower, also great care in handling the crop. When packing 
cauliflower see to it that the heads will not bruise. The us¢ 
of paper sometimes helps. Bruised heads show brownisk 
spots and are hard to sell. Good crop of cauliflower can be 
raised anywhere in the North using early varieties, provided 
the weatker is fairly favorable. Late varieties do well in the 
South as a winter crop and a good crop is easily raised if 
one can water heavily in case of need. Late cauliflower pro- 
duces heads of immense size and almost of as good quality 
as the early sorts. 
WHICH IS THE BEST CAULIFLOWER? 
Tie finest EARLY Cauliflower is at present Early King. 
If you want an early cauliflower for both oarly and later 
Danamerica is extra good. 
Dry Weatker is a fine sort that is easily raised. 
DRY WEATHER (67 days)—This cauliflower ‘makes” 
when other sorts fail for lack of moisture. The heads are 
snow white, perfectly formed, first class in every way. Pkt. 
15c; oz. $2.00; lb. $20.00. 
DWARF ERFURT (54 days)—Snowball type. One of the 
oldest varieties, yet still very popular with growers in many 
sections of the country. Pkt. 15c; oz. $1.60; Ib. $16.00. 
CAULIFLOWER LATE ALGIERS (105 days)—Will pro- 
duce from spring planting, perfect snow white heads weigh- 
ing 3 lbs. and over during fall months. Easy to raise, suc- 
ceeds in every part of the country. Pkt. 10c; 0z. $1.00; Ib. 
$10.00. 
BROCCOLI RAAB—Also known as Broccoli Turnip is de- 
scribed on page 55 which please see. 
CARROT GOLD COIN (70 davs) 
Gold Coin cs rot is ‘ully developed and ready for the mar- 
ket 70 days after date of sowing. The roots are 6% to 7 
inches long, almost an inch through. Very uniform, there is 
not an “‘off’’ rooi in a bushel. Other good early carrots are 
not more than “alf developed at a time, when Goid Coin is 
ready to sell. Gold Coin can be marketed early and late. 
Can be left in the ground till late fall and if stored will keep 
perfectly. Of hignest quality, very sweet. of a most pleasant. 
scented flavor, richly colored orange-red. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 25c; 
Ib. $2.40. 
CAULIFLOWER SUPER SNOWBALL 
Matures evenly, producing solid, pure white, finely grained 
heads of great depth and superbly beautiful in appearance. 
The secd we offer is originators stock. Pkt. 15c; oz. $2.20; 
1 lb. $22.00. Matures in 55 days. 
SNOWBALL CAULIFLOWER (55 days) 
Produces white, solid heads, 9 to 14 inches across, and 
deep in proportion. That is our strain of Snowball. Cauli- 
flower is a vegetable that has to be grown with certain care. 
It must be sown and transplanted at tke right time, and 
planted in well-prepared rich soil. This done our seed will be 
found very superior. Pkt. 15c; oz. $2.00; lb. $20.00. 
Broccoli 
apart. 
BROCCOLI DeCICCO (48 days)—An extremely early strain 
of sprouting broccoli ready for market 10 days ahead of the 
Calabrese variety. Produces large heads besides a large 
percentage of side sprouts excellent for bunching. Plants 
medium tall, light green in color and very productive. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 40c; 1b. $3.00. 
Can be sown directly where the 
plants are to stand or treated like 
cabbage. Space the plants 18 inches 
CALABRESE BROCCOLI (58 days) 
The plants, about 80 in. higk, produce many branches 
terminating in caulifiower-like rosettes, which together with 
the heavy fleshy stalks are the edible parts of the plant. 
Hxceedingly tender, buttery in flavor, a delicacy of the kigh- 
ats order. Prepare for table same as cauliflower. For an 
2xarly crop sow Marck first under glass and in May or early 
june for a late crop. Plant in rows 3 ft. apart and 18 in. 
ipart in the rows. For market cut the heads with about a 
foot of stalk and to 2-8 in a bunch. SPECIAL STRAIN. The 
strain we offer is the best and tke most profitable strain in 
existence. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; Ib. $2.20. 
