iflowers
in the South. The Pacific Coast. 61
INSECT AND FUNGUS ENEMIES.--Flea Beetle. Cut
Worms. Cabbage Maggot. Cabbage Worm. Stem Rot. Damping
Off. Black Leg. 93
CAULIFLOWER SEED.--Importance of Careful
Selection. Where the Seed is Grown. Influence of
Climate. American Grown Seed. 107
VARIETIES.--Descriptive Catalogue. Order of
Earliness. Variety Tests. Best Varieties. 125
BROCCOLI.--Differences between Broccoli and
Cauliflower. Cultivation, Use, and Varieties of
Broccoli. 189
COOKING CAULIFLOWER.--Digestibility. Nutritive
Value. Chemical Composition. Receipts. 195
RECAPITULATION. 221
GLOSSARY. 223
REFERENCES. 226

INTRODUCTION.

The cauliflower is one of the minor vegetables which is now attracting
more than ordinary attention in this country, and being grown with
remarkable success and profit in a few localities which have been found
to be particularly adapted to it. With most of our gardeners, however,
it is still considered a very uncertain and unprofitable crop. This is
due not only to the peculiar requirements of the cauliflower as to soil
and climate, but also to the want of familiarity on the part of most
American gardeners with modern varieties and with methods of cultivation
adapted to our climate.

For a number of years, while engaged in market gardening and fruit
growing in Western Michigan, the writer made a specialty of raising
cauliflowers for the Grand Rapids and Chicago markets, planting from
three to five acres a year. During this time most of the varieties
offered by American seedsmen were tested, and the best methods of
cultivation sought. On the whole, the cauliflower crop was found more
profitable than any other, with the possible exception of peaches. There
were partial failures, but these were due to causes which might have
been foreseen and prevented. The experience gained at that time, and
subsequent observation, have convinced the author that there are many
parts of the country in which the climate and soil are adapted to this
vegetable, but where its cultivation is yet practically unknown. Th