Chapter I: Front Matter

THE CAULIFLOWER

BY

A. A. CROZIER.

THE RURAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, TIMES BUILDING, NEW YORK.

Copyright, 1891, BY A. A. CROZIER. Ann Arbor, Mich.

"There has undoubtedly been more money made by the cultivation
of the cauliflower per acre than by any other vegetable yet
discovered."

ISAAC F. TILLINGHAST, _Pennsylvania._

"There is no vegetable, the cultivation of which is more
generally neglected than that of the cauliflower. This is not
because it is not considered a valuable addition to any garden,
but from a mistaken notion that it is a very difficult
vegetable to raise."

H. M. STRINGFELLOW, _Texas._

"I incline to think that there is a fortune in store for the
energetic young man who finds a favorable locality for growing
this vegetable near any one of our large cities and who makes a
specialty of the work."

PROF. E. S. GOFF, _Wisconsin._

CONTENTS.

PAGE.
INTRODUCTION. 5
ORIGIN AND HISTORY. 9
THE CAULIFLOWER INDUSTRY.--In Europe. In the
United States. Importation of Cauliflowers. 19
MANAGEMENT OF THE CROP.--Soil. Fertilizers.
Planting. Cultivating. Harvesting. Keeping. Marketing. 25
THE EARLY CROP.--Caution against Planting it
largely. Special Directions. Buttoning. 53
CAULIFLOWER REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES.--Upper
Atlantic Coast. Lake Region. Prairie Region. Cauliflowers
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