GARDEN VEGETABLES — CABBAGE AND BORECOLE. 



the middle to the last of September, and the young plants protected through the 

 winter, as advised below. Plant, finally, fifteen inches apart. 



Large York. — Larger than the foregoing, equally good, but some two weeks 

 later. Plant out eighteen inches apart. 



Enfield Market. — A good and early sort, of very delicate flavor, but not quite 

 so hardy as the two last. Plant eighteen inches asunder. 



Early Battersea. — A nice, roundish-headed Cabbage, of fine quality, and very 

 tender when well cooked. Plant eighteen inches apart. 



Early Vanack. — This sort does not head as firm as most others, but is very 

 sweet and delicious, and has also the good property of being fit for use whilst 

 quite young. Plant two feet by eighteen inches asunder. These three, last de- 

 scribed, may be sown early in February, in cold frames, and, when large enough, 

 planted into the open ground. They will thus succeed the Early York, and con- 

 tinue to head until the savoys take their place in the fall. 



Dwarf Green Curled Savoy. — The smallest of the savoy class, and the best, in 

 all respects, for the kitchen. Color, deep green, nearly to the centre of the heart, 

 which is not very compact. Leaves, thick, fleshy, and rugose. If sown in the 

 open ground, from the middle to the last of March, according to latitude, this 

 sort will be ready in September. Plant eighteen inches asunder. 



Large Green Globe Savoy. — Larger than the preceding, and produces a much 

 closer head ; a good and profitable sort. Sown the middle of April, it will be 

 good from the beginning of October until December. Plant two feet asunder. 



Flat Dutch, or Drum-head. — This is the best for winter keeping. It makes a 

 large, solid, and flat head. If sown the last week in May, it will be in use from 

 November, and may be preserved through the winter as follows : When it is appre- 

 hended that the winter is going to set in (but not sooner), dig up the whole, leave 

 the roots and stems attached, but pull off any decayed leaves ; convey them to a 

 dry spot ; place them nearly close together, with the heads downwards, on the 

 ground level, so as to form a bed about five feet wide. Outside of this, all around, 

 sink a trench, and throw the soil taken out of this (after breaking it up well with 

 the spade) amongst them, so as to cover the heads completely, and if the winter 

 be very severe, throw over the top any kind of litter, to keep out the frost. As 

 they may b§ wanted for use, they may be drawn out by the stalks, and will be 

 found fresh, and as good as when first buried. Where there is the convenience of 

 an open shed for this purpose, it is still better, as the rains and snow of winter 

 are prevented from penetrating the soil ; but if put up in a close cellar, the Cab- 

 bages are subject to rot, and lose the proper flavor. 



Dwarf lied Dutch. — The best of the red or purple kinds. It may be sown in 

 the open ground, in April ; afterwards, planted out two feet apart, and will head 

 late in the fall. The plant is of dwarf habit, blackish-crimson in color, and pro- 

 duces a globular, compact, and solid head. The red varieties are generally only 

 used for pickles, although some few people boil them with salt pork, and so make 

 a very savory, but rather dirty-looking mess of food. 



Borecole, or Open-headed Sorts. Brztssels Spi'outs. — This variety is not ex- 

 actly a Borecole, in the strict meaning of the term, but it may be ranked as such. 

 The stem will rise, in good ground, to the height of four feet, on the top of which 

 is a partially closed, flat crown of incurved, roundish leaves (forming the head), 

 and on the whole length of the stalk below, there are numerous small sprouts 

 (like miniature cabbages), that serve for a second cutting after the tO)) has been 

 removed. The flavor is quite equal to asparagus, but the plant will not bear 

 extreme frost. If sown the beginning of May, and afterwards i)lanted ou 

 feet apart, the tops will be ready for use during the latter part of fall ; and 



