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produce firm, large heads, and differ i CACALIA. Cliiefly stove evergreen 

 but little. The Drumhead has a large shrubs and trees, or hardy herbaceous 

 roundish head; the t)utch is flattened perennials; some are annuals. C. 

 on the top; the Bergen somewhat re- bicolor is deciduous; C. radicajis, an 

 sembles it, with short stalk, heading evergreen creeper ; C. scandens, an 

 near the ground. The Savoys have evergreen climber. Cuttings. Division, 

 curly leaves, and are much preferable Sandy loam. 



to the others tor boiling; arc very CACTUS. Four species. Stove 

 tender and delicately flavoured when evergreen shrubs. 



touched by the frost. The Drumhend Soil. — " The soil for young plants, 

 Sat'Oi/ has been introduced of late years, one-half peat, with equal quantities of 

 The head is nearly as large as the Drum- strong yellow loam, pigeons' or sheep's 

 head, firm and compact — hence its dung, and river sand that has been at 

 name. It keeps well throughout the least exposed twelve months to the 

 winter, and until very late in the spring, weather, and frequently turned. Never 

 and is decidedly worthy of general cul- mix the soil before it is wanted for use. 

 ture, having all the delicacy of the VVell silt, and the lumps place over the 

 curled variety. Time of sowing winter potsherds for drainage. When the 

 cabbage is April and May, to be trans- plants have attained a proper size for 

 planted in June and early part of .luly, blooming, add more of the loam in re- 

 choosing cloudy weather, when it looks potting them, particularly to C. spe- 

 likely for rain. An occasional watering | ciosissitnus, and in all cases give plenty 

 in dry weather will assist them in taking j of drainage." — Gai-d. Chron. 



fresh root. 



Sowing 



Fill the seed-pots with 



" To preserve them during winter. — cinders, to within two inches of the 

 In November remove them to a sheltered top, and make them up with very sandy 

 situation, burying the entire stalk, so peat, and a little clean sand on the top ; 

 that nothing but the heads remain above the pots arc then watered and the seeds 

 ground. In December give a slight , sown ; after which as much dry sand is 

 covering of straw, with brush laid onto sprinkled over them as will just fill ujt 

 prevent its blowing off. In this manner the spaces between them. The whole 

 they will keep well throughoutthe winter is then pressed down gently, and the 

 — the Savoys until late in the spring. ! pots are put by in any warm place, 



''Late Ba^crsea— cultivated in Eng- i where they are kept moist. The seeds 

 land for an autumnal crop— but little ^ill vegetate in ten or twelve days, and 

 grown here, having been superseded by ni"st then be very gently watered, for 

 other kinds. i ^'^'^'' °^ displacing them, till they make 



"Red Dutch— is used principally for | 'heir little roots and get firm hold of 

 pickling, either with other vegetables, h.'ie soil; after which they may be 



or shredded by itself as " slaugh." For 

 early summer sup[)ly sow in September, 

 as directed for Early York, and in April 

 and May for the autumn and winter 

 stock, treating as directed for Drum- 

 head and Savoy. 



"Green Glazed — grown extensively at 

 the south, where it is thought to resist 

 the worm ; does not succeed well in this 

 latitude. Culture similar to the other 

 summer varieties." — Rural Register, 



The cabbage is liable to the Mildew 

 and Amhury, which see. 



CABBAGE BUTTERFLY. See 

 Pontia. 



CABBAGE FLY. See Anthomyia. 



CABBAGE GARDEN PEBBLE 

 MOTH. See Pyralis. 



CABBAGE MOTH. See Mamestra. 



freely and regularly watered. The 

 seeds to he sown quite thin in the first 

 instance, and not to transplant the seed- 

 lings till they begih to get crowded in 

 the pots, in a year or two. These di- 

 rections are equally applicable to the 

 seeds of other succulents." — Card. 

 Chron. 



Dr. Lindleyadds, that " the best way 

 to bloom C. speciosus and speciosissi- 

 mus, is to grow them in an enriched 

 soil, and keep them in a warm, light 

 house, while they are making their 

 shoots, exposing them entirely during 

 August and September. By the latter 

 practice they will become brownish 

 and unhealthy-looking for a time, 

 though they will soon recover this." — 

 Gard. Chron. 



" The seeds of cacti may be gather- 

 ed and sown as soon as they are ripe. 



