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dry summers there preventing the raising of plants from 

 seed. Recently, however, some of the growers in Charles- 

 ton, Savannah, Richmond, and other cities, have discov- 

 ered that it is more profitable to have the plants grown m 

 North, and to plant them in August or September, and 

 grow them themselves. Many hundred thousands of 

 plants of Cabbage, Cauliflower, and Celery, are now an- 

 nually sent South in August. 



The varieties of Late Cabbage are not so numerous as 

 the Early ; the best for general purposes are the following : 



Bergen Drumhead. — This is the variety grown for the 

 general crop, it is of the largest size, sometimes almost 

 round, though more generally flattened at the top. It is 

 extremely hardy, and will withstand severe frosts without 

 injury. In localities where there is not more than 15 or 

 20 degrees of frost, it can be left out where grown all 

 winter, but in the Northern States requires the protection 

 as recommended in the chapter on " Preservation of Veg- 

 etables in Winter." 



Premium Flat Dutch. — A very handsome variety, dif- 

 fering from the Drumhead in perfecting its head rather 

 earlier in the fall, and for that reason is not quite so well 

 adapted for winter use ; it is, however, much grown as an 

 early fall sort. It is particularly tender, and superior in 

 flavor to the Drumhead. 



MaSOll. — Sometimes called Stone Mason, in compliment 

 to its extreme hardness, I suppose. Is rather a small va- 

 riety for a late Cabbage, but this enables it to perfect its 

 head in a short season, and for this reason it is recom- 

 mended for extreme northern latitudes. 



