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flavoured cabbages are not grown nearly as much 

 as they deserve. Sown in May and June, they give 

 nice heads from October to Christmas. There are two 

 varieties mostly grown, the Rosette and the Hardy 

 Green. The latter is valuable for a still later supply, 

 as it may be had in January or later. Comments are 

 often made that our ordinary cabbage lacks the flavour 

 of the colewort, and that frequently is so. The reason 



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is not far to seek. The colewort sown in summer is fit 

 for use in three or four months, and the growth being 

 made so rapidly tends to improvement of flavour. I 

 am aware that these quickly-grown plants do not stand 

 severe frost, and are best for autumn supplies, as in 

 bad weather when they are solid the hearts of the 

 Rosette section split badly. For later use the Hardy 

 Green, though less valuable from other points of view, 

 makes up for deficiencies. The colewort takes up little 



