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the seed is sown early, it is a good plan to prick out the 

 seedlings, six inches apart, as soon as large enough to 

 handle, and later on to transplant carefully to their per- 

 manent quarters at a distance of two feet apart each 

 way. In very cold late districts, I have seen the Kales 

 sown in the late autumn and planted out like spring 

 Cabbage either late in the autumn or early in the spring. 

 The autumn sowing secures a much stronger plant, and 

 the plants are better able to stand extremes of weather. 

 The later varieties are equally good, and here such kinds 

 as the Buda or Asparagus should not be overlooked. 

 These are quite distinct from the varieties previously 

 described. These plants produce plain large leaves, 

 and the smooth stem -growths very much resemble 

 Asparagus. Another equally useful is the Cottager's 

 Kale, very hardy and one of the best for producing 

 sprouts late in the spring. A very fine type of Kale 

 is the Welsh Kale, a long branching variety. Other 

 remarkably productive varieties are the Ragged Sack 

 and the Thousand Headed, the latter being much grown 

 in fields. Two new kinds of Kale call for special 

 notice, the Sutton Arctic Green and Arctic Purple. 

 These are the two best Kales for cold, exposed 

 positions, and, as they grow close to the soil, the plants 

 frequently get covered with snow and are not injured. 

 The leaves of the two last-named are curled like the 

 Scotch which they resemble also in flavour. In the 

 northern part of the country these are great favourites. 

 They should be sown in May for a late spring supply 

 in the following season. My note would not be com- 

 plete without referring to the Variegated Kales. These 

 are most ornamental, and, though the quality is not equal 

 to others, their choice colours make them favourites in 

 most gardens. 



