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with a trowel, removing considerable earth with them, in order 

 not to disturb their roots. 



For summer, autumn, and winter use, sow Early Dutch and 

 Drumhead in April and May. Transplant into rows two feet 

 apart, and eighteen inches apart in the row. Give the plants 

 a copious watering the evening previous to taking up, and 

 water again after setting out. The whole secret of their after- 

 culture lies in frequent and deei) Jioeing. Hoe while the dew 

 is on, if practicable. Never strip off the lower leaves. 



To preserve cabbages in perfection through the winter, the 

 following is the best mode with which we are acquainted : As 

 late in the fall as the weather will permit, dig trenches eighteen 

 or twenty inches apart, parallel to each other, and of any con- 

 venient length. Now dig out your cabbages with a spade, and 

 transplant them into these trenches as close together as they 

 will stand, covering root and stem to the lower leaf. Around 

 this bed raise a kind of frame with old posts, rails, or boards 

 and earth, making it a little higher at one side than the other, 

 and high enough at the lower side to prevent its roof or cover- 

 ing from coming in contact with the cabbages. Across this 

 frame place poles, lath, or narrow boards, and cover the 

 whole thickly with straw, bean haulm, corn-stalks, or any ma- 

 terial of that sort. In this way you may have cabbages up to 

 April, of as fine a flavor as when transplanted into the trenches. 

 A few may be transplanted into a similar trench in the cellar, 

 where, of course, they will require no covering. 



2. Savoy Cabbage — Brassica Oleracea Subanda, 



This member of the great cabbage family takes its name from 

 Savoy. It differs from the common cabbage in the wrinkled 

 character of its leaves. There are only two varieties worthy 

 of culture — the Curled and the Drumhead. The former is to 

 be preferred for family use. It is superior in delicacy to the 

 common cabbage. Cultivation the same as the winter varieties 

 of the latter. 



Brussels Sprouts {choti de Bruxelles) is considered a sub- 



