44 -VEGETABLE GROWING AT SEW SOUTH WALES. 



BORECOLE OR KALE. 



These plants belong to the cabbage family, but do not form a heart 

 the loose fleshy leaves being pulled from the stem as required. The mild 

 flavour of most varieties commends this vegetable to many. Providing the 

 leaves are regularly pulled, the plants are productive over a long season, and 

 diseases and insect troubles, such a* aphis and " fly," do not trouble them so 

 much as they do other plants of the same family. The cultivation is similar 

 to that for cabbage (see below), and the best varieties are Sutton's Al and 

 Green Curled. 



Diseases and Pests. See list attached to cabbage (page 47). 



BROCCOLI. 



This vegetable is a hardy strain of cauliflower, and should receive the same 

 cultural treatment (see page 48). Tt is very slow in maturing, however, and 

 under conditions of intense cultivation, quickly growing crops like lettuce or 

 certain varieties of turnips are frequently interplanted to make full use of the 

 ground during the first few months. The best varieties are Adam's Early 

 White, Late White, Veitch's Self -Protecting, and Walcheren. 



Diseases ani Pests. See list attached to cabbage (page 47). 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



This voge table is looked upon as a delicacy, and consists of small heads 

 (like miniature cabbages) formed at the junction of the leaf and stem. The 

 plant belongs to the cabbage family, but requires a longer season of growth. 



Planting is done during the spring and summer months, and the crop 

 is therefore only suited to localities where water is available during dry 

 periods. The cooler parts of the State are best suited to its culture ; in the 

 warmer parts the plant is usually affected by aphis. 



The small heads should be gathered when of sufficient size. The heads on 

 the lower part of the stem become mature first, and as these are harvested 

 those higher up the stem become fit for use. The sprouts should be severed 

 from the plant with a knife and not broken off ; it is then possible to obtain 

 a second crop. The small heads may be marketed in punnets. 



The cultivation is similar to that of the cabbage (see below). 



Diseases and Pests. See list attached to cabbage (page 47). 



CABBAGE. 



In spite of the fact that cabbage growing is carried out on large areas in 

 favourable districts in New South Wales, sufficient supplies are not produced 

 to satisfy the demand throughout the year ; and other States place large 

 quantities on our market. 



If the market was not subject to gluts, cabbage-growing would be a highly 

 remunerative undertaking; as it is there are many who are doing well, even 

 though they have to cart the crop many miles to the railway. 



