88 Subtropical Vegetable-Gardening 



The land is prepared as for lettuce and fertilized as 

 for cauliflower. The seed may be sown in drills during 

 October and November, or it may be sown in cold- 

 frames like cauliflower during November. When the 

 plants have the fourth or fifth leaf, they may be trans- 

 planted in the same way as cauliflower. The working 

 of the field is similar to that for the cauliflower; and 

 it should be remembered that the smaller varieties re- 

 quire less space than the larger. 



The large varieties are cut and shipped in barrels; 

 for shipping a long distance or a large amount, crates 

 will be found preferable. 



The leading varieties are Scotch Curled and Green 

 Curled. These form only a small part of the varieties 

 grown in Europe. 



COLLARD 



The collard is a form of kale; it stands hot weather 

 better than the cabbage, and although it forms no heads, 

 gives a large supply of excellent green leaves. It grows 

 more strongly than the cabbage and is recommended for 

 gardens in subtropical and tropical climates, and even 

 for market-gardening in some of the latter. In winterless 

 climates it may be grown as a perennial, the young leaves 

 only being picked as wanted. 



This is decidedly an American vegetable, grown almost 

 exclusively for southern markets by people of the South. 

 As a money crop it is not particularly successful, although 

 it may be marketed when vegetables are usually scarce. 

 Those who have cultivated a taste for it will refuse cabbage 

 and cauliflower at the same price. 



