Cabbage Savoy Cabbage 



ing, and if labour and stuff can be found it will be well to lay in the 

 furrows a sprinkling of short mulchy manure to follow instantly upon 

 the watering ; then plant with the dibber, and the work is done. If 

 the mulch cannot be afforded, water must be given, and to water the 

 furrows in advance is better than watering after the planting, as a few 

 observations will effectually prove. If drought continues, water should 

 be given again and again. The trouble must be counted as nothing 

 compared with the certain loss of time while the plant stands still, to 

 become, perhaps, infested with blue aphis, and utterly ruined. As a 

 matter of fact, a little water may be made to go a long way, and every 

 drop judiciously administered will more than repay its cost. The use 

 of the hoe will greatly help the growth, and a little earth may be drawn 

 towards the stems, not to the extent of ' moulding-up,' for that is 

 injurious, but to ' firm ' the plants in some degree against the gales 

 that are to be expected as the days decline. 



The Red Cabbage is grown for pickling and also for stewing, 

 being in demand at many tables as an accompaniment to roasted 

 partridges. The plant requires the best ground that can be provided 

 for it, with double digging and plenty of manure. Two sowings may 

 be made, the first in April for a supply in autumn for cooking, and 

 the second in August for a crop to stand the winter and to supply 

 large heads for pickling. 



SAVOY CABBAGE 



Brassica oleracea bullata 



THE SAVOY CABBAGE is directly related to Brussels Sprouts, though 

 differing immensely in appearance. It is of great value for the 

 bulk of food it produces, as well as for its quality as a table vege- 

 table during the autumn and winter. In all the essential points 

 the Savoy may be grown in the same way as any other Cabbage, but 

 it is the general practice to sow the seed in spring only, the time 

 being determined by requirements. For an early supply, seed should 

 be sown in February in a frame ; and for succession sowings may be 

 made in an open bed in March, , April, and May. This vegetable 

 needs a rich deep soil to produce fine heads, but it will pay better 

 on poor soil than most other kinds of Cabbage, more especially if the 

 smaller sorts are selected. Savoys are not profitable in the form of 

 Collards ; hence it is advisable to plant in the first instance at the 

 proper distances, say, twelve inches for the small sorts, eighteen for 



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