52 ART OF GARDENING. 



The seed of the Red Cabbage can be sown towards the 

 last of April or first of May in favorable seasons. This is a 

 desirable cabbage for pickling, and for winter salads. 



The - seeds of the Savoy, a popular table variety, are 

 generally sown in New England in May, in a rich, well- 

 prepared soil. These plants, on being transplanted, will not 

 require to be placed so far apart as the larger kinds. 



The richer and fresher the soil, the better for the Cabbage, 

 which also requires the ground to be deeply stirred while 

 growing, in the same manner as for turnips. 



Cauliflower and Broccoli are both species of Cabbage. 

 Broccoli is not cultivated so universally with us as the Cauli- 

 flower ; it has, like the latter, large heads of seeds, only the 

 Broccoli has its seeds of different colors, purple, green, 

 brown, arid white. The white varieties are often mistaken 

 for Cauliflower. 



Cauliflower requires to be protected from the extremes 

 of heat and cold. ,As the heads tend to maturity, the larger 

 leaves are broken over them to preserve their purity of 

 color and compactness of growth. Over two feet every way 

 should be given as space for the Cauliflower, and from time 

 to time the beds should be forked, to keep the earth between 

 the plants porous and open to the atmosphere. 



CARROT (Daucus Carota). 



The Carrot grows wild in Great Britain. It is an ex- 

 cellent vegetable for cows. The Carrot thrives best in rich 

 land, which has been subjected to previous tillage. It is 

 sown in drills not deeper than an inch, and the drills 

 about a foot apart. The Early Orange, the Long Orange, 

 and Altingham are the varieties usually selected for the 

 kitchen garden. 



CELERY (Apium graveolens). 



Celery, as is well known, is Smallage cultivated. The 



