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hunting and killing them for a few days will 

 make the planting safe for the tomatoes, egg- 

 plants, and peppers. 



A little nitrate of soda sprinkled around the 

 plants is a great incentive to growth. 



For winter cabbage sow seed in the open 

 ground in May and transplant into permanent 

 rows as soon as large enough, giving the plants 

 more room than early cabbage. Late Flat 

 Dutch, Wakefield, Danish Roundhead and Dutch 

 Winter or Hollander are all good sorts which 

 will prove good keepers and sellers. 



If in setting out plants of winter cabbage it 

 is found that there are more plants than are 

 needed, they may be allowed to remain where 

 they are and given a little protection, such as 

 boards, cornstalks or evergreens, and can be used 

 for setting out the following spring. 



CAULIFLOWER 



Require the same general treatment as cabbage. 

 They are set somewhat closer in the rows and cul- 

 tivated the same as cabbage ; however, for the best 



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