CABBAGE. 



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weather followiDg a drouth, particularly on high, sandy 

 land. The remedy for this is " root-pruning/' which 

 is done by pushing the plants over slightly, to break 

 some of the roots, or by cutting down alongside of 



Fig. 23. FOTTLER'S BRUNSWICK. 



them with a spade. The Winningstadt, formerly so 

 highly esteemed as a reliable, medium early kind, and 

 even used as a winter sort, of late years appears to have 

 degenerated, is liable to rot in the stem, and in warm 

 .weather its leaves turn yellow too readily. American seeds 



Fig. 24. JERSEY WAKEFIELD. 



are considered as producing more hardy plants than the 

 imported; therefore, for a crop to head well in winter, 

 the American "Flat Dutch" is the best variety, with 

 " Fottler's Brunswick," which is an American variety of 

 the German "Brunswick" cabbage, as second choice. 



