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CALIFORNIA VEGETABLES 



Flat Dutch : very widely grown as a late cabbage ; head large, 

 round, and solid, flat on top ; very sure header and good keeper. 



Holland or Danish Ball-Head : very late, not large but very 

 firm and round head, stands in the field a long time; popular for 

 Eastern shipment and for winter keeping. 



Surehead: large, round, flattened heads of good texture; good 

 for shipping; a long keeper, good for a standard crop. 



THE SAVOY CABBAGE. 



The distinguishing characteristics of the Savoy varieties is their 

 crimped leaves. They are held to be somewhat milder in flavor 

 than the common cabbage. Their culture is precisely the same as 

 of the common cabbage. They are very little grown in California, 

 but are desirable in giving variety to the home garden supply, and 

 sometimes profitable in local markets. The American Drumhead 

 Savoy is a good variety. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



Brussels sprouts require considerably longer to reach maturity 

 than the cabbage, as the little rosettes have to develop at the bases 

 of the leaves after the latter are grown. The sprouts appear first 

 at the lower part of the stem and appear later above, thus giving 

 many cuttings from the same stems. The crown of leaves at the 

 top should not be removed until the stem has done its work. In 

 California the sprouts are taken from the stems in the places where 

 they grow, as our winter does not require taking up the plants and 

 storing them under protection for the winter "sprouting." This, of 

 course, is a great advantage. 



The plants are quite hardy and in most parts of California bring 

 their crop in the winter from plants set out in succession during the 

 previous spring and summer. They do best in the cool, summer 

 climate of the coast. Wherever grown they must have abundant 

 moisture all summer. The culture is the same as for cabbage except 

 as to their longer season of growth, which has been noted. The 

 "Improved Half-Dwarf" is the variety mostly grown. 



CAULIFLOWER. 



The cauliflower is one of the grandest vegetables in California. It 

 attains large size and superb quality, but it is not universally grown, 

 as is the cabbage, because it is rather more tender and exacting and 



