228 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 distinguished characteristic 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. The 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 ad- 

 vantage. 



The plants are quite hardy, and in most parts of Cali- 

 fornia 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 



