22 GARDENING 



the cabbage when grown for successive years on 

 the same soil, often whole rows of cabbages are 

 considerably damaged by them and slugs. Soot 

 and lime lightly forked into the ground previous to 

 peaching and placed round the roots is a great 

 preventive of this disease, and in planting out it 

 is also an excellent plan to dip the roots in a 

 puddle made of soot, lime, and soil. All excres- 

 cences should be pinched before planting, as they 

 invariably hold a maggot. The cabbage moth or 

 mamestra haunts the gardens in May and June, in 

 the evening time. The caterpillar of it is green, 

 marked with a dark stripe down the back and a 

 yellowish one down each side, and is to be found 

 in July, August, and September feeding upon the 

 hearts of cabbages. 



The ' Gardeners' Chronicle ' recommends the 

 handpicking of the caterpillars as the only cure. 



The cabbage fly is the parent of a maggot which 

 causes fearful havoc among them, and when the 

 cabbages become yellow in colour, and droop at 

 midday from the effects of the sun, the fly is 

 doing its worst, and the plants should be taken up 

 and burnt, and lime put into the holes. When 

 cabbages are cut, the stem should be cut crosswise, 

 and then innumerable young sprouts will form, 

 which make very tender eating. 



The best kinds to grow are : — 



Early York — Good and small ; requires good 

 cultivation and to be grown quickly. 



Enfield Market — A very good cabbage. 



Ellam's Early — The finest of the small early 

 class, very dwarf 



Early Rainham— Early fine cabbage, rather large. 



