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be sown and set out at the same time or a few days later than 

 the former, giving them also a little more room say sixteen 

 inches apart by twenty-four. These will succeed the early 

 kinds, and continue your supply until the flat Dutch, Bergen, 

 etc., mature, whether at the North or South. 



South of latitude 40 north, cabbages of the earlier or later 

 kinds, for spring and summer use, may be set out in the fall as 

 soon as the plants attain sufficient size, and where this is done, 

 if it seem necessary, they should be set qn one side of a small 

 ridge or furrow, running the rows in such a direction that the 

 ridge of earth will afford some protection to the plants from 

 prevailing winter winds ; strew over them a very thin covering 

 of litter or evergreen brush, and give prompt attention to the 

 culture of the crop at the first opening of spring. 



In certain localities this process may be found desirable, but 

 in general it is best to set out plants at such time as that they 

 will start immediately and grow right on to their maturity. 



CABBAGE (Late, or Winter). 



BERGEN. FLAT DUTCH. DRUM-HEAD. RED (OR PURPLE). SA- 

 YOY, ETC., ETC. 



BRIEF DIRECTIONS. 



Set the plants twenty inches apart, in rows two feet or more 

 wide, in strong rich soil. Hoe or dig among them till the 

 leaves touch. 



Time : sow in May. Set out in July in New York and the 

 North generally, and later as you proceed south. See also di- 

 rections given above under early cabbages. The Bergen, flat 

 Dutch, drum-head, or any late cabbage, if sown and set out 

 late, and grown rapidly by the aid of rich soil and thorough 

 culture, will prove equal in quality to the earlier kinds. 



If the red or purple cabbage is desired, it should be sown and 

 set out a little earlier than the Bergen, etc., but at the same 

 distances. It is valued, chiefly on account of its color and 

 thick fleshy texture, for pickling and cole-slaw. Unless very 

 good stock is obtained it is liable to yield only small and com- 

 paratively worthless heads, or to fail to head at all. 



