130 AMERICAN HOME GARDEN. 



mans are so fond, is made by halving fine solid cabbage-heads 

 lengthwise, cutting out the stem, and shredding them as for 

 " cole-slaw," but perhaps still finer. This is usually done by 

 means of a gang of from three to six knives arranged obliquely 

 across a wooden frame, the best and freest cutters being grooved 

 lengthwise like scythe-blades. Within this frame a small 

 open box for the half cabbage-head runs, the operator pressing 

 the cabbage upon the knives as he drives the box. The shred- 

 ded cabbage is then packed as closely as possible, by the aid of 

 a wooden " pounder," into a keg or barrel, with a moderate salt- 

 ing, and spicing with caraway or other aromatic seeds, &c. 

 When finished, a cloth is laid over it, and the head or other 

 cover laid upon it, with a weight, until it has fermented and 

 all impurities are cleared off It is then ready for use, and 

 may be headed up for winter, keeping it carefully covered with 

 its brine, as in preserving pickles or butter, &c. 



CARDOON. 



French, Cardon. German, Kardoner. Spanish, Cardon. 



If raised at all, sow in a single %w where they may stand to 

 mature, having plenty of room, at least two feet on each side, 

 and when well up, thin the plants to fifteen inches apart. 



Time : March or April. 



The cardoon resembles the artichoke (see p. 114), but the 

 heads are not used, the scales being fleshless and bitter. When 

 the plants are full grown, before the flower-stem starts, the 

 leaves, being gathered upright and bound together, are earthed 

 up, like celery, to blanch, and when this is effected, the leaf- 

 stems are used by those who fancy them in stews, &c. 



CARROT. 



French, Carrotte. ^-German, Mo hre. Spanish, Zanahoria. 



EARLY HORN. LONG ORANGE. ALTRINGHAM. LONG PUR- 

 PLE, OR BLOOD. LONG WHITE, &C. 



BRIEF DIRECTIONS. 



Sow in shallow drills fifteen inches apart ; cover lightly, and 



