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" of the root." And thus all is safe, and the 

 plant is sure to grow. The general, and almost 

 universal, fault, is,, that the planter, when he 

 has put the root into the hole, draws the earth up 

 against the ufifier fiart of the root, and, if he 

 press pretty well there, he thinks that the plant- 

 ing is well done. But, it is the point of the root 

 against which the earth ought to be pressed, for 

 there the fibres are ; and, if they do not touch the 

 earth closely ', the plant will not thrive. To know 

 whether you have fastened the plant well in the 

 ground, take the tip of one of the leaves of the 

 plant between your finger and thumb. Give a 

 pull. If the plant resist the pull, so far as for the 

 bit of leaf to come away, the plant is properly- 

 fastened in the ground ; but, if the pull bring up 

 the plant ; then you may De sure that the plant- 

 ing is not well done. The point ot the stick ou^ht 

 to twist and press the earth up close to the point 

 of the root ; so that there be no hollow there. 

 Pressing the earth up against the stem of the 

 plant is of little use. As to distances they must 

 be proportioned to the size which the cabbages 

 usually come to ; and the size (difference of soil 

 out of the question) varies with the sort. How- 

 ever, for the very small sorts, the Early Dwarf 

 and Early Sea Green, a foot apart in all direc- 

 tions is enough ; for there is no occasion to waste 

 garden ground ; and you do not want such things 

 30 stand long, and the plants are in plenty as to 

 number. The next size is the Early York, which 

 may have 16 inches every way. The Sugar loaj 

 may have 20 inches The Battersea and Savoy 

 two feet and a half. Tiie large sorts, as the 

 Drum-head and others, 3 feet at least. Now, 



