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curled and of a -very deefi green. It should be 

 sown as soon as the ground is at all warm, and 

 planted out as soon as stout enough. By No 

 vember it will have large and close heads weigh- 

 ing from 5 to 8 pounds each. This is the best of 

 all winter-cabbages. If yon have Drum-heads, or 

 other large cabbages, the time of sowing and that 

 of transplanting are the same as those tor the 

 'Savoy. But, let me observe here, that the early 

 sorts of cabbage keep, during winter, as well as 

 the large, late sorts. It is an error to suppose, 

 that those cabbages only, which will not come to 

 perfection till the approach of winter, will keefi 

 well. The Early York, sown in June, will be 

 right hard in November, and will keep as well as 

 the Drum-head, or any of the coarse and strong- 

 smelling cabbages. The Early Yorks are not so 

 big as the Drum-heads ; but, observe, that as the 

 former require but 16 inches distance, and the 

 latter 3 feet, Jive of the former stand on the 

 ground of one of the latter. So that, perhaps, 

 the Early Yorks will be the largest croft after all. 

 I have tried the keefiing of both : and I know, 

 that the fine cabbages keep as well as the coarse 

 ones. The Red Cabbage is raised and cultivated 

 in the same season and same manner as the 

 Green Savoy. There are many other sorts of 

 cabbage, early as well as late; and they may be 

 tried ; but those above-mentioned are certainly 

 sorts enough for any family. The preserving of 

 cabbages during the winter is all that remains to 

 be treated of under the word cabbage ; but as 

 every reader must know, it is a matter of great 

 importance ; for, on it depends the supply of cab- 

 bages forfour months in the year, North of Vir- 





