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weedd. Those who have no hot beds, should sow in the open 

 ground early in May, which will bo soon enough for a genera! 

 crop." 



The Drumhead, Bergen, Drumhead Savoy, and 

 Curled Savoy are the varieties most esteemed for win- 

 ter use. 



*'They need not be sown until tlie middle of May; sow in drills 

 or broadcast, in beds properly prepared, and thin out as soon as 

 they are one inch high; transplant them in June, in rows two feet 

 apart. Those who wish to preserve their cabhages through the 

 winter, should take them up in dry weather, and plant them down 

 to the leaves, and close together, in a dry, sheltered spot. The 

 whole must be covered securely with straw and boards, to keep 

 off rain." 



Or a trench may be made into which the cabbages 

 may be placed heads down and the whole covered 

 with earth. It should be in a dry place where water 

 will not be likely to settle in large quantities upon 

 them. They will keep good and fresh until spring. 

 Red Cabbage makes an excellent pickle. 



Carrot. Daiiciis. — The kinds best for garden cul- 

 ture, are, the Early Horn, and Long Orange. 



"Sow in drills half ii:ch deep and fourteen inches apart. The 

 early horn can be sowed as soon as, the ground is fit to dig in 

 spring, for summer use, and ihe long orange in June, for fall and 

 winter use. Cover the seed, and tramp the earth firm on them. 

 When the plants are two inches high, thin them to three inches 

 apart, hoe between the rows and keep clear of weeds. Late in 

 fall dig them up, and put them in the cellar among the dry earth; 

 and in spring plant out a i^w of the best for raising seeds." — The 

 Cottage Garden. 



''Cauliflower. Brassica oleracca, var. boiryfis. — The cauli- 

 flower is one of the most delicate and curious of the whole of the 

 brassica tribe; the flower buds foiming a close, firm cluster or 

 head, white and delicate, for the sake of which the plant is cultiva- 

 ted." — Jlmerican, Gardener. 



The varieties most cultivated in this State are the 

 Early American and the* Large Late. 



"The cultivation of this is the same as cabbage, but the crop is 

 not so sure; it being more affected by climate. The scorching 

 rays of the sun in dry we;ither are nbt favorable to it and land 

 ;hat is very rich, deep, and stands the drought well, is the best for 

 (ts cultivation. When the plant begins to flower the leaves should 



