224 CABBAGES, 



planting- is enough; for, if 3^011 gather as the beans be- 

 come fit for use, they continue bearing all through the 

 summer, especially the Lima bean, which delights in 

 heat, and which should not be planted till the ground is 

 quite warm. The scarlet bean, (laulujlorus) is well 

 worth cultivating, both for use and ornament. 



CABBAGES. 



Sow cabbages in an open situation, distant from fences, 

 &c. early in May, in rows 6 inches apart, and put the seeds 

 thin in the rows. As soon as up, thin the plants to 3 or 

 4 inches in the rov/s. Hoe deep between the plants, 

 and keep them free from weeds while they stand in the 

 seed bed. To prevent a sudden check by breaking all 

 the roots at once, in hot weather, dig every other inter- 

 val, leave the rest, and dig them a week later. If they 

 are transplanted into other beds, when 3 or 4 inches 

 high, it will greatly strengthen them, and render them 

 in a much better condition for final transplanting. 



The ground for cabbages must be well manured, 

 deeply spaded, made fine, and intimately mixed. They 

 require a deep, very rich, and moist loam, and agree 

 exceedingly well, with large quantities of manure. — 

 "VV^here manure is scarce, a spade or two of earth is tak- 

 en out at a proper distance for the plants, and the rotten 

 dung laid at the bottom of the hole. When about 6 

 inches high, they will be fit to transplant. (See Trans- 

 planting.) Set the larger kinds in rows about two and 

 a half feet each way. You can set some between rows 

 of forward bush-beans, and other low growing crops, 

 which will occupy the ground when those are off. If a 

 hot sun cause them to droop, a shingle stuck into the 

 ground will be sutiicient shelter. Or plant 2 shingles, 

 one on the southeast side, and one on the southwest, 

 meeting at the south corner. Covering them with 

 leaves, &c. is a bad practice. In bringing plants from a 

 distance, be careful to preserve the latteral roots, lay 

 them in a basket upon some moist grass, and cover them 

 lightly with green leaves, and immediately before set- 

 ting, dip their roots into water, and afterwards, unless 

 the ground is quite wet, give them a sprinkling from the 

 water pot. There is scarcely any crop that derives 



