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Such plants should be carefully lifted and planted up to 

 their leaves, just close enough together to touch each other, 

 in a frame two boards high, banked up with earth, man- 

 ure or leaves, covered with sashes, protecting them from 

 the frost at night or on cold days with suitable coverings 

 of straw or hay, giving air in the middle of the day on 

 fine, sunny days. If there is an overplus of heads, they 

 may be saved by lifting the plants and planting them in 

 boxes filled with earth, and placed in a light, dry cellar. 



Out of more than a hundred varieties known in England, 

 the following three varieties will be found the most satis- 

 factory to the amateur grower in this country. Purple 

 Cape, a very hardy, sure heading variety, with purple 

 flower heads ; the color disappears in cooking, and it does 

 not differ from the white variety in flavor. Early Walch- 

 eren, by some considered a cauliflower, has white flower 

 heads, and is much earlier than the other varieties. It is 

 the leading variety among market gardeners. 



Knight's Protecting ; is a very hardy white flowered 

 variety, of dwarf, compact growth ; the plants may there- 

 fore be set eighteen inches apart in the row. It is not an 

 early variety, but is excellent for planting in frames, as it 

 will continue heading until January, 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



This delicious vegetable belongs to the cabbage family 

 and in its general appearance resembles a tall kale or 

 borecole. It grows three or four feet high, producing on 

 the stem numerous miniature cabbage heads, varying from 

 one to two inches in diameter, which are very tender and 

 delicately flavored, especially when slightly touched by 

 frost. 



