THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



succeed best in a deep, rich soil, heavily manured, 

 and in some localities cannot be grown successfully 

 on the same ground year after year; in other sec- 

 tions this does not seem to make any difference, 

 and in my own garden they have grown in the same 

 spot for several successive seasons. 



They should be well cultivated and kept free 

 from weeds. The cabbage worm is very trouble- 

 some in some sections, but in the private garden 

 need not make any serious trouble. As soon as the 

 little white butterflies appear, the plants should be 

 watched for the presence of eggs, and when these 

 are found and removed, the worms are disposed 

 of; the eggs will be found in a small yellow patch 

 on the underside of the leaves; they are quite con- 

 spicuous, and easily removed. 



Early cabbage is sometimes given to cracking as 

 soon as ripe, and must be used at once, as the new 

 growth commences then. To prevent this, the roots 

 may be cut off on one side of the plant as soon as 

 the head has attained its growth and the plant 

 tipped over on its side ; this checks growth, and the 

 head will then keep for some time. 



For late cabbage, seed is sown in the open ground 



from April to June, and the plants transplanted 



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