Brassica oleracea capitata ; Koroumb ; The head-bearing, 

 true or garden Cabbage ; Cruciferae. 



I : (a) Baladi. (b) Ahmar or Fiu'ansawi. (c) Batta. (d) Mikhaiiish. 

 The Baladi is a large drumheaded (with flattened spherical head) 



white var hardy the earliest of all the most extensively grown, 

 but comparatively coarse. 



The Ahmar is a dwarf drumheaded red var. less hardy than the pre- 

 ceding comparatively late chiefly consumed by Europeans of 

 great demand not extensively grown. 



The Batta is the largest of all var. grown in Egypt ; it is a drum 

 headed white var. comparatively later than the ahmar and of great de- 

 mand not much grown. 



The Mekharfish is not a cabbage proper but a Savoy Cabbage* 

 (Brassica Oleracea bullata) distinguished from the former by having 

 puckered or wrinkled leaves. 



It is a hardy form large drumheaded and comparatively 

 coarse white and late. 



II : By seed, which requires an extra care in selection. 



Ill : June and July (all four var.) ; also end of February, only var : 

 (c) and (d). 



IV : Forty to 45 days later on ridges 3 feet between the ridges 

 and 2 to 2 1)2 between the plants, the distance depending on the var. 



V : Five to 6 months after transpl ; continued for about 1 1)2 month. 

 VII : The dense rosette or head of leaves is used in cooking 



eaten raw as a salad pickled, the best var. for the purpose being 

 the Ahmar or Red. Leaves form an excellent fodder for stock of every 

 sort not grown in Egypt as a fodder crop. 



VIII : A deep well-tilled loam, rather heavy than light rather 

 damp than dry must be thoroughly drained a gross feeder, hence 

 plenty of manure is a necessity use plenty of f. y. m. applied 

 before formation of heads begins frequent and thorough surface til- 

 lage as well as frequent waterings. Cut off tips of seedlings in transplan- 

 ing harvest as sooin as the heads are fully developed it' left for a 

 few days after they will run to flower. To get good seed transplant the 

 root-stocks in a well prepared bed as soon as the heads are cut off. 



In all the essential points the Savoy cabbage (d) may be grown like 

 ordinary Cabbage. 



