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are to be planted, several sowings of seed may be made in order 

 to distribute the transplanting over a considerable period and 

 have all plants of the right size when transplanted. The latest 

 plantings are made of varieties capable of developing in a shorter 

 time than the earlier plantings. 



I>recautions for Successful Transplanting. — Since the weather 

 is likely to be rather hot and dr}- wlien late cabbage is transplanted, 

 precaution should be taken that the plants do not suffer from 



Fig. 



-Savoy cabbage. Delicate in flavor but little grown. 



lack of moisture. The best results are likely to be secured if the 

 cabbage is transplanted on land that was plowed early when it 

 contained an abundance of moisture and that has been harrowed 

 frequently until the time for transplanting. To prevent too rapid 

 loss of moisture from the plants themselves, the tops of the leaves 

 should be twisted off, as described in the chapter on transplanting. 

 The hotter and drier the weather, the greater the precautions 

 that must be taken to prevent loss of the plants. 



