248 Gardening 



use ; Early Summer and Succession for midsummer ; and 

 Autumn King and Danish Ball Head for fall and winter 

 use. 



Cabbage is an easy crop for the beginner to grow. It 

 is likely to need protection from aphids, cutworms, and 

 the cabbage worm (especially discussed in the chapter on 

 injurious insects) . The crop may entirely fail because of 

 plant diseases carried in the soil and for which there is 

 no good remedy. In this case the gardener had best not 

 attempt to grow the crop, for a time at least ; or he should 

 secure seed of varieties found to be resistant to the 

 disease. (See Figures 172 and 173.) 



Cauliflower. The cauliflower is less hardy than cab- 

 bage and less enduring of summer heat. For spring 

 planting, the crop does best in the cool sections of the 

 more northern of the planting zones, where the summers 

 are mild. The plant needs a rich soil and plenty of room 

 to grow. It is best to grow plants about 3 feet apart each 

 way, with a low and quick-growing companion crop be- 

 tween. The clusters of thick, fleshy flower stalks are 

 blanched for table use by tying the leaves together over 

 the top. The mature heads are not readily stored for 

 later use ; hence it is best not to grow any more plants 

 than can be used as they mature. In the North, Early 

 Snowball and Dwarf Erfurt are excellent varieties. The 

 Autumn Giant is a large-growing and late variety that 

 is well suited to southern sections. 



Brussels sprouts. Brussels sprouts are grown best as 

 an autumn crop, but in the South they are extensively 

 grown as an early spring crop. The plant requires a 

 longer period of cool weather than most of the cabbages, 



