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pose the seed is sown from the 10th to the 20th of Sep- 

 tember ; strict attention to date is important ; if too soon, 

 the plants might run to seed, and if too late, they would 

 be too small. In about four or five weeks from the time of 

 sowing, they will be fit to transplant into the cold frames, 

 from 500 to 600 being put under a sash 3 by 6 feet. In 

 planting, it is very important with Cabbage or Cauliflow- 

 er, that the plant is set down to the first leaf, so that the 

 stem or stalk is all under ground, for we find that if ex- 

 posed, it will be split by the action of the frost, and will 

 be injured in consequence. Instructions regarding win- 

 ter treatment, will be found under the head of " Cold 

 Frames." I have before stated that, from the extent to 

 which Early Cabbage is cultivated, it is one of the most 

 important crops grown. It is also by far the most profit- 

 able, on a large scale, and no grower here, whose ground 

 has not been fitted to produce it properly, has ever been 

 very successful ; it requires but little labor, and is always 

 readily disposed of at profitable rates. At the distance 

 planted, from 12,000 to 13,000 are grown per acre, the av- 

 erage price of which, at wholesale, is $50 per 1000, or 

 about $600 per acre. 



We allude to varieties here with some hesitation, as it 

 is unquestionable that soil or climate has much to do in 

 determining the merits of varieties in different localities 

 As the best that I can do in the matter, I adopt the usual 

 plan I have adhered to throughout, and place first on the 

 list those we find to have the greatest general merit. 



Jersey Wakefleld, This variety is said to have been 

 first grown by Francis Brill, then of Jersey City, N. J., 

 some twenty-five years ago, from a package of seed receiv- 



