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it is one of the hardiest of all Cabbages, and when pre 

 served as directed for the others, will keep later in the 

 season than any other. It is slow to mature, however, 

 and requires a richer soil for its perfect development. 



C ARDOON. ( Cynara cardunculus.) 



A vegetable that is but little grown, and then oftener 

 as a novelty than for use. It belongs to the same family 

 as the Artich'oke, which it much resembles. The shoots, 

 after blanching, are used in soups or in salads. It is cul- 

 tivated by sowing the seeds in early spring, thinly, in rows 

 3 feet apart, and thinning out to 18 inches between the 

 plants. The plant attains its growth in early fall, when it 

 is blanched by tying the leaves together so as to form an 

 erect growth, after which it is earthed up, and preserved 

 exactly as we do Celery. 



CARROT. (Daucus Oarota.) 



This may be classed more as a crop of the farm than 

 of the garden, as a far larger area is grown for the food 

 of horses and cattle than for culinary purposes. Yet it is 

 a salable vegetable' in our markets, and by no means an 

 unprofitable one to grow on lands not too valuable. It is 

 not necessary that the land for this crop should be highly 

 enriched. I have grown on sod land, (which had been 

 turned over in fall), 300 barrels per acre, without a par- 



