58 POPULAR VEGETABLES 



House Gardens, Middlesex, the parents being the 

 Rosette Colewort and Christmas Drumhead. Those 

 sown in May and June, according to the locality, will 

 keep up the supply to the date mentioned. They 

 should be planted in an open, exposed border and in 

 a good soil, and, like the Colewort, little space is neces- 

 sary, eighteen inches between the rows being ample. 



Savoy Cabbage. Savoys are best when grown 

 for a late autumn or mid-winter supply, and one of 

 their virtues is their hardiness, as when not sown too 

 early they stand the winter splendidly. If an early 

 supply is desired seed sown in March will give pro- 

 duce in August, but rarely are Savoys wanted at this 

 date as so many other vegetables are then in season. 

 A small variety is preferable for a first supply, such 

 as the Early Ulm and Earliest of All. These make 

 a very compact growth and may be always planted 

 a foot apart. There are some good varieties for 

 a mid-season supply : the Perfection, Golden Globe 

 and Reliance being quite safe in all ways. Great 

 value should be placed upon the late sowings to 

 provide the table from November until spring, and 

 from seed sown in May heads will be obtained into 

 the spring, selecting for this sowing Reliance, a small 

 Savoy, New Year, a variety of medium growth, and 

 the well-known Drumhead. The last mentioned needs 

 more space than the others, two feet between the rows 

 and eighteen inches in the rows being the correct dis- 

 tance to plant. The New Year also needs more space 

 than the earlier ones and should be sown in April for 



