98 The Tennessee or Prairie Rose. 



until it has had so fair a trial that its reputation is now es- 

 tablished as one of the earliest and best. 



The Early Nonpareil^ and Early Hojje cabbages are re- 

 commended for their earliness and for their excellent fla- 

 vor ; but they are of small size and can be planted very 

 close, and are therefore suitable for small gardens. 



The Paignton cabbage is said to be a very large and 

 valuable kind, cabbaging very early, and frequently weigh- 

 ing from 20 to 28 lbs. The flavor is very superior, not 

 having the least degree of coarseness, although it is so very 

 large. In the opinion of some English cultivators there is 

 no other kind of cabbage to compare with it in that respect. 

 It should be grown in a strong rich loam, and the plants 

 three feet apart each way. It is often divided, in the market, 

 into halves and quarters for the convenience of purchasers. 

 We shall give it a trial this season. 



The Cornisli and Kentishbeare cabbages are two kinds 

 smaller and earlier than the Paignton, and are grown much 

 closer, and do not require so strong a soil as the Paignton. 

 For small gardens they are excellent, as they produce 

 sprouts for many months after the first heads are cut. In 

 the county of Devonshire, these two and the Paignton, are 

 the principal kinds of cabbages grown for garden purposes. 



The Pomeraiiian cabbage is a new variety cultivated at 

 Edinburgh, but not introduced, as late as 1842 into the 

 vicinity of London. It is stated by Messrs. Lawson &:. Son 

 to be the "richest and most delicate autumn cabbage hith- 

 erto known." But if grown on rich soil, and allowed 

 plenty of room, it gets too large, producing even a greater 

 weight of head and leaves than the late drumhead cabbage. 

 It is allied to the Sugarloaf, but is so different from it that 

 it may be reckoned to form a distinct class of cabbages. 

 We hope it will soon be introduced and tried. 



We shall continue our remarks in our next number. 



Art. V. The Temiessee^ or Prairie Rose, {Rosa, rubifolia,) 

 wiih some remarks upon its employment for Hedges or 

 Live Fences. By Joshua Piekce, Washington, D. C. 



Permit me to call the attention of florists, through the 

 columns of your useful journal, to the Prairie, or Tennessee 



