24 HINTS AND HELPS 



served similar to it. They are purple instead of white. 

 They are ready to eat in about twenty-one weeks after 

 planting. 



Cabbage. All Seasons and Jersey Wakefield, are 

 among the best early. Cabbages are grown for their 

 leaves which form a head, which becomes very solid. It 

 is boiled and eaten, or eaten raw in many different ways. 

 The early crop should be planted in March in a shallow 

 box in the window garden, or in the hot- bed. The seeds 

 are covered about one-half inch. They can be set out, one 

 plant in a place in rows, two to three feet apart and eight- 

 een to twenty- four inches apart in the row. The seed will 

 be up in about six days. The young plants are best trans- 

 planted when the fourth leaf has formed. They will stand 

 frost, but should not be put out of doors when it is likely 

 to freeze. They do best on new ground. They can be 

 planted outside from April 30th to June 15th. The easiest 

 way to grow them in the garden is to plant three or four 

 seeds in hills two feet apart. To make a hill, drop a pint 

 of wood ashes in the row every two feet and work it well 

 into the soil with the weeder or hoe, leaving the soil one- 

 half inch lower than the rest of the garden. Drop three 

 or four seeds and cover one-half inch; press down. When 

 the cabbages are well up they should be thinned to one 

 plant in a place. The rows cannot be closer than two feet. 

 It is very important that the cabbage be frequently hoed. 

 Stirring the soil every few days will pay well. 



Carrots. Chantenay, Danvers, Half Long Orange, 

 Earliest Scarlet Forcing are among the best varieties. 

 These are cultivated for their roots. They should be 

 planted in rows twelve inches apart and one inch deep. 

 The seeds should be planted fairly thick as they do not 

 alwa ys germinate well. It is not generally good the second 

 year. A rich, deep loam is best. The land should be pre- 

 pared the same as for Beets. When well up they should 

 be thinned to three inches apart. 



Cauliflower. Early Snowball, and Early Dwarf 

 Erfurt are among the best. Plant the seed in boxes in the 



