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manure and fertilizer should be worked into the soil before 

 or after planting. For use in the fall garden, late cabbage 

 should be started from seed, or transplanted plants set in the 

 garden in mid-summer. Several varieties are used for the late 

 crop, such as Late Flat Dutch and Late Drumhead. 



Cabbages should be well watered, and the cultiire must 

 be thorough enough to prevent any check in the growth of the 

 plants. Compare the heads in figure 106. 



The late crop is very hardy and will stand severe frost. 



Fig. 106. — A good cabbage head should be well filled and will then feel solid. The 

 one at the right is not fit for market. 



The crop from the school garden may be disposed of when the 

 ground begins to freeze. For home use, the crop may be 

 stored in cool moist cellars. Pulling the plants and setting 

 the roots in boxes or trenches of soil in a cool cellar has proved 

 to be a successful method of storage. 



The worst enemy of the cabbage crop is a worm produced 

 from eggs laid by white cabbage butterflies. For treatment 

 see " Cauliflower." 



Carrot. — Seeds of the extra early varieties may be planted 

 in shallow drills in the hotbed in late winter. The seed may 

 be sown in the open garden as early as the soil can be worked 



