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FACTS .IXD FIGURES OR THE 



a colored man in Florida widiout seeing collards in the 

 yard. Any of the above named vegetables do better if the 

 plants are raised in seed beds and transplanted when they 

 are about four inches high. In the Northern and Central 

 portions of the State plant the cabbage and collard seed any 

 time from September ist until February; the cauliflower for 

 a fall crop in September and October, for a spring crop in 

 December and January. In Southern Florida plant an)- of 

 them from September until January or February. Make the 



Kennerly's First E.^rly C.\beage. 



seed bed as advised in Chapter VII. It requires about a 

 half-pound of seed, of each, to produce plants enough to 

 plant an acre. 



Now, as to the best varieties, the Early Snowball seems 

 to be the most popular and makes fine size shipping cauli- 

 flower. The Jersey and Charleston Wakefield are the best 

 of the pointed head cabbages and seem to be the favorites 

 with many Florida truckers. If you prefer the flat head 



