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use; Early Summer and Succession for midsummer ; and 
Autumn King and Danish Ball Head for fall and winter 
use. 
Cabbage is an easy crop for the beginner to grow. It 
is likely to need protection from aphids, cutworms, and 
the cabbage worm (especially discussed in the chapter on 
injurious insects). The crop may entirely fail because of 
plant diseases carried in the soil and for which there is 
no good remedy. In this case the gardener had best not 
attempt to grow the crop, for a time at least ; or he should 
secure seed of varieties found to be resistant to the 
disease. (See Figures 172 and 173.) 
Cauliflower. The cauliflower is less hardy than cab- 
bage and less enduring of summer heat. For spring 
planting, the crop does best in the cool sections of the 
more northern of the planting zones, where the summers 
are mild. The plant needs a rich soil and plenty ‘of room 
to grow. It is best to grow plants about 3 feet apart each 
way, with a low and quick-growing companion crop be- 
tween. The clusters of thick, fleshy flower stalks are 
blanched for table use by tying the leaves together over 
the top. The mature heads are not readily stored for 
later use; hence it is best not to grow any more plants 
than can be used as they mature. In the North, Early 
Snowball and Dwarf Erfurt are excellent varieties. The 
Autumn Giant is a large-growing and late variety that 
is well suited to southern sections. 
Brussels sprouts. Brussels sprouts are grown best as 
an autumn crop, but in the South they are extensively 
grown as an early spring crop. ‘The plant requires a 
longer period of cool weather than most of the cabbages, 
