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Broccoli : An English vegetable, grown much like the cauliflower, 

 which it resembles. As it is no easier to grow than the cauliflower, 

 and less delicate in taste, it is not popular in America. 



Brussels Sprouts : Very hardy members of the cabbage family ; 

 the plants form tiny cabbages in the axils of the leaf-stalks. The 

 plant requires a long season, and is best after frosts. Sow in late 

 April, and for best 

 success keep covered, 

 like cabbage, with 

 cheesecloth, after thin- 

 ning the plants to 

 stand three inches or 

 more apart. Set them 

 in the field in June, 

 from fifteen inches to 

 two feet apart accord- 

 ing to whether they are 

 dwarf or tall. The 

 dwarf plants often 

 bear loose sprouts, 

 which the aphis enters 

 and cannot be dis- 

 lodged from ; close 

 sprouts are therefore 

 better. Feed the 

 plants well with top- 

 dressing, or with nitrate of soda or manure water every fortnight. 

 When the sprouts begin to form, break off the neighboring leaves, 

 and nip out the crown. When very heavy frosts come in the north, 

 the plants may be hung indoors in a cool cellar ; but toward the 

 south they may stand outdoors all winter. 



Cabbage : A widely grown vegetable, hardy, and offered by seeds- 

 men in many varieties. There are large and late, or dwarf and 

 early forms, red varieties, and very crinkled ones called Savoys. 

 The common green cabbage is either heart shaped, round, or flattish. 



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Fig. 178. — Cabbages — Savoya in front. 



