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may be adopted with these small kinds, and that is, 

 pot culture. I do not advise it, as better results follow 

 frame culture at the start. To follow these early kinds, 

 either autumn sown or those sown later under glass, 

 such kinds as the Pear], Dwarf, Erfurt, Mammoth, 

 Purity, and Favourite are good. These, sown in March 

 and April in the open, and planted out in rich ground in 

 May or June, will give a succession. For autumn, the 

 well-known Autumn Giant, the variety so much grown 

 in market gardens, is the general favourite. This, sown 

 in March or April, will turn in at September or October. 

 Being a coarse grower, it needs ample room. Two feet 

 is none too much all ways, and a rich root-run suits 

 the plant. There are other kinds very good. The 

 Autumn Mammoth is of a similar type, and is a good 

 flavoured variety if not too coarse. A trial of the 

 Dwarf Mammoth will give satisfaction where quality 

 is the chief test. Strongly flavoured cauliflowers 

 are not liked, and size does not imply quality. 

 The autumn kinds should be planted early in the 

 spring. 



Borecoles or Kales 



Of late years the Borecole or Kale — the plant being 

 known better by the latter name — has become a greater 

 favourite, and rightly so, as a few years ago, when the 

 winter in February and March was unusually severe, 

 the Kales were the only green vegetables left, everything 

 else having been killed. In Scotland, the Scotch or 

 curled Kale is a general favourite, and, as the plants 

 throw a lot of tender sprouts at a season when green 

 vegetables are none too plentiful, there should be no lack 

 of this useful vegetable in gardens, and few things are 

 grown more easily. The season can be a long one if 

 desired, from October till April. If the earlier supply is 



