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taken not to injure the roots. Fresh plantations 
should be made before the plants grow old and 
cease to produce leaves freely. 
Savoy (Brassica oleracea bulluta).—The Savoy 
differs from other Cabbages in having puckered 
or crimped leaves, which form one large, usually 
wide-spreading head with a hard, often large 
“heart”; the stem is short. 
The Savoy succeeds best in a moderately rich 
soil, neither very stiff nor too highly manured, 
and in an open situation. For a supply in the 
end of autumn, and throughout the winter, three 
sowings will generally be sufficient; namely, one 
towards the close of February for an early crop, 
another in mid-March, and a third in mid-April. 
Sometimes also some seeds are sown in the 
beginning of August for plants to come in early 
the next autumn; but in spring a sowing of 
some early sort, such as the Karliest of All, is 
preferable. 
The ground for the seed-bed having been pre- 
pared, the seeds are sown broadcast or in drills, 
and in light soils the surface is pressed with the 
back of the spade. When the young plants 
have made two or three good leaves, they should 
be pricked out 3 inches apart into nursery-beds. 
In May some of the most forward plants of 
the early sowing may be planted out for use 
in September if this vegetable is required so 
early; the remainder may be transplanted in 
the course of the month of June. The main 
crop and latest sowing may be planted out in 
July and August, when rain is likely to fall. 
In all cases the strongest plants of the respec- 
tive sowings should be planted out. 
On taking up the plants, their roots should 
be examined in order to ascertain whether they 
are clubbed or not, and all that exhibit any 
signs of that disease should be rejected. The 
distances at which the plants may be placed 
varies with the sort and the nature of the soil; 
less space being required in poor than in rich 
soil. Small kinds, like the Early Ulm, may 
be planted 12 inches apart in rows 15 inches 
asunder; whilst for the Large Green and similar 
sorts the distance should be increased to 2 feet 
each way. Sorts of medium growth may have 
the above distance between the rows, whilst 18 
inches may be allowed between the plants in the 
rows. After planting, if the weather be dry, the 
plants should be watered, and this ought to be 
continued till they are again established; after- 
wards all the culture required is confined to 
hoeing the ground occasionally. 
Except in very severe winters, Savoys do not 
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require protection from frost; sometimes, how- 
ever, the plants are made to incline towards the 
north, and the earth taken from that side placed 
over the roots on the opposite side. The late 
crop remains fit for use till the end of February 
or later. 
Seeds are saved in the same way as advised 
for the Cabbage; they ripen in the months of 
July and August. 
The principal sorts are :— -* 
Best of All.—A superior Savoy of the Drumhead type. 
Hearts solid and well formed; suitable for large establish- 
ments. The chief merit of this variety is its excellent 
table quality, in which respect it resembles the better 
garden Cabbages. 
Bijou.—A most attractive small Savoy. It possesses 
all the good points of Tom Thumb, but offers the advantage 
of coming in very late. Leaves elegantly curled. 
Dwarf Green Curled.cStem dwarf; leaves deep-green, 
very rugose, much curled at the margin; hearts well, and 
is very good, especially when mellowed by the first frosts 
in autumn. 
Earliest of All (fig. 1278).—The earliest Savoy in culti- 
vation. Seeds sown on March 20 produced a fine crop 
ready for cutting about August 5. Hearts conical in shape, 
close and compact; leaves pale-green; very tender and 
sweet. 
Early Uim.—Heart small, round; outer leaves forming 
a cup, with the edges rolled a little outwards, of a deep- 
Fig. 1278. —Savoy—Earliest of All. 
green colour. It hearts quickly, is of excellent quality, and 
is a good second early sort. 
Large Green German (Drumhead).—The largest Savoy, 
and one of the best. The leaves are plainer than in the 
other varieties; the heart roundish, a little flattened, 
like a Drumhead Cabbage. It withstands frosts very 
well. 
Marcelin.—Like Early Ulm, but larger and not so early. 
Leaves dark-green, finely wrinkled and curled; heart 
round, compact, and of excellent quality. 
Perfection (fig. 1279) combines the best points of older 
varieties, but surpasses them all in degree of excellence. 
The plants are not more than 9 inches high, having but 
few outside leaves, which are beautifully curled. 
Tom Thuwmb.—One of the smallest Savoys known. 
Hearts compact, and delicate in flavour. Especially use- 
