FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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heads, and not quite so white, being of a greenish 

 east. We raise such fine Cauliflower here that very 

 little Broccoli is planted. 



The Purple Cape is the most desirable variety ; 

 cultivated the same as Half Early Cauliflower ; fur- 

 ther North than New Orleans, where Cauliflower 

 does not succeed, the Broccoli may be substituted, 

 being hardier, 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



Chou de Bkuxelles (Fr.), Rosen or Sprossen Kohl 

 (Ger.), Breton de Bruselas (Sp.). 



A vegetable cultivated the same as the Cabbage, 

 but very little known here. The small heads which 

 appear along the uppeL- j)art of the stalk between 

 the leaves, make a flne dish when well prepared. 

 Should be sown during August and September. 



Brussels Sprouts. 



CABBAGE 



Chou Pomme (Pr.), 

 Earlif York. 

 Early Large Yoi^k. 

 Earhj Sugar Loaf. 

 Early Large Oxheart. 

 Early Winningstadt. 

 Jersey Wakefield. 

 Early Flat Dutch. 

 Early Drumhead. 

 Large Flat Brunawick. 



KoPFKOHL (Ger.), Repollo (Sp.). 



Lnproved Early Summer. 



Improved Large Late Drumhead. 



Frotscher's Superior Late Flat Dutch 



Red Dutch (for pickling). 



Green Globe Savoy. 



Early Dwarf Savoy. 



Drumhead Savoy. 



St. Denis or Chou Bonneuil. 



During the past "World's Exposition" I exhibited different vegetables as they 

 were in season. Many visitors will recollect the fine specimens of Cabbage, Beets, 

 Celery, Cauliflower, Lettuce, Cucumbers, etc., they saw there displayed, I received 

 the Prize for "Frotscher's Flat Diiteli Cabtoage" and Early Blood Turnip 

 Beets. Ten heads of Cabbage, devoid of all outside leaves, weighed one hundred 

 and seventy-three pounds. They were raised on Captain Marcy's place, one mile 

 below Algiers.— I did not exhibit them for competition, but merely to show to our 

 Northern visitors what fine vegetables we have here during the winter, when at 

 their homes everything is covered with snow and ice. The Committee of Awards 

 on Vegetables gave me the Prize without any solicitation on my part,— they think- 

 ing it well merited. (See inside cover.) 



CULTURE. 



Cabbage requires a strong, good soil, and should be heavily manured. To raise 

 large Cabbage without good soil and without working the plants well, is an im- 

 possibility. Cabbage is sown he^*e almost in every month of the year, but the seed 

 for a main crop should be sown from July to September. Some sow earlier, but 

 July is time enough. For a succession, seed can be sown till November. The main 

 crop for Spring should be sown from end of October to end of November, as stated 

 before. The raising of Cabbage for spring has become quite an item of late years ; 

 Brunswick should be sown a little earlie^- tha^n the Early Summer,— the latter kind 



