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CABBAGB. 



Choux Pomme [Fr.] Kopfkohi. [Ger.], Repoli^o [Sp.] Cavoi^o Cappuccio (Ital). 



CULTURE. 



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

 good Cabbage in poor worn out soil or without working the plants well is impossible. In 

 our climate it is possible to sow Cabbage almost during the entire year, provided the 

 varieties for the different seasons are selected; but for a main fall and winter crop, seed 

 should not be sown before the month of July and from then up to September. Some- 

 times if the weather is favorable, we may sow in June, but as plants sown at that time, 

 grow rapidly they generall}'- get too large before there is a chance to transplant them. 

 September is the worst month to sow Cabbage, as it generally happens that the plants 

 sown during this month are ready to head when cold weather sets in and will invari- 

 ably run into seed. 



For our main spring crop, Cabbage seed should be sown from the end of October until 

 the end of November or even later, if the weather permits. In somesections, especially 

 at Frenier, where undoubtedly the best Cabbage in IvOuisiana is grown, Spring Cabbage 

 is the only kind that is cultivated and generally with great success. The principal 

 variety used for a spring crop at Frenier is the L^arge Flat Brunswick. 



During winter and early spring the earlier pointed variety may be sown in a cold 

 frame and set out when large enongh for an early sumaier crop. Any one sowing Cab- 

 bage in July or August for an early winter crop has to content with a great many draw- 

 backs, and it often happens, that in spite of all precautions, the quantity of plants suc- 

 cessfully raised from a pound of seed is a very limited one. Hot weather, and above all 

 insects, etc. are the greatest enemies to battle with, and it requires the closest atten- 

 tion and strict vigilance of the gardener in order to succeed. 



See our ueiv '^JPride of the South Cabbage^' in our Novelty 



List and give it a trial. 



