VEarly York. 

 ^-^ARLY Large York. 

 Early Sugar Loaf. 

 i&ARLY Large Oxheart. 



7 fcrEARLY WiNXINGSTADT. 



j^ERSEY Wakefield. 

 ^I^ARLY Flat Dutch. 

 cj^ARGE Flat Brunswick. 



For the Southern States. 



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per part of the stalk between the leaves, make a fine dish when 

 well prepared. 



CABBAGE. 



Chou Pomme (Fr.), Kopfkohl (Ger.), Repollo (Sp.) 



i^-FoTLER's Improved Brunswick. 

 u?>ARGE Late Drumhead. 

 /Superior Late Flat Dutch. 

 i>JiED Dutch (for Pickling.) 

 ^REEN Globe Savoy. 

 pEarly Dwarf Savoy. 

 (^Drumhead Savoy. 

 ^t. Denis or Chou Bonneuil. 



Culture. 



Cabbage requires a stronf]^, good soil, and should be heavily 

 manured. To raise large Cabbage without good soil, and without 

 working the plants well, is an impossibility. Cabbage is sown 

 here almost in every mouth of the year, but the seed for a main 

 crop should be sown from July to September. Some sovv earlier, 

 but July is time enough. For a succession, seed can be sown till 

 November. Early varieties are sown during winter and early 

 spring. Cabbage is a very important crop and one of the best 

 paying for the market-gardener. It requires more work and at- 

 tention than most people are willing to give, to raise cabbage 

 plants during the months of July and August. I have found, by 

 careful observation, that plants raised in August are the surest 

 to head here. The most successful gardeners in raising cabbage 

 plants, sow the seeds thinly in seed-beds, and water several times 

 during the day ; in fact the seed-bed never is allowed to get dry 

 from the sowing of the seed till large enough to transplant. 

 There is no danger in doing this of scalding the plants, as manv 

 would suppose 5 but just the reverse; the plants thrive well, and 

 so treated will be less liable to be attacked by the cabbage-fly, as 

 they are too often disturbed during the day. 



Early York. This is an early variety, but very little grown 

 here, except for family use, As we have cabbage heading up 

 almost the whole year, it has not the same value as in Northern 

 climates, where the first cabbage in spring brings a good price. 



Large York. About two to three weeks later than the 

 above, forming hard heads ; not grown for the market. Kecom- 

 mended for family use. 



Early Siig*ar Loaf. Another pointed variety, with spoon 

 shaped leaves; sown in early spring for an earl.y summer Cab- 

 bage. 



Early Large Oxheart. An excellent variety, which is 

 later than the Large York, and well adapted for sowing in fall or 

 early spring. 



Early Wiiining-stadt. This is a very fine solid heading 

 variety ; pointed and of good size, of the same season as the Ox- 

 heart. It is very good for family use. It does not suit the mar- 

 ket, as no pointed cabbage can be sold to any advantage in the 

 New Orleans market. 



