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HOCKINGS ? GARDEN MANUAL. 



The seed may be sown in J une and August, and 

 again in November and February. The cultivation is 

 the same as for cabbages, but they require more room 

 on account of their height. They should be planted in 

 rows three feet apart, and the plants two feet apart in 

 the rows. 



CABBAGE. 



The following varieties are selected as the sorts 

 most approved of for general cultivation : Early — 

 Wheeler's Imperial, East Ham. Medium — St John's 

 Day, Large York, Sugar Loaf, Nonpareil, King, Dwarf 

 Dutch, Battersea. Late crops — Drumhead, Flat 

 Dutch. 



Soil : The soil should be rich, moist, but well 

 drained, and not too light ; thoroughly well dug, and 

 highly manured, turning in 75 to 100 loads of stable 

 manure per acre. 



Sowing : It is desirable to make small sowings 

 at intervals throughout the year, that plants may 

 always be ready to put out in favorable weather. The 

 largest sowings may be made in January and June. 

 The latter season, the red pickling cabbage may be 

 sown. It is best always to protect the seed bed from 

 the sun until the plants have four leaves, by sticking 

 in small sprigs of brushwood all over the bed. Should 

 it be deemed advisable to make a sowing of cabbage 

 seed in dry weather, the following will be found a 

 good practice : — The bed being well dug, give it a 

 thorough good watering, not a mere sprinkling; the 

 next morning repeat it, and in the afternoon sow the 

 seed, raking it in well ; protect the bed from the direct 

 rays of the sun by a portable calico screen, and, if the 

 weather continues dry, water every morning until the 

 plants have got the fourth leaf. 



Transplanting : In performing this operation, the 



