CABBAGE. 



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CABBAGE, (Brassica oleracea var.) 



The cabbage is so easily raised that but little space 

 need be devoted to it 

 here ; like all of its 

 tribe, it requires an 

 abundance of manure 

 for its full develop- 

 ment. The early va- 

 rieties should be either 

 raised in cold-frames 

 or in hot-beds, as 

 stated for cauliflow- 

 er, and planted out at Fi *- 74.-cabbage-eaely w™gstadt. 



distances of from twenty to thirty inches apart each way, 



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Fig. 75.— CABBAGE— SAVOY. 



as early as the ground is fit to work in April. The best 



