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by sowing the seed very early in hot-beds — afterwards plant out in 

 deep and well-manured ground, in rows eighteen inches apart, and 

 twelve inches distant in the rows. 



The autumn and winter sorts, sow early in May, in a moderately 

 shaded border, in shallow drills, three or four inches apart. Trans- 

 plant early in July, in rows thirty inches apart, and about two feet 

 apart in the rows. Cabbage succeeds best in a fresh rich soil, well- 

 manured and deeply dug or ploughed. The late plants are subject to 

 attacks of the cabbage-fly, destroying them as fast as they appear above 

 ground. Various remedies are recommended for the preservation of 

 the plants, such as sprinkling them with ashes, air-slacked lime, plas- 

 ter, or tobacco, which should be performed early in the morning. A 

 solution of whale-oil soap is also recommended. [See subsequent page 

 of this Calendar.'] 



CARDOOff. 



50 cts. per oz. 



Cardoon, Fr. Cardo, Span. Kardonen, Ger. 



Large Solid Stalked. 



Is much cultivated in Europe for culinary purposes. The stems of 



the leaves, which are thick and crisp, after being blanched, are the 



eatable parts, and are generally used in soups or stews. They are in 



perfection during the autumn and winter. Sow in April, and transplant 



in trenches of well-manured ground ; blanch by earthing up in the fall. 



CARROT. 



$1.25 per lb. 10 cts per oz. 

 Carrotte, Fr. Zanahorias, Span. Moehren, Ger. 

 Early Scarlet Srort-Horn. Long Orange. 



Early Horn. Altringham, or Field. 



Half-long Orange. Large White Field. 



The first three are the best kinds for table use. The Early Horn should 

 be cultivated for spring and summer use; but the Long Orange is more 

 suitable for main crops. For an early crop sow the seed, latter end 

 of March, in well-dug, rich loamy soil, in drills about an inch deep 

 and twelve inches apart. 



The most suitable' ground for late Carrots, is that which has been 

 well-manured for previous crops, and requires no fresh manure. If 

 the seed be sown in June, and the plants thinned out to the distance of 

 five or six inches from each other when young, and kept hoed, they 

 will yield an abundance of fine roots for winter and spring use. 



