94 BARE & SUGDEN'S SPRING SEED CATALOGUE, j 



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supply of what are called Coleworts, i.e., cabbage plants to be cut for use before they begin to heart, ' 

 sow the Rosette Colewort, or any approved early variety, from the middle to the end of June, and 

 even later in favourable localities. Sow thinly, and cover evenly and lightly with fine soil, and if ; 

 the ground is dry, let it be well watered a day pre\-ious to sowing. 



Plaktikg and after Management. — The plants will be greatly improved by being trans- 

 planted into nursery-beds or lines, and unless this can be done they should be thinned in the seed- 

 beds early and sufficiently, that strong, stocky, and well-rooted plants may be obtained ; and as the 

 summer plantings have generally to be made upon ground which has carried a previous crop, and 

 are sometimes unavoidably delayed after the plants are ready, transplanting will amply repay the 

 trouble and time that may be spent upon it. The main Spring'crop should be planted out in October, 

 and the summer crops, and those intended to furnish a supply of Coleworts in winter, as soon as the 

 plants are strong enough and the ground prepared. The distance at which the plants should stand 

 apart must be regulated by circumstances ; those intended to be grown to their full size should be 

 allowed a space of two feet or two feet six inches each way, while those intended to be cut young, or 

 just as they are turning in for hearts, need not be allowed more than one foot, and winter Coleworts 

 may be planted even more closely than this. Dmiug dry weather, and after transplanting, the plants 

 should be carefully supplied with water, and the soil kept free and open by a frequent use of the hoc 

 or fork. 



per pkt. per oz 



Covent Garden Superfine Early Dwarf, a compact little cabbage, 



very early 0 4../) 9 



Cbampion Early Dwarf, a very superior fine flavoured variety ; by succes- 

 sional sowings may be cut through the year, and is not liable to run ofl'to seed ; 

 during the summer the stems will generally produce three or four little Cabbages 



of mild flavour 0 3..0 G 



Battersea, a good useful variety 0 6 



Dwarf Early York, very early 0 G 



Enfield "Market, a very superior vaiietv, turns in very early, and has compact 



fine heads ." 0 3..0 G 



Kemp's Incomparable, a very superior dwarf compact variety, very eai-ly .. 0 G.. .. - 



Large, late, Diumhead or Scotch, grows to an immense size, fine for cattle 0 4 



Large York, a good useful sort 0 6 



Matchless, a very good dwarf variety 0 6 | 



Nonpareil Improved, a well-known and highly esteemed valuable variety. . . 0 3..0 6 ' 

 Oxheart, a veiy superior variety, and, like the Champion, yields a second crop. .. . 0 3..0 G ' 

 Itosette Green Colewort, a most useful early cabbage, in use the whole winter 0 3. .0 G 



Sugar Loaf, a very good old variety 0 G 



Thousand Headed, a valuable cattle cabbage 0 G 



Kohl llabbi, when cooked in a young state is esteemed excellent •O 3..0 G 



CABBAGE SAVOY. | 



Selection and Pkeparation of Soil. — The soil should in all respects be similar to that i 

 recommended for cabb.'ige. I 



TiJiE AND M^VNNi-R OF Sow^N(^. — Sow as early in March as the ground can be found in good 

 working condition, and again from the middle of April to the middle of May, in beds of well pul- 

 verised soil, scattering the seed thinly and evenly, and covering it lightly with fine soil, using for the 

 latter crop the Green Curled and early Ulm varieties. These may be planted out till the middle of j 

 August, with a fair chance of their forming nice hearts before winter. 1 



Planting and after Managesient.— As soon as the plants are sufficiently strong, plant them ! 

 out at a distance of two feet six inches apart, for the large growing varieties, and about one foot 

 six inches for the smaller kinds. If the ground is not likely to he ready for the plants before they j 

 are drawn by growing too closely together in the seed bed, transplant them early into nursery lines, 

 about four inches apart. This will secure strong stocky i>lants, such as, if lifted and planted care- j 

 fully, will form hearts of moderate size, even if tlicy arc not finally planted out until late in August. 

 Keep the ground between the plants free and open, by frequent stirrings. Where a supply is needed 

 late in the Spring, a portion of such of the plants as may have stood the winter uninjured should be j 

 transplanted, before they give indications of running to seed ; and the transplanting should be 

 repeated once or twice, whenever it may seem necessary to check growth. In cold Springs this will 

 serve to keep the hearts in good condition for several weeks. j 



per pkt. per oz. 



Dwarf Green Curled, the best variety 0 3..0 6 



Drumhead, very large 0 6 j 



New Dwarf Ulm, valuable for small gardens, re(iuiies to be planted only one 



foot apart ." 0 4..0 8 



Yellow, the least esteemed of the section 0 G 



COUVE TRONCIIUDA. 



Preparation op the Soil. — This delicious vegetable thrives best in a deep rich loamy soil, I 



and the ground should be liberally manured, trenched, and ridged up in autumn; and if the only j 



available land is that from which a spring croj) has been taken, it should be manured and trenched I 

 before planting, unless it is suflSciently enriched by previous cultivation. 



