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THE PRACTICAL GARDENER. 



[Apr. 



sow AND PLANT CABBAGES. 



Sow and plant all sorts of cabbages, and earth up and clear 

 from weeds the crops already planted. Take advantage of dry 

 days to stir the surface about the stems of all the forward crops 

 of cabbages : this will refresh and strengthen them. Prefer 

 for this sowing the Battersea, Imperial, Antwerp, and Penton- 

 ville. 



sow SAVOYS. 



Sow full crops of savoys, both at the beginning and end of 

 the month. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



Sow now Brussels sprouts for a full crop. It is difficult to 

 procure the genuine seed of the Dutch Brussels sprout, which 

 is preferable to all other varieties, forming little close heads in 

 spring. In Holland, and other parts of the continent, this 

 vegetable is held in high estimation, and is sent to table during 

 nearly ten months of the year. 



SOWING BORECOLE. 



Many sorts of kale are understood under the general name 

 of borecole ; the principal of which are, the green borecole, 

 or Scotch kale, German greens,^ Buda kale, Woburn perennial 

 kale, ragged Jack, purple or brown kale. For the others, 

 see the Systematic Catalogue. The seeds of the two former 

 and the two latter may now be sown on a border of middling 

 good ground. The third, or Woburn kale, is propagated by 

 cuttings of six or seven inches long, and planted, where they 

 are finally to remain. By the end of this month, tlie crop of 

 this kale will be exhausted, the stems may be cut down within 

 two or three buds of the ground ; which must be dug over, 

 and after^\ ards kept clear of weeds. 



