June.] 



THE CULINARY GARDEN. 



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Pay particular attention to allow no plants of the brassica 

 tribe to come to flower near where the seed-cauliflowers are 

 planted, as all the different varieties of cabbages, broccoUs, 

 borecoles, savoys, cauliflowers, &c. have all originated from 

 one single species, namely, the common white cabbage ( Bras- 

 sica oleracia.) This should also be particularly attended to in 

 saving the seeds of every other sort or kind, as they are so 

 extremely liable to run, or sport into varieties and monstrosi- 

 ties. However extraordinary it may appear, that all the varie- 

 ties of those useful culinary plants should have one common 

 origin in a plant indigenous to many of our sea-shores, yet, 

 according to the elaborate enumeration of the brassica family, 

 made by Professor Decandolle, we are informed, that there 

 are even many more varieties known on the continent, of which 

 in this counti-y we are comparatively ignorant. 



PLANTING, EARTHING UP, AND SOWING CABBAGES. 



It will be now proper to sow cabbage again for a successional 

 crop, and as the crops advance, they should be hoed and 

 earthed up, as they may occasionally require. A few for cole- 

 worts may be sown about the middle or the end of the month, 

 for the purpose of being planted out about the end of July, or 

 the beginning of August, For which, see August. 



In dry seasons, towards the end of June, the cabbage crops 

 often become stinted, and covered with aphides to that extent, 

 that even if they escape being entirely eaten up, they present 

 a loathsome appearance. To obviate this, in a great measure, 

 a plentiful supply of water should be given them at their roots, 

 and although a superfluity of water is supposed to be injuri- 

 ous to the flavor of most vegetables, it does not hold good in 

 regard to cabbages, which are not in the least affected by it. 



PLANTING BROCCOLI. 



Plant full crops of broccoli. Choose an open situation, and 

 let the ground, if not already in good heart, be well dunged, 

 and dug. Take advantage of showery weather for this opera- 

 tion, but if the weather be di'y, let the plants have several 



