DESCEIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
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Preservation during the Wetter. — Preserving cabbages 
through the winter for the table is a matter of some difficulty 
in the middle and northern parts of the United States. A 
very good method is, to pull them up in dry windy weather, 
and let them lie a few hours with the roots upwards to drain. 
The later in the season they are taken up, the better, while 
the ground continues open. Let as much soil remain on the 
roots as possible ; s>t them upright together in a cellar which 
is sufficiently cold to admit some degree of frost ; and by this 
means, they will keep well until April. In warm cellars, the 
heads will soon decay. 
CAULIFLOWER. 
Brassita oleracea botrylis, Of Eotambtb. 
Chou-flour, Frknoh. 
Coliflor, Spanish. 
Blumenkohl German. 
The cauliflower is one of the most delicate and curious of 
the whole cabbage tribe, the .flower buds forming a close, firm, 
cluster, or head, white and delicate, and for the sake of which, 
the plant is cultivated. 
There are only two distinct varieties, usually cultivated, the 
Early London, and the Large Late Asiatic. 
Cultivation. — In the middle and northern divisions of the 
United States, there are two periods for sowing this vegetable. 
For spring and summer crops, September is the proper time ; 
for late autumn ones, the period of the first appearance of the 
peach bloom (see table on page 8). In situations south of 
St. Mary's, in Georgia, the seeds may be sown every month in 
the year. 
In order to grow this vegetable in perfection in the cooler 
regions of the Union, a rich bed of light earth, two feet deep, 
consisting of one third part of well-decomposed manure, should 
be formed in an open exposure, sheltered from the north- 
west, and protected by a close frame, covered with glazed 
sashes or prepared muslin shutters. Into these beds, transfer 
the young plants, on the approach of the autumnal frosts, 
setting them about eighteen inches apart each way. Give the 
