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The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners 
Cabbage. 
DEFIANCE CA6BAGE (out open). ( From a Vhotoavaph). 
DANIELS' DEFIANCE GIANT EARLY MARROW. 
Cultivation.— In this class of the 
Brassicatribo, Daniels’ Defiance Early 
Marrow stands pre-eminent. This fact is 
testified by the thousands of packets sold 
during the past Spring and Autumn, and 
further, by the numerous flattering testi- 
monials wo continue to receive on all hands 
with respect to its superior qualities. 
Although Cabbages would appear to 
occupy quite a second-rate position among 
the list of comestibles of the vegetable 
garden, Spring Cabbages are nevertheless 
universally appreciated for their tenderness 
and unquestionably delicious flavour. In 
the culture of them, a constant succession 
of quickly grown and hence tender heads 
should always be aimed at in preference to 
an undue quantity, existing as sometimes 
happens at any period of the year. Cab- 
bages, as do all the tribe, delight in a 
deeply-worked, well enriched soil ; one 
however that has been brought into good 
order by constant manuring and manipula- 
tion in the past, rather than such as has 
been recently so treated. This particular 
species of this extensive family will succeed 
most thoroughly in well-worked and fertilized 
open or stony soil. Tbis in comparison to 
such other kindred subjects as have been 
previously referred to. It is only necessary 
in these regards to study one particular 
in regard to such, viz., if any soil is very 
light, it should have been well enriched, 
and be allowed a month or two to settle 
down subsequently before the crop is planted 
out upon it. By such means we have carried 
the finest possible crops upon very light 
stony soils, by transplanting the Autumn 
sown plants intended for the Spring crop 
upon the previously used Onion bed. This 
be it understood without digging it over 
following the Onion crop ; but in fact only 
hoeing it over deeply, drawing the drill 
rows,-and planting the young plants thereon. 
All heavy, stiff, retentive, and damp soils, it were 
needless to remark, must be well worked up for the 
crops, or they will not succeed thereon. The first 
sowing in the year should bo made about the middle 
of March. These, if transplanted on in patches as 
they become largo enough, will afford the late Autumn 
and Winter supply. For the main or Spring crop 
sow about August 11th. These must be transplanted 
on to an open sunny aspect, so soon as large enough 
for the purpose. Sow the seeds upon prepared and 
finely raked soil, and where practicable transplant into 
nursery beds, there to grow the plants on to become 
large enough for final planting out. Good Cabbages 
should be thirty inches apart in the rows. A sowing 
of Rosette Colcwort, made about the middle of July 
and during showery weather, will often form very 
excellent and useful stuff for the early Autumn 
months, and prove useful away into the Winter. 
EVIDENCE OF QUALITY. 
“ Your Defiance Cabbage lias done well ; we started 
cutting 14tli May, six weeks sooner than anybody else, in fact,, 
our gardener says they are the best he has seen for years.”- - 
Mr. C. DAVEY, Leybourne. 
“ The Defiance Cabbag’e we had of you were something- 
splendid.”— J. VINCENT, Bolney. 
“ I obtained First, Prize for Defiance Cabbage last 
year; was very much pleased.” - Mr. C. TALBOT, 
Wokingham. 
“ I am cutting some very crood Defiance Cabbage now 
from the last lot of seed I lmd.”— Mr. CLAY, Carlson. 
DANIELS DEFIANCE GIANT EARLY MARROW. A magnificent variety, growing to the weight of 
from ten to twenty pounds. Remarkably early, short-legged, and compact, and of the most delicious marrow flavour, invaluable for 
the market gardener or the private grower. Per packet 8d., per oz. Is. 6d. 
