HOME VEGETABLE GARDENING 
CABBAGE 
A S CHILDREN of cold, moist climates, all cabbages 
thrive best in cool sections that enjoy an abundance 
of rainfall. The cabbage family is large, as a thorough 
study will reveal. I he wild cabbage is the common an- 
cestor of borecole, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, 
kale, kohlrabi, and many other popular vegetables. 
Cabbages proper are divided into three classes, namely: 
“white,” or common cabbage, “savoy” or crinkly leaved 
cabbage, and red cabbage. 
Cabbage is one of the few vegetables that may be 
enjoyed the year around. It is easily grown from seeds, 
the plants thrive in most any soil, and have but few easily 
combated insect enemies. A large choice of varieties 
acclimated to many soils, seasons, and climates, make the 
growing of cabbage an easy matter for the man who 
likes this vegetable. Full instructions for making a suc- 
cess of raising cabbage are given on pages 67-76. 
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