. Vegetable gardening . Vegetable gardening; Project method in teaching. 26o VEGETABLE GARDENING the fall months, and are seldom grown as an early or intermediate crop. When grown under proper condi- tions, the flavor is considered more delicate than that of any other cabbage. The demand is limited, however, and large areas should not be planted unless there is assurance of a satisfactory market. 341. The Red Cabbage Group.—Red Drumhead is a standard variety, and probably an important variation of the Large Red Dutch. Mammoth Rock Red heads larger than the Red Drum- head. Varieties of this gro
. Vegetable gardening . Vegetable gardening; Project method in teaching. 26o VEGETABLE GARDENING the fall months, and are seldom grown as an early or intermediate crop. When grown under proper condi- tions, the flavor is considered more delicate than that of any other cabbage. The demand is limited, however, and large areas should not be planted unless there is assurance of a satisfactory market. 341. The Red Cabbage Group.—Red Drumhead is a standard variety, and probably an important variation of the Large Red Dutch. Mammoth Rock Red heads larger than the Red Drum- head. Varieties of this group should not be extensively planted without a full knowledge of market conditions, for the demand is very limited compared with green FIG. 67. TWO STRAINS OF DANISH BALL HEAD CABBAGE 342. The Alpha Group.—Alpha is described by Allen. (Allen, C. L., "Cabbage, Cauliflower and Allied Vege- tables," p. 67.) The heads are very small, solid and earlier than Jersey Wakefield. St. John Day. This little cabbage, which reaches ma- turity a few days or a week in advance of Jersey Wake- field, might be placed in a separate group with a few other varieties of similar character. The heads are smaller than Wakefield, round and very hard. The out- side leaves are small and permit close planting. For this reason the variety is valuable for companion cropping. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Watts, Ralph Levi, 1869-. New York : Orange Judd
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