. The standard cyclopedia of modern agriculture and rural economy, by the most distinguished authorities and specialists under the editorship of Professor R. Patrick Wright ... Conical Cabbage value of the crop in a great manner dependsupon its being ready for consumption at atime when grass and other succulent foods arescarce, and this is especially the case in drysummers. Besides solid-headed cabbages there are severalallied crops which deserve attention, amongwhich Sprouting Broccoli and Thousand-headed. Savoy Cabbage Kale may be named. The latter is unques-tionably a variety of cabbage, bu
. The standard cyclopedia of modern agriculture and rural economy, by the most distinguished authorities and specialists under the editorship of Professor R. Patrick Wright ... Conical Cabbage value of the crop in a great manner dependsupon its being ready for consumption at atime when grass and other succulent foods arescarce, and this is especially the case in drysummers. Besides solid-headed cabbages there are severalallied crops which deserve attention, amongwhich Sprouting Broccoli and Thousand-headed. Savoy Cabbage Kale may be named. The latter is unques-tionably a variety of cabbage, but deservesseparate notice as it is recognized as a distinctcrop. The chief insect enemies of this crop are theroot fly {Phorbia brassiaie), the cabbage moth(Mamestra hramax), the cabbage aphis (Aphisbraisicce, see under art. Aphides), and the whitebutterfly (Pieris brassicce). The reader will find 60 Cabbage — Cacao descriptions of these insects in the arts, onPhorbia, Mamestra, &c. [j. Wr.] Cabbaee (Garden).—While the cabbagewill grow in almost any kind of soil, it can onlybe produced in perfection in soil that is of goodquality and well manured. In the market gar-dens near London, where enormous quantitiesof manure are used, the best-quality cabbagesare grown. In addition to farmyard manure,guano, superphosphates, nitrates, and wood ashesare sometimes applied with advantage. The freeuse of lime is necessary to keep down the diseaseknown as finger-and-toe or anbury (see Finger-and-Toe). See
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