this reduces the choice to very narrow limits.  Among the few Cabbages which are specially adapted for August sowing, Sutton’s Harbinger, April, Flower of Spring, Favourite, and Imperial may be favourably mentioned, and even in small gardens at least two varieties should be sown.  Where Spring Cabbages manifest an unusual tendency to bolt, sowing late in August, followed by late planting, will generally prove a remedy, always assuming that suitable varieties have been sown.

The planting of autumn-sown Cabbages should be on well-made ground, following Peas, Beans, or Potatoes, and as much manure should be dug in as can be spared, for Cabbage will take all it can get in the way of nourishment.  If the entire crop is to be left for hearting, a minimum of fifteen inches each way will be a safe distance for the smallest varieties.  Supposing every alternate plant is to be drawn young for consumption as Coleworts, a foot apart will suffice, but in this case the surplus plants must be cleared off by the time spring growth commences.  This procedure will leave a crop for hearting two feet apart, and when the heads are cut the stumps will yield a supply of Sprouts.  As these Sprouts appear when vegetables are none too plentiful, they are welcome in many households, and make a really delicate dish of greens.

By sowing quick-growing varieties of Cabbage in drills during July and August, and thinning the plants early, thus avoiding the check of transplanting, heads may often be had fit for cutting in October and November.

==The Red Cabbage== is grown for pickling and also for stewing, being in demand at many tables as an accompaniment to roasted partridges.  The plant requires the best ground that can be provided for it, with double digging and plenty of manure.  Two sowings may be made, the first in April for a supply in autumn for cooking, and the second in August for a crop to stand the winter and to supply large heads for pickling.

==Savoy cabbage==

==Brassica oleracea bullata==

The Savoy Cabbage is directly related to Brussels Sprouts, though differing immensely in appearance.  It is of great value for the bulk of food it produces, as well as for its quality as a table vegetable during the autumn and winter.  In all the essential points the Savoy may be grown in the same way as any other Cabbage, but it is the general practice to sow the seed in spring only, the time being determined by requirements.  For an early supply, sow in February in a frame, and in an open bed in March, April, and May for succession.  This vegetable needs a rich deep soil to produce fine heads, but it will pay better on poor soil than most other kinds of Cabbage, more especially if the smaller sorts are selected.  Savoys are not profitable in the form of Collards; hence it is advisable to plant in the first instance at the proper distances, say twelve inches for the small sorts, eighteen for those of medium growth, and twenty to twenty-four where the ground is strong and large heads are required.  In private gardens the smaller kinds are much the best, but the market grower must give preference to those that make large, showy heads.