The Washington times., 1915-04-17

Titled Cabbage"
Carrots and Cauliflowers.
The soil and cultural requirements Of
carrots are practically the same as for
beets. Carrot seed. however. should not
be planted so deep as beet seed. and
the plants can be allowed to grow closer
together in the row. Carrots NAV be
dug In the autumn and stored in banks
or cellars. or they MAY be left in the
ground TO be harvested as needed
Varieties recommended: Half-I,onr
tenay.
Cauliflower thrives best on a rich,
moist soil The culture Of this crop il
about the same as for cabbage, but il
will not Withstand as much frost. In
order to secure bleached heads. II ia
necessary to protect them from the sun
The usual practice is to tie the leaves
together over the heads.
Prepared For the Table.
Sauliflower is often prepared for the
OF the best methods OF preparing cauli-
flower Is to boil the whole head in salt
water Il teaspoonfpls of salt to / quart
OF water) until 1t is tender. Drain off
the water. place the cauliflower in a
baking dish. and pour over it white
sauce made as follows: Melt 2 table
spoonfuls of butter and rub into it
tabiespoonfuls of flour; add cup of
cond milk stir until smooth boil the
MIX with the flour and butter until
thick Pour the white sauce over the
caulitloweri sprinkle. with 2 tablespoon
fuls each ef grated cheese and buttered
crumbs and brown in an oven.
varieties recommended Early Snow
pall and Dwarf Erfurt are the varieties
or cauliflower most commonly grown in
the South. -
Celery Requires Rich Soil.
In the upper South celery may be
grown in the spring or in the autumn.
AS a spring crop, the seed should be
started in a hotbed during the winter go
that the plants may mature before mid
summer. Celery does not bleach we'll
IN hot weather. but rots when banked
or boarded for bleaching.
Set the celery plants six inches apart
in rows three feet apart for horse CuItl-
walton, or eighteen to twenty-four inches
apart when hand cultivation is to be
employed.
Celery requires a deep. rich. moist soil
and frequent shallow cultivation. When
grown as fall crop. celery may be
planted after some other crop, such as
peas. beans. cabbage. lettuce, or rad
ishes. When the celery plants are near
ly grown little soil should be drawn
around the base to hold the plants in
place. About two weeks before they are
wanted for the table the bleaching
should begin; Soil, boards. or paper
may be used for bleaching, but soil
should be employed only when the
weather is cool When soil is to be used
for bleaching the rows should be four
feet apart Some quick maturing crop
could be grown between the rows OF
celery to make use OF the space up to
the time for bleaching.
Varieties recommended: Golden Self
Blanching. Columbia. and Giant Pascal
For further information on celery
growing, read Farmers Bulletin 2S2. en-
titled Celery" which is sent free to
those who. apply to the department
COllards Form Rosettes. ..
A group OF nonheading cabbages dif-
fering slightly from kale. but with
standing summer heat better than either
kale or cabbage, is extensively grown
throughout the South under the name Of
Georgia COllaTds. COllards do not make
true head, but form a rosctte of
leaves. which are very tender. The cuI-
ture and uses of this plant arc the same
a. those of cAbbAEe and kals