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SAVOr.
and will bear the winter frost, by which its
flavour is much improved. It is most suitable
for the table, from its small size; and where the
whole tribe is cultivated, this must be considered
the second in succession. The Yellow Savoy is
the hardiest, and is equally as good flavoured as
the others; and by it we are enabled to continue
them through the winter.
Propagation and Culture.
The Savoy is raised by seed, and for a bed con¬
taining thirty-six square feet, half an ounce will
be sufficient.
An open compartment of light rich earth
should be chosen for the seed bed. If the ground
be poor and exhausted it should be manured ac¬
cording to its defects.
The seed of the different sorts should be sown
at four different times, in order to have a succes¬
sion from autumn through the winter. The first
sowing must be made the last week in February,
for Savoys to come in in August or September.
A second sowing in the last week in March, for a
main autumn and winter crop. A third in the
third week of April, for a successional winter
crop. And a fourth in the middle of May, for a
crop to come in towards the spring, and to stand
longer before they rnn.
The ground should be well dug and set out into
beds of four feet wide, and the seed sown and
raked in about a quarter of an inch deep. When