This antiquarian volume comprises a comprehensive guide to the successful cultivation of cabbages in a kitchen garden. Including historical information, comments on different varieties, practicable tips, and step-by-step instructions, this text constitutes a must-read for novice home growers, and makes for a worthy addition to collections of vegetable growing literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Groups', 'Conditions of Soil', 'The Seed Bed', 'Preparing the Seed Bed for Late Plants', 'Transplanting', 'Planting the Seed where the Cabbage is to Grow', 'How Much Seed Per Acre', 'Rotation of Crops', 'Cultivation', 'Types and Varieties', 'Wakefield and Winningstadt Group', etcetera. We are proudly republishing this book, now complete with a new introduction on kitchen gardening.