Show ODORLESS CABBAGE IS HERE new introduced from shantung province of china grown on experimental plots A new chinese odorless cabbage introduced trod into this country from the shantung province of culna has been grown on experimental plots near washington david who la in charge of the government a work in plan introduction and dr D N shoemaker a horticultural expert in the bureau ot plant industry have beon doing the work the odorless cabbage Is rated as a great delicacy by thos who have tasted it it was discovered in china by the plant explorers of the department of agriculture besides lacking the cabbage smell it has the additional advantage of being a very rapid grower the chinese cabbage is different U shape from the domestic varieties being long and narrow it also r quires a different method of cult lva alon the needs of the common cab bag are planted in the early spring la a hot bed or cold frame and the youn plants are set out after the danger of frost Is past the seeds of the new chinese cabbage however are planted during the first week of august tn the open ground and they head up in tho early winter the vegetable Is adaptable to practically all sections of the country where the domestic cabbage will grow and where the soil Is rich enough BO that the growth of the plant may ba forced for men who are engaged in intensive farming this cabbage Is like ly to become popular A grower can raise a crop of spinach and possibly a crop of snap beans before he plants the cabbage seeds in august |