418 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Ideal Winter is one of A. W. Livingston's Sons' novelties that proved 

 to be of value either for immediate use, or keeping purposes. 



The plants seemed to be strong growers, not easily affected by dry 

 weather. The heads were medium to large, true to the type of the Drum- 

 head, broad, flat, deep, very crisp and tender; foliage thick, light green 

 with a purple border. The superfluous leaves are numerous. A variety 

 worthy of trial. 



Late Mountain, Landreth, is a strong growing, short-stemmed variety 

 that developed rather soft, medium-sized heads, covered with a large 

 amount of extra foliage. 



The leaves are thick, glaucous, and of a dark green color; stems short 

 and stout. 



Mammoth Rock and Mammoth Rock Head, both from Johnson & Stokes, 

 showed no marked difference. They produced stroug- growing plants with 

 short, stout stems. 



The heads were of good size, round, solid, of deep red color, tender and 

 of fine flavor; foliage thick, covering the heads; color deep purple with 

 light blue bloom, making them very attractive in the garden. 



N. B. G. & Co. Hundred Weight, introduced by Northrup, Braslan-& 

 Goodwin Co. , is a very large cabbage of the Flat Dutch type, but has a 

 tendency to form rather loose heads. The quality is good and if grown 

 firm they are valuable. 



New Rock Head, one of Johnson & Stokes' recent introductions, proved 

 to be one of the surest headers in the test. 



The plants are very strong, vigorous growers, with a deep root growth. 

 The heads are large, broad, flat, very solid, and the quality is hard to 

 excel; foliage is thick, light green with blue white bloom and covers the 

 head. The leaves set low on the stalk leaving a short, stout stem. A 

 variety of much promise. 



Red Drumhead, sent out by Ferry, proved to be one of the best red 

 varieties. The heads are medium to large, firm, of good quality and deep 

 red in color. A marked difference between this and the other red sorts, 

 was in the shape of the heads, which are of Drumhead type, while most 

 of the other sorts are round. 



Stone Mason, Vaughan, possesses qualities that make it a desirable 

 sort for the gardener or home grower. 



The plants are strong and develop a large per cent of heads. The heads 

 are of good size, firm, crisp and tender, with a mild flavor; foliage thick, 

 light green, with blue white bloom, branching low from a short, stout 

 stem. 



Warren, from J. J. H. Gregory & Son, is of the Drumhead type and 

 proved to be very true. 



The heads are deep, solid, and of fine quality; foliage light colored, 

 tinted with purple near the edges, thick, leathery, glaucous and well lapped 

 over the head ; very few are superfluous. The stem is short, stout, holding 

 the head erect. 



INSECTS AND DISEASES OF THE CABBAGE. 



The growing of cabbages, cauliflower and other vegetables of this family 

 is becoming somewhat uncertain, owing to the prevalence of various insects 

 and diseases, which attack and in many locations completely destroy them. 



For several years the cabbage maggot (Phorbia Brassicae) has seriously 

 affected the growth of the young plants in this vicinity, and has continued 



