248 BRASSICACEOUS PLANTS. 



Early "Wake- Head of medium size, generally somewhat 

 field. 



conical, but sometimes nearly round, compact ; 



leaves glaucous-green ; stalk small. 



A fine, early variety, heading readily. As the plants 

 occupy but little space, it is recommended as a desirable sort 

 ibr early marketing. 



Early York. According to Rogers, the Early York Cab- 

 bage was introduced into England from Flanders, more than 

 a hundred years ago, by a private soldier named Telford, 

 who was there many years in the reign of Queen Anne. On 

 his return to England, he settled as a seedsman in York- 

 shire ; whence the name and celebrity of the variety. 



In this country it is one of the oldest, most familiar, and, 

 as an early market sort, one of the most popular, of all the 

 kinds now cultivated. The head is of less than medium 

 size, roundish-ovoid, close, and well-formed, of a deep or 

 ash-green color, tender, and well flavored. The loose leaves 

 are few in number, often revoluted on the border, and com- 

 paratively smooth on the surface ; nerves greenish white. 

 The plants of the true variety have short stalks, occupy but 

 little space, and seldom fail to produce a well-formed, and, 

 for an early sort, a good-sized head. They require a dis- 

 tance of about eighteen inches between the rows, and fifteen 

 or eighteen inches in the rows. 



Its earliness and its unfailing productiveness make it a 

 favorite with market-gardeners ; and it still retains its long- 

 established popularity, notwithstanding the introduction of 

 numerous new sorts, represented as being as early, equally 

 prolific, and surpassing it in general excellence. 



East Ham. From East Ham, in Essex, Eng. It is not a 



large, but a fine, early sort, not unlike the Ox-heart. The 

 head is of an oval form, compact, and rather regular ; the 



