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leaves are firm in texture, sometimes reflexed, or curved 

 backward, but generally erect and concave ; nerves pale 

 greenish-white ; stem short. It is mild and delicate, and a 

 desirable early variety. 



In setting the plants, allow two feet and a half between 

 the rows, and two feet between the plants in the rows. 



Head large, loose and open ; the leaves are Green 

 numerous, larare, rounded, waved on the bor- AMERICAN GREEN 



GLAZED. 



ders, and slightly blistered on the surface ; 

 stalk comparatively long. Its texture is coarse and hard, 

 and the variety really possesses little merit ; though it is 

 somewhat extensively grown in warm latitudes, where it ap- 

 pears to be less liable to the attacks of the cabbage-worm 

 than any other sort. 



A distinguishing characteristic of this cabbage is the deep, 

 shining-green color ; the plants being readily known from 

 their peculiar, varnished, or glossy appearance. 



Head large, round, sometimes flattened a lit- Large Late 



Drumhead. 



tie at the top, close and firm : the loose leaves AMERICAN DRUM- 

 HEAD. 



are numerous, broad, round, and full, clasping, 

 blistered, and of a sea-green color ; the ribs and nerves are 

 of medium size, and comparatively succulent and tender ; 

 stem short. The variety is hardy, seldom fails to form a 

 head, keeps well, and is of good quality. 



In cultivation, it requires more than the average space, 

 as the plants have a spreading habit of growth. The 

 rows should not be less than three feet apart ; and two 

 feet and a half should be allowed between the plants in 

 the rows. 



There are many varieties of this cabbage, introduced by 

 different cultivators and seedsmen under various names, dif- 

 fering slightly, in some unimportant particulars, from the 



