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Dutch has no superior. It is also one of the best sorts for 

 extensive culture, as it is remarkably hardy, and seldom fails 

 in forming a good head. An acre of land, well set and cul- 

 tivated, will yield about four thousand heads. 



Head of large size, round, a little flattened, St. Denis, 

 solid ; the exterior leaves are numerous, glau- 

 cous-green, clasping at their base, and often reflexed at the 

 ends ; the ribs and nerves are large and prominent ; stem 

 long. 



This variety is of good quality, seldom fails to form a 

 head, and yields a large crop in proportion to the quantity 

 of land it occupies. The plants should be set two feet and 

 a half apart in each direction. 



A half-early variety, intermediate in form Shilling's 



Queen, 

 and size between the York and Ox-heart. As 



a " second early," it is one of the best. It compares fa- 

 vorably with the Early Nonpareil, and is tender, mild, and 

 delicate. 



Transplant in rows two feet and a half apart, and eighteen 

 inches apart in the rows. 



Head below medium size, ovate or egg-shaped, Small Ox- 

 heart, 

 obtuse, broad at the base, compact. The leaves 



are of the same bright green as those of the York Cabbage, 

 round, of firm texture, sometimes revolute, but generally 

 erect, and concave ; the nerves are white, more numerous 

 and less delicate than those of the last-named variety ; the 

 stalk is short, and the leaves not composing the head few 

 in number. 



The Ox-heart cabbages with respect to character, and 

 period of maturity are intermediate between the Yorks 

 and Drumheads ; more nearly, however, resembling the 

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