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Early Spring: this is the local name of a variety grown by 

 market gardeners around San Francisco instead of Early Jersey 

 Wakefield, as it makes a little larger head. 



Early Winningstadt : follows Jersey Wakefield in maturity; 

 pointed shape; head compact, firm and heavy. Very popular in 

 southern California, heading uniformly in the hottest weather. 



All-Head Early : the earliest of the large, flat varieties and the 

 largest, uniform growth and good for a long season. 



Mammoth Drumhead : head thick and broad, quite flat on top ; 

 a standard late variety reaching the largest size. 



Cannon Ball : said to be earliest to mature, ten days ahead of 

 Winningstadt; a selection from Danish Ball Head and a better 

 yielder, with a head weighing six or eight pounds ; should be planted 

 at fourteen to sixteen inches or the heads may be too large. 



Copenhagen Market : good for home garden ; fine round head ; 

 matures late. 



Flat Dutch : very widely grown as a late cabbage ; head large, 

 round and solid, flat on top ; very sure header and good keeper. 



Holland or Danish Ball-Head : very late, not large but very 

 firm and round head, stands in the field a long time; popular for 

 eastern shipment and for winter keeping. 



Surehead: large, round, flattened heads of good texture; good 

 for shipping ; a long keeper, good for a standard crop. 



All Seasons or Succession: a large cabbage, rather late in 

 maturing; has large foliage, which protects the head from the ex- 

 treme heat of summer. 



THE SAVOY CABBAGE. 



The distinguishing characteristics of the Savoy varieties is their 

 crimped leaves. They are held to be somewhat milder in flavor 

 than the common cabbage. Their culture is precisely the same as 

 of the common cabbage. They are very little grown in California, 

 but are desirable in giving variety to the home garden supply, and 

 sometimes profitable in local markets. The American Drumhead 

 Savoy is a good variety. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



Brussels sprouts require considerably longer to reach maturity 

 than the cabbage, as the little rosettes have to develop at the bases 

 of the leaves after the latter are grown. The sprouts appear first 

 at the lower part of the stem and appear later above, thus giving 

 many cuttings from the same stems. The crown of leaves at the 

 top should not be removed until the stem has done its work. In 

 California the sprouts are taken from the stems in the places where 

 they grow, as our winter does not require taking up the plants and 

 storing them under protection for the winter "sprouting." This, of 

 course, is a great advantage. 



