CABBAGES, HOW TO GROW THEM, ETC. 51 



night ahead of the Stone Mason. It was so much liked 

 by the Market gardeners that the next season he ordered 

 a larger quantity, but the second importation, though 

 ordered and sent under the same name, proved to be a 

 different and inferior kind, and the same result followed 

 one or two other importations. The two gardeners who 

 received seed of the first importation brought to market 

 a fine large Drumhead, ten days or a fortnight ahead of 

 their fellows. The seed of the true stock was- eagerly 

 bought up by the Boston market gardeners, most of it at 

 $5 an ounce. After an extensive trial on a large scale 

 by the market farmers around Boston, and by farmers 

 in various parts of the United States, Fottler's Cabbage 

 lias given great satisfaction, and has become a universal 

 favorite, and when once known is fast replacing some of 

 the old varieties of Drumhead. Mr. Tillinghast, in his 

 valuable little work on gardening, ranks it emphatically 

 at the head of all the drumhead family, and to those who 

 intend to grow but a single variety, I would heartily 

 recommend the Fottler. Very reliable for heading. 



Bergen Drumhead. Heads round, rather flat on 

 the top, solid ; leaves stout, thick, and rather numerous ; 

 stump short. With me, under same cultivation, it is 

 later than Stone mason. It is tender and of good flavor. 

 A popular sort in many sections, particularly in the 

 markets of New York city. Have the plants three 

 feet apafc each way. 



Cannon Ball. This cabbage came originally from 

 the Patent office, but as I have been unable to trace its 

 parentage to any foreign country in the course of my 

 experiments with varieties, I think we may as well class 

 it as American by default. The heads are usually 

 spherical, attaining to a diameter of from five to nine 



