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CABBAGES, HOW TO GROW THEM, ETC. 



and makes a larger head ; the leaves are of a light- 



not so 



lier 



er green and 

 coarsely blistered ; 

 stump short; head round; 

 very reliable for head- 

 ing. It has a capital 

 characteristic in not be- 

 ing so liable as most va- 

 rieties to burst the head 

 and push the seed shoot 

 immediately after the 

 head is matured. For 

 first early I know no cabbages so desirable as these for 

 the kitchen garden. 



The Early Dwarf Savoy is a desirable variety of 

 second early. The heads are rather flat in shape, and 

 grow to a fair size. Stumps short ; reliable for heading. 



Improved American Savoy. Everything con- 

 sidered, this is the Savoy " par excellence" for the mar- 

 ket garden. It is a 

 true Savoy, the 

 heads grow to a 

 large size, from six 

 to ten inches in di- 

 ameter, varying, of 

 course, with soil, 

 manure and cultiva- 3=: 

 tion. In shape the "^pj-; _^_ 

 heads are mostly ~~^~ 

 globular, occasionally oblong, having but few waste 

 leaves, and grow very solid. Stump short. In relia- 

 bility for heading it is unsurpassed by any other cabbage. 



