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parts; it is grown to a considerable extent in the South 

 and South-west. 



Early Ox Heart. This, next to the Wakefield, used 

 to be our favorite sort for market purposes, and although 

 equal in earliness and size, was found not be so uniform in 

 heading ; for family culture it is, however, a very valuable 

 variety, as it is one of the best flavored and tender. 



Early WinningStadt. Should hardly be claimed as 

 early, as it is quite three weeks later than any of the 

 above, but it is an excellent sort where earliness is not an 

 object, as it heads uniformly, find is of lai'ge size, often 

 weighing 20 Ibs. It is a very distinct variety ; head pyra- 



Fig. 35. EARLY FLAT DUTCH CABBAGE. 



midal; the outer leaves spiral and spreading, which re- 

 quires it to be planted wider than the early sorts. For 

 this reason, together with its lateness, it is not a favorite 

 in gardens where two crops are grown in one season. 



Early Flat Dutch. A very dwarf variety with large 

 round head, almost flat on the top ; it is a very excellent 



