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than many other kinds, and, for this reason, well adapted 

 for cultivation in warm climates. It seldom fails in form- 

 ing its head, and is tender and well flavored. 



Large Ox- This is a French variety, of the same form 



LARGE FBENCH and general character as the Small Ox-heart, 



but of larger size. The stalk is short ; the 



head firm and close, and of a light-green color ; the spare 



leaves are few in number, generally erect, and concave. 



It is a week or ten days later than the Small Ox-heart, 

 forms its head readily, and is of good quality. One of the 

 best of the intermediate sorts. 



Little Pixie. A recent sort, remarkable for its earliness, 

 THUMB. aQ( j ^ .^ s di m inutive size, and generally 

 dwarfish character, the whole plant, when full grown, 

 being scarcely larger than a colewort, or some varieties of 

 cabbage-lettuce . 



It is of tender texture ; the flavor is mild and delicate ; 

 and as an early variety, particularly where space is lim- 

 ited, is recommended for cultivation. 



Marblehead One of the largest of the Cabbage family, 



Mammoth J ' 



Drumhead, produced from the Mason, or Stone-mason, 



J ' J ' ?r^ reg ~ by Mr. Alley, and introduced by Mr. J. J. H. 

 Gregory of Marblehead, Mass. 



Heads not uniform in shape, some being nearly flat, 

 while others are almost hemispherical ; size very large, 

 varying from fifteen to twenty inches in diameter, al- 

 though specimens have been grown of the extraordinary 

 dimensions of twenty-four inches. In good soil, and with 

 proper culture, the variety is represented as attaining an 

 average weight of thirty pounds. Quality tender and 

 sweet. 



Sixty tons of this variety have been raised from a single 

 acre. 



