140 BRASSICACEOUS PLANTS. 



tered on the surface, bluish-green in the early part of the 

 season, and tinged with purple towards the time of harvest- 

 ing ; stalk short. 



It is one of the largest of the cabbages, rather late, good 

 for autumn use, and one of the best for winter or late keep- 

 ing, as it not only remains sound, but retains its freshness 

 and flavor till late in spring. The heads open white and 

 crisp, and, when cooked, are tender and well flavored. It 

 requires a good soil, and should be set in rows not less 

 than three feet apart, and not nearer together than thirty 

 inches in the rows. 



As a variety for the winter market, the Premium Flat 

 Dutch has no superior. An acre of land, well set and cul- 

 tivated, will yield four thousand heads. 



Small Ox-heart. Head below medium size, ovate or egg- 

 shaped. The leaves are of the same bright 

 green as those of the York Cabbage ; the stalk is short, and 

 the leaves not composing the head few in number. 



The Ox-heart cabbages, with respect to character, and 

 period of maturity, are intermediate between the Yorks 

 and Drumheads ; more nearly, however, resembling the 

 former than the latter. The Small Ox-heart is ten days 

 later than the Early York. 



As not only the heads, but the full-grown plants, of this 

 variety, are of small size, they may be grown in rows two 

 feet apart, and sixteen inches apart in the rows. 



Stone-mason. An improved variety of the Mason, origi- 

 Jm J ' S'y. Greg ' nated b 7 Mr - John Stone, jun., of Marble- 

 head, Mass. Head larger than that of the 

 original, varying in size from ten to fourteen inches in 

 diameter, according to the strength of the soil and the cul- 

 tivation given it. The form of the head is flatter than that 

 of the Mason, and but little, if any, inferior to it in solidity. 

 Stem short and small. Under good culture, the heads, 



