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Currie Brothers' Horticultural Guide. 



CABBAGE. 



German, Kopfkraut. French, Chou Pomme. 



Early Cabbage Seed should be sown in February or March in hot-beds in this neighborhood. When large enough, the 

 plants should be transplanted into cold frames, and as early as the ground is in fit condition they should be planted in the garden, in 

 rows about two feet apart and about eighteen inches in the row. The late varieties should be sown^ about the first of May and 

 set out in the garden in July. As these groAV larger than the earlier varieties, they should be planted in rows about three feet 

 apart, and about two feet in the row. 



If hy mail in % lb. quantities or over, add sufficient to cover postage at the rate of 8 cents per pound. 



1 oz. to 1,500 plants. }4 ^^- of seed in beds to transplant upon an acre. 



CURRIE'S EARLY MARKET CABBAGE. 



Now recognized as the best all-round Early 

 Cabbage in Cultivation. 



Market gardeners everywhere who have grown it are unani- 

 mous in pronouncing it a most desirable variety, very early, of 

 excellent quality, tender and very mild in flavor when cooked. 

 Comparing it with Wakefield, we find it earlier than that 

 standard sort, besides having a much larger and firmer head, 

 with few loose outside leaves. In fact, in weight it is fully 

 equal to many of the second early varieties, and may, with ad- 

 vantage, be grown throughout the entire season. In form the 

 head is conical, like all early varieties. 



Market gardeners in this section now grow this variety as 

 their standard extra early sort, and judging from the many 

 flattering testimonials we every year receive from every sec- 

 tion of the country where we have introduced it, it bids fair to 

 become universally popular and be the accepted extra early 

 Cabbage for market and family use. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; M lb., 85 cts.; 1 lb., ^2.75. 





CUEBIE S EARLY MARKET CABBAGE. 



CURRIE'S ECLIPSE CABBAGE 



is the earliest of all large Cabbages, and while it is con- 

 siderably larger than Hendersons Early Summer, it is 

 fully two wefeks earlier than that variety. The heads 

 grow very uniform in size, with few looseleaves, remark- 

 ably solid, very tender, and of the finest qual- 

 ity. The veins and mid-ribs of leaves are also 

 very much smaller than other varieties. Color 

 dark green. The Eclipse is all that can be 

 desired as an early Cabbag'e, and it has the 

 further merit of being a valuable sort for 

 main crop. 



The stem is very short; that, coupled with 

 the compact habit of its growth, makes it 

 valuable, inasmuch as many more cabbages 

 can be planted on an acre than of most large 

 headed sorts. 



Mr. Henry C. Anthony, of Rhode 

 Island, who is second to none as an expert 

 Cabbage grower, thus describes it after two 

 years" trial: 



"I find the Eclipse Cabbage to be larger 

 than Wakefield, nearly as large as Early 

 Flat Dutch, and almost as early as Wake- 

 field. A.11 the Cabbages head very uniform, 

 forming their heads when the plants are 

 quite small. It grows with a short stem 

 and very dark green leaves. It is by far 

 the best second early Cabbag'e I liax' 

 seen, and while it has a very hard head it 

 is or medium size. Planted along side of 

 Henderson's Early Summer it headed 

 fully two weeks earlier than that variety, -' — "siM 



and it is of finer quality. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; J^ lb,, 85 cts.; 1 lb., $3.00. 

 Etampes— An extra early Cabbage, of medium size and fine quality, heads oblong, rounded at the top, very solid. 



20c; J^lb., oOc; lib., S1.75. 

 Express — Probably the earliest Cabbage in cultivation. It is smaller than Wakefield, but comes in four or five days 

 heads are very solid and firm, uniform in size and of fine flavor. Plit., 5c; oz., 20c; J4 lb., 65c; 1 lb., §2.25. 



Pkt., 5c; 

 earlier. 



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