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RICHARD FROTSCHER'S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 



Early Drumhead. 



Improved Karly yummor. 



the seed-bed is never allowed to get dry from the sowing of the seed till large 

 enough to transplant. There is no danger, in doing this, of scalding the plants, as 

 many \yould suppose; but on the contrary, the plants thrive well, and so treated, 

 will be less liable to be attacked by the cabbage-Hies, as they are too often dis- 

 turbed during the day. Tobacco stems choi-ped up and scattered between the 

 plants and in the walks between the beds, are a preventative against the tly. 



salable on account of being flat. Very 

 good variety for family use. 

 IGai'ly DruMAliead. A 



Early York. This is an early va- 

 riety, but very little grown here except 

 for family use. As we have cabbage 

 heading \\[) almost the whole year, it 

 has not the same value as in Northern 

 climates, where the first cabbage in 

 spring brings a good price. 



L-arg-e Yorls.. About tvv^o to three 

 weeks later than the above, forming 

 hard heads ; not grown for the market. 

 Eecommended for family use. 



EarJy Siagar Eoaf. Another point- 

 ed variety, with spoon-shaped leaves ; 

 sown in early spring for an early sum- 

 mer cabbage. 



Early Earge OxBieart. An excel- 

 lent variety, which is later than the 

 Large York, and well adapted for sow- 

 ing in fall or early spring. 



EarJy ItViBBiiiBBg-stadt. This is a 

 very line solid-heading variety ; pointed 

 and of good size, of the same season as 

 the Oxheart. It is very good for family 

 use. It does not suit the market, as 

 no pointed cabbage can be sold to any 

 advantage in the Nevv' Orleans market. 



Jersey VTakefield. Very popular 

 in the North; but little planted here. 

 It is of naediutn size and heads up well. 



Early Flat Diiteli. An intermediate 

 variety between the early iioiuted and 

 late varieties. It is not, on an average, 

 as heavy as the Oxheart or Winning- 

 stadt ; but, if raised for the market, more 



similar va- 

 riety to the above; a little earlier, and 

 not making as many leaves, it can be 

 planted close. A good early spring 

 ca,bbage. 



Large Fiat BruDisu'ick. This is 

 a late German variety, introduced by 

 me over twenty years ago. It is an 

 excellent variety, and when well headed 

 u[), the shape of it is a true type of a 

 Premium Flat Dutch Cabbage. It re- 

 quires very rich ground if sown for win- 

 ter crop, and should be sown early, as it 

 is a little more susceptible of frost than 

 the Superior Flat Dutch. It is well 

 adapted for shipping, being very hard, 

 and does not wilt so quick as others. At 

 Frenier, along the Jackson R. E. this is 

 the kind princi|>ally planted, and is pre- 

 ferred over all other varieties. The peo- 

 ple living there plant nothing else but 

 cabbage, and have tried nearly all high- 

 ly recommended varieties, and this is 

 their choice. At that place the seeds are 

 sown in October and November. The 

 bulk of the cabbage raised there is ship- 

 ped North in April and May, and is the 

 finest which comes to the Chicago 

 market. 



Improved Early Suiiiiiier. This 

 cabbage is of recent introduction. It is 

 not quite so large as the Brunswick; 



