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market gardeners around Philadelphia. This 

 beet, as selected and grown by him, has had a 

 great reputation, in the surroundings of the 

 above place, but the seed has been carefully 

 guarded and kept until recently, when it fell 

 into the hands of a seed grower, from whom I 

 have received my supply. It is fully as early 



as the Egyptian Beet, but larger and of better 

 quality; it has a fine turnip form with smooth 

 roots, dark blood red flesh, tender and sweet 

 at all times, never becoming tough and stringy, 

 even when old. The cut is an exact represen- 

 tation of its shape. 



BORECOLE, OE^ CURLED KALE. 



Chou-veet (Fr.), GeUnee Kohl (Ger.), Beeton (Sp.), 



I>i;varf German Oreeiis. A vegetable highly 

 esteemed in the Northern part of Europe, but very little 

 cultivated in this country. It requires frost to make it good 

 for the table. Treated the same as cabbage. 



BROCCOLI. 



Chou Beocoli (Fr.), Spaegel-Kohl (Ger.), Beoculi (Sp.). 



Purple Cape. Eesembles the Cauliflower, but not 

 forming such compact heads, and not quite so white, being 

 of greenish cast. We raise such fine Cauliflower here that 

 very little Broccoli is planted. 



The Purple Cape is the most desirable variety; cultivated 

 the same as Half Early Cauliflower; further North than New 

 Orleans, where Cauliflower does not succeed, the Broccoli 

 may be substituted, being hardier. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



Chou de Beuxelles (Fr.), Eosen oe Speossex Kohl (Ger.), 

 Beeton db Beuselas (Sp.). 

 A vegetable cultivated the same as the Cabbage, but very 

 little known here. The small heads which appear along the 

 upper part of the stalk between the leaves, make a fine dish 

 when well prepared. Should be sown during August and 

 September. 



CAEBACE. 



Brussels Sprout. 



Early York. 

 Early Large York. 

 Early Sugar Loaf. 

 Early Large Oxheart. 

 Early W inning stadt. 

 Jersey Wakefield. 

 Early Flat Dutch. 

 Early Drumhead. 

 Large Flat Brunswick. 



Chou Pomme (Fr.), Kopfkohl (Ger.), Kbpollo (Sp.). 



Lmproved Early Summer. 



Lnproved Large Late Drmnhead. 



Frotscher's Superior Late Flat Dutch. 



Bed Dutch (for pickling. ) 



Green Globe Savoy. 



Early Dwarf Sa.voy. 



Drumhead Savoy. 



St. Denis or Chou BonneuU. 



During the past "World's Exposition" I exhibited different vegetables as they were in season. 

 Many visitors will recollect the fine specimens of Cabbage, Beets, Celery, Cauliflower, Lettuce, 

 Cucumbers, etc., they saw there displayed. I received the Prize for **FrotSClaer's Wlilt 

 Outch Catobag'e" and Early Blood Turnip Beets. Ten heads of Cabbage, devoid of all 

 outside leaves, weighed one hundred and seventy-three pounds. They were raised on Captain 

 Marcy's place, one mile below Algiers. — I did not exhibit them for competition, but merelj' to 

 show to our Northern visitors what fine vegetables we have here during the winter, when at their 

 homes everything is covered with snow and ice. The Committee of Awards on Vegetables gave 

 me the Prize without any sohcitation on my part, — they thinking it well merited. (See inside 

 cover.) 



CULTURE. 



Cabbage requires a strong, good soil, and should be heavily manured. To raise large Cab- 

 bage without good soil and without working the plants well, is an impossibility. Cabbage is 

 sown here almost in every month of the year, but the seed for a main crop should be sown from 

 July to September. Some sow earlier, but July is time enough. For a succession, seed can be 

 sown till November. The main crop for Spring should be sown from end of October to end of 

 November, as stated before. The raising of Cabbage for spring has become quite an item of late 



