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THE se:^d annual of the 



Cabbage seed should be sown thinly on well prepared seed beds, and slightly 

 covered, it must be watered several times during the day, ev^^n while the sun beams 

 down on the beds, as there is no danger of scalding the 5'oung p ants. The gardeners 

 have for a long time been in the habit of usitg chopped up Tobacco Stems or ribs, 

 which they strew over the beds shortly after the seed is sown and before the plants are 

 up. But on account of constant watering the steams are soon leached out and lose 

 their strength. We would advocate the use of Tobacco Dust, which is quite harmless to 

 vegetable life, a good insecticide and may be applied whenever it is deemed necessary. 



Early York. 

 Early Large York. 

 Early Large Oxheart. 

 Early Winning stadk. 

 Jersey Wakefield, 

 Early Flat Dutch. 

 Early Drumhead, 

 Large Flat Brunswick. 

 Improved Early Summ,er. 



Improved Large Late Drumhead. 



Frotscker' s Superior Late Flat Dutch. 



Crescent City Late Flat Dutch. 



Stein's Early Flat Dutch. 



Red Dutch {for pickling. ) 



Green Globe Savoy. 



Early Dzuarf Savoy. 



Drumhead Savoy. 



St. Dennis, or Chou Bonneuil. 



Superior I/ate Flat Dutch. This is 

 the most popular variety for winter cab- 

 bage, and cultivated by almost every gar- 

 dener who plants for the New Orleans mar- 

 ket. Our stock is of superior quality, and 

 we venture to say that seventy-five per cent 

 of all cabbage sold in the New Orleans mar- 

 ket are of seeds which have been obtained 

 from our store. During winter and spring 

 specimens which are brought as samples to 

 our establishment, weighing from fifteen to 

 twenty -five pounds, can frequently be seen. 

 In regard to the time of planting, see re- 

 marks under the head of "Cabbage" in the 

 directions for planting for July. We have 

 tried seed of the flat Dutch from different 

 growers, but have found none 3'et to equal 

 the stock which is raised for us by contract. 



Improved I^arge I^ate Drumhead' 



iPine large variety; should be sown early in 

 the fall for winter, or during December and 

 January for late spring use; it will stand 

 more cold than the Brunswick. 



I^arge Flat Brunswick. This is a late 

 German variety, and has been brought to 

 the South 30 3^ears ago. It is an excellent 

 kind, and when well headed up, the shape 

 of it is a true type of a premium Flat Dutch 

 Cabbage. Requires very rich ground if 

 sown for winter 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, on the Ills. Cent. R. R., this is the 

 kind principally planted, and is preferred 

 over all other varieties. Thejjeople living 

 there plant nothing else but cabbage, and 

 have tried nearly all highly 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 shipped North in April and Ma}-, 

 and is the finest which comes to the Chicago 

 market. 



Improved Large Drumhead, 



Large Flat Bruuswick. 



Our Cahhage Seeds are the best selected and most suit able for 



our climate and soil. 



