30 PETER HENDERSON & GO., NEW YORK.—VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
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——¢ CABBAGE. 3 
German, Kopfkohl.—French, Chow Pomme.—Spanish, Repollo. 
1 oz. will produce 1,500 plants; 14 Ib. of seed in beds to transplant for an acre. 
Of the early varieties of Cabbage, in latitudes where the thermometer never indicates 20 degrees below the freezing point, seed may be sown in the open border in 
October, and transplanted on the first opening of spring; but in our Northern States they must either be sown in hot-beds in February, or wintered over in coid frames; 
for this purpose the seed is sown from the 10th to the 20th of 
September. Attention to date is important; if too soon the plants 
might run to seed, and if too late they would be too small. 
four or five weeks from the time of sowing they will be fit to 
transplant into the cold frames. In planting, it is very important 
with Cabbage or Cauliflower, that the plant is set down to the 
first leaf,/so that the stem is all under ground, for, if exposed, it 
will be split by the action of the frost, and will be injured in con- 
sequence. The plants are usually set out from the middle of March to 
the middle of April, in rows about two feet apart, and eighteen inches 
between the plantsin rows. This earliest crop matures inJune. For 
second early the early kinds should be sown first week in Apriland 
planted outin May. This crop should mature in July and August. 
The late varietiesare usually sown in the early part of May and the 
plants are setin July at distances of three feet between the rows, and 
two feet betweenthe plants. This crop matures September, October or 
November. If to be grown for market purposes, for complete details 
see the new edition of our book, ‘‘ Gardening for Profit.” 
| FIRST EARLY CABBAGES. 
HENDERSON’S SELECTED EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD. 
Original Stock. 
1 The merits and characteristics of the Barly Jersey 
| Wakefield Cabbage are now so well known as to hardly 
| need repeating here; still, as our catalogue annually falls 
| into the hands of thousands who haye not before seen it, 
| wemay state that it is universally considered the best 
early Cabbage in cultivation. Among its merits may be 
mentioned its large size of head for an early sort, small 
outside foliage, and its uniformity in producing a crop. 
The heads are pyramidal in shape, haying a blunted or 
rounded peak. This variety was first brought into ger- 
eral notice by the late Mr. Peter Henderson, in his book, 
‘*Gardening for Profit,” when it was first pub- 
lished twenty-five years ago. 5c. pkt., 30c. oz., 
$1.00 14 Ib., $3.00 Ib. E 
EXPRESS. Five years’ trials of this superior 
Cabbage have proved it to be the earliest ia 
cultivation, and in this elass cannot be excel- 
led. While not so large as Jersey Wakefield, 
it is four or five days earlier. The heads are 
uniform in size and shape, exceedingly solid 
and firm, and ofa fine, mild flavor. Though 
the heads are small, large crops may be ob- 
tained, for they have but few outside leaves 
and may therefore be planted very close. 
(See cut.) 5e. pkt., 20c. oz., 60c. 14 1b., $2.00 1b. 
HENDERSON'S CHARLESTON ee ie 
as 
THE CHARLESTON, of Large Type of Wakefield. 
THE LARGEST AND BEST “‘FIRST EARLY” CABBAGE. 
For some years past customers have request- 
ed us to procure for them, if possible, a Cab- 
bage which had all the characteristics of the 
Early Jersey Wakefield, but of a greater size. 
With this in view, we carefully selected from | 
one of our best stocks of Wakefield a larger SS eS 
type, which is now so fixed in its character that aS ae 
we can Offer it with confidence to those desiring ; pat 
a Cabbage of this kind. This selection will ————— 
average about 50 per cent. larger in size than the old type 
of Wakefield, and is only two or three days later. (Stock 
limited.) (See cut.) 10c. pkt., 50c. oz., $1.50 14 Ib., $5.00 lb. 
SECOND EARLY CABBAGES. 
HENDERSON'S EARLY SUMMER. This peerless 
Cabbage was named and first offered for sale by us in 1874, 
and every year since we have used the utmost care in the 
selection of heads for seed purposes, and have so im- | 
proved the variety that to-day we are selling a far better 
strain of the Early Summer than we sent out in the year 
of its introduction. This variety is about ten days later 
than the Jersey Wakefield, but being of over double the 
size, it may be classed as the best large early Cabbage. 
(See cut.) 5c. pkt., 25c. oz., 80. 14 1b., $3.00 Ib. 
HENDERSON'S SUCCESSION. (See illustration, page 
12, and see full description, page13.) 10c. pkt., 40c. oz., $1.25 
14 Ib., $4.00 Ib. 
EARLY WINNINGSTADT. A variety coming in about 
three weeks later than the early varieties. 5c. pkt., 
25c. oz., 75¢e. 14 lb., $2.50 Ib. 
FOTTLER’S IMPROVED BRUNSWICK. One of the 
very best. Heads large, flat, solid and of good quality. 
Stem remarkably shcrt, a sure header, and will stand long 
without cracking. 6c. pkt., 20c. oz., 60c. 14 lb., $2.25 Ib. 
5ST. JOHN'S DAY EARLY DRUMBHEAD. An early 
variety, very dwarf, with medium-sized hard heads; about \*~ 
as early as the Winningstadt. 5c. pkt., 20c. oz., 60c. 14 1b., 
$2.00 Ib. 
On 
HENDERSON'S EARLY SUMMER. 
Our Prices this Season are lower than ever. Read what we say on this subject on pages 1 and 2. 
