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All Head Early Cabbage. 



My friend, Mr. Burpee, first offered this Cabbage in 1891, He assures me it 

 has given his trade unbounded satisfaction. So I have determined to offer it to 

 my customers this season. It certainly is a most excellent early cabbage, and it 

 gives me pleasure to quote, as follows, from Mr. Burpee's description: — "The 

 claims made for this distinct New Cabbage are, First, earliDess. It is the earliest 

 of all large Cabbages, being at least a week earlier than any of the various strains 

 of Early Summer Cabbage. Second, size. It is fully one third larger than the 

 Early Summer Cabbage, and therefore, much more profitable to the Market 

 Gardener, who has, in this variety, a cabbage larger, and at the same time, earlier, 

 considerations of the highest importance. Third, uniformity. The All Head 

 Early is unquestionably the nearest approach to a thoroughbred Cabbage of any 

 variety yet introduced, both as regards size, and uniformity of development. 

 Selection, the means employed to establish this variety, has been constantly made 

 to secure the largest early heads, with the fewest loose leaves. The deep, flat 

 heads are remarkably solid and uniform in color, at, well as in shape and 

 size. Fourth, quality. The main feature of a good Cabbage is 

 tenderness, and in this respect it surpasses all others. 

 Tenderness is the result of rapid growth, and as the 

 All Head Early comes in quicker than any 

 of the other flat Cabbages it is consequently 

 more tender ; veins and mid-ribs of leaves are 

 also finer than those of any other variety. 

 Fifth, adaptation. While All Head Early is 

 all that can be desired for earliness, it is also 

 valuable for a late or Winter Cabbage. To win- 

 ter well, the heads must be deep, or thick 

 through, a prominent feature of this variety. 

 Seed of All Head Early, sown in July, and the 

 plants set out about the middle of August, will 

 bring heads, large and solid, which are sure to 

 winter well. Sixth, yield. By reason of the 3 

 compact habit of growth of the All Head Early, 

 and absence of loose leaves, fully one thousand 

 more heads can be obtained to the acre than 

 of most other varieties of good size. Set the 



plants eighteen inches apart, in rows, with three feet between the rows for culti- 

 vation, and nine thousand six hundred and eighty (9680) plants can be set on one 

 acre, ninety-five per cent, of which, in an ordinary season, and with reasonable 

 cultivation, will make good merchantable heads." C. L. Allen, the well known 

 writer and cabbage grower of Queens Co., N. Y., wrote, after reading the descrip- 

 tion above : — " I would say that in all my experience in the cultivation of 

 Cabbage, I have never seen a variety that possessed so many good qualities as 

 this neither have I ever seen a field of Cabbage that contained so few objectionable 

 plants as the one being grown for you. The claims for All Head Early seem very 

 high, but after a careful inspection of the crop, I cannot question one of the 

 points claimed." Pkt., 10c; 3 

 pkts, 25c; oz., 35 c; 2oz., 

 65cts.; %ti>., $1.25; 

 1 lb., 83.50. 



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Few Tomatoes have had the honor of being so largely or originally adver- 

 tised as the Ponderosa. In describing it I cannot do better than quote as follows 

 from the description of the introducer: "Vines are strong and vigorous and 

 easily carry their enormous weight of fruit. Its massiveorponderous fruits are 

 almost perfect in form, and so free from ridges or corrugations as to seem nearly 

 as smooth as glass ; and when we come to weight, size and solidity, no other 

 tomato begins to approach it. When we state that single tomatoes, weighing 

 nearly four pounds, have been grown, and that specimens weighing two and 

 three pounds each are of common occurrence, some idea may be formed of 

 what this leviathan is like. The skin is exceedingly firm, which will cause it 



to be largely grown for shipping purposes. The distinct hue of the skin permeates 

 the fruit in like intensity from circumference to centre, so that when sliced for 

 the table, its rare beauty never fails to elicit general admiration. A marked 

 peculiarity of this variety is that it is almost seedless, and this characteristic 

 commends its use to delicate persons. Large fruits or vegetables are usually 

 obtained at the expense of earliness, and here the Ponderosa again steps in 

 and floors our preconceived ideas on this point by demonstrating that it is as 

 early as most of the older sorts, whose only merit is that they are early." 

 Pretty high praise, but Ponderosa has certainly made a name for itself among 

 all lovers of this delicious vegetable. Packet, 10 cents ; ounce, 30 cents. 



DER WING SQUASH. 



This new Squash was discovered in China some few years ago, and has proved itself to be quite an acquisi- 

 tion. It is hardy, wonderfully productive, and grows about 5 inches long by,3 inches through. Flesh is very thick 

 and sweet. On account of its hard, thick shell, which is covered with warts, it proves an excellent winter 

 keeper. During the last yoar or two it has been extensively grown in all parts of the country and found to be a 

 distinct and very desirable variety. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents ; ' 4 ' pound, 50 cents ; 1 pound, $1.50. 



First of All 5weet Corn. 



For years, as my friends well know, I have boomed the Cory Corn to the exclusion of all other sorts as the 

 earliest variety in cultivation. I now take pleasure, however, in offering them a variety that is even earlier 

 than the Cory. This is a bold statement, but it is made with due deliberation, after careful test by several hun- 

 dreds of my customers last season. First of All has proven itself in this test, two davs, and in" some cases, 

 a week earlier than the Cory, and at the same time, produces not only larger ears, but more of them to 

 the stalk. It will be found an especial boon to all market gardeners. I cannot say more about it, however, at 

 this time, as, owing to a very limited supply of the seed, I do not think I will have half enough to supply my 

 friends, but next year hope to be able to offer it in large quantities. 



Packet, 10 cents ; pint, £5 cents ; quart, 15 cents. 



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