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CABBAGE 



Continued. 



Dreer's Selected Late Flat Dutch. (Seecun. 

 This is the finest strain of Late Flat Dutch Cab- 

 bage on the market. The heads are flat, and 

 grow remarkably large, even, very solid, and are 

 of fine texture; stems grow short and the quality 

 of the Cabbage is very fine. It is a sure heading 

 sort, as nearly every plant can be depended upon 

 to produce a fine, large head. Pkl., 10 cts. ; oz., 

 35 cts.; J lb., $1.00. 



SAVOY CABBAGE. 



Perfection Drumhead Savoy. The largest 

 solid-heading Savoy, and possesses the rich flavor 

 of cauliflower. Plants are strong and withstand 

 the ravages of the cabbage worm better than other 

 sorts. I'kt., 5 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; i lb., 85 cts. 



RBD CABBAGB. 



Early Red Dutch Erfurt. Earlier than the 

 Red Drum -head, but equally as valuable for 

 pickling. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; \ lb., 85 cts. 



Mammoth Rock Red. Lsrgest and most solid 

 of the Red varieties; sure-heading and tender. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 30 Cts.; I lb., Jll.OO. 



CABBAGE PI.ANTS. 



(See page 251.) 



Blumenkohl, Ger. 



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One ounce of seed will produce about 3000 planti. 



Culture. — For earliest Cauliflower, raise plants by sowing in hotbed or greenhouse during January or February, and transplant 

 to flats or cold frames, 2 or 3 inches apart each way. Set in open ground as soon in spring as the land can be put in good order. 

 Soil to be a warm, very rich, fibrous loam, well supplied with humus and moisture. Copious water applications during dry 

 weather, especially when the plants are heading, and light dressings of nitrate of soda and pota.sh are of much help. Set plants 2 

 to 1\ feet apart each way. When heads have formed and are hard, they should be blanched by drawing the leaves together and 

 tying with raffi:i. or strips of soft cloth. For late Cauliflower, to mature during the pickling season (August 15th to October lOth), 

 start plants in open ground like late cabbages, and handle them like that crop. 



Dry- weather Cauliflower. (See Specialties, page 5.) 



Pkt., 20 cts.; \ oz,, §1.00. 

 DREER'S Earliest Snowstorm. (See cut.) The best 



and earliest strain of Cauliflower on the market, both for 



forcing and for growing in the open ground, It is a dwarf 



variety, with short outer leaves, and can be planted close, 2 



feet apart each way. It always makes a fine, large and 



exceedingly beautiful, snowy-white head, 



much earlier than any other variety. Pkt., 



25 cts. ; J- oz. , $1.75. 

 DREER'S Selected Dwarf Erfurt. One 



of the earliest in cultivation; small-leaved 



dwarf, for forcing or open ground, producing 



very solid pure white heads of the finest 



quality. Pkt., 20 cts.; \ oz., $1.00. 

 Early Snowball. An extremely early dwarf 



variety, producing magnificent white heads of 



fine quality. Well adapted to hotbed culture. 



Pkt., 20 cts.; \ oz,, $1.00. 

 Early Dwarf Erfurt. An early market vari- 

 ety. Pkt., 10 cts. ; Joz., 25 cts. 

 Half Early Paris. A popular white sure- 

 heading variety, good for early or late use. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 75 cts. 

 Lenormand's Short Stem. A large, late 



variety. Pkt., 10 cts ; oz., 60 cts. 

 Algiers. An extra fine late variety, suitable 



for market. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 60 cts. 

 Veitch's Autumn Giant. One of the finest 



late varieties. Heads large and compact. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 60 cts. 

 Cauliflower and Cabbage Plants. (See 



page 251. ) 



CARDOON. 



Sow in April in drills 1 inch deep; when one year old trans- 

 plant in trenches of well-manured ground ,'! feet apart and 1 

 foot in the rows. The roots remain from year to year. 

 Large Smooth Solid. The best variety, grows about 4 feet 



high; leaves nearly free from spines. Pkt., 10 cts. ; oz., 25 cts. 



