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BWADRK PHILADELPHIA 9k W RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Kohl, Ger. 



Chou, Fr. 



CABBAGE 



Berza, Sp. 



Sow one ounce for 3,000 to 4,000 plants, 4 ounces for one acre. 



CULTURE. For plants of the earliest sorts sow seed in January or February under glass, and prick out in flats or frames about 

 2 inches apart each way. Transplant to open ground as soon in spring as the land can be properly prepared. A rich, warm, 

 fibrous loam is best. Have the plants in the rows 20 to 24 inches apart, and rows at least 2 feet apart. Give thorough cultivation; 

 and irrigate in dry weather if practicable. Protect against the ravages of cutworm, maggot and green worm. A little nitrate of 

 soda applied around the plant is of great benefit. Potash applications, such as wood ashes or muriate, may also do much good. 

 For late Cabbage plants, sow seed in drills in open ground during April and May, and transplant in June and July, giving the 

 plants more room than allowed for earliest Cabbages. Dusting with tobacco dust, insect powder, etc., or splashing with hot 

 soapsuds, especially Whale-Oil Soap solution, are good and safe remedies for some of the insect pests attacking plants of the Cabbage. 



SECOND EARLY 



VARIETIES. 



Dreer's Early Drumhead. A second early, large, 

 round, solid-heading variety. This we consider the 

 best for following Charleston Wakefield; it matures 

 about ten days later. Pkt;, 5 cts. ; oz., 30 cts. ; \ 

 lb., 85 cts. 

 Early Summer. (See cut.) A second early Cab- 

 bage, which matures about ten days after the Jersey 

 Wakefield. It makes a large, solid, flattish head, 

 with short outer leaves, which admit of close plant- 

 ing in the field. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; \ lb., 

 85 cts. 

 All Head Early. The largest heading of the 

 second early sorts, of excellent quality. The deep 

 flat heads are remarkably solid, and very uniform in 

 size, of a very compact growth, having a few outer 

 leaves; can be planted as close as the Wakefield. 

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

 Succession. A good second early round-headed 

 sort, heads very evenly, and comes in a few days 

 after the Early Summer and makes a larger head. 

 It is grown largely by both market gardeners and 

 the amateurs. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; |Tb., 

 85 cts. 

 Improved Flat Brunswick. Produces large 

 heads, with short stems and of excellent quality. 

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

 piiijIY VAniPTTPS I Selected All=Seasons ( Vandergaw). An early Drumhead 



*^*.M.A. w v Attlli M. M.Mt,9. Cabbage, yielding heads of the largest size and good quality. 



Copenhagen Market. (See Specialties, page 5). Pkt., i Very desirable; either for early spring, summer, or fall use. 



10 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; J- lb., $1.00. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; J lb., 85 cts. 



Small Extra Early Jersey Wakefield. This 

 variety does not produce as large a head as the 

 original Jersey Wakefield Cabbage, but matures 

 earlier. It is very hardy, and while the heads are 

 small they are solid and firm, and the quality is 

 fully equal to the well-known "Jersey Wakefield" 

 As a first-early Cabbage this variety will prove 

 satisfactory not only on account of its earliness, but 

 because of its tenderness and fine flavor. Pkt., 

 10 cts.; oz., 45 cts.; \ lb., $1.25. 

 EarlyJersey Wakefield. A leading early variety, 

 and one of the best for private or market gardener's 

 use; conical shape and good quality. Our strain of 

 this variety is exceptionally fine. Pkt., 10 cts., oz., 

 30 cts.; I lb., 85 cts. 



The Charleston, or Large Wakefield. (See 

 cut.) Large solid heads, of good quality, a few 

 days later than EarlyJersey Wakefield; especially 

 recommended for institutions and market gardeners, 

 producing fully twice as much per acre as the 

 early variety. The strain we offer is very fine, and 

 cannot fail to give satisfaction, as it combines all 

 the good qualities of an early long-keeping Cab- 

 bage. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; Jib., $1.00. 



Early Winnigstadt. Conical shaped heads, 

 medium size, very solid and of good quality. 

 Pkt, 5 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; i lb. 85 cts. 



