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DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS 



CABBAGE. 



Large Jersey Wakefield (Charleston). 



One oz. will produce about 2500 plants ; quantity to 



transplant for 1 acre ]^ lb. 

 For very early use sow in January or February in hot-beds ; 

 prick out when the plants are strong enough into other hot- 

 beds ; or sow in cold-frames in March ; transplant when 

 danger from killing frosts is passed to the open ground, in 

 rows 2 feet apart and 18 inches in the row. For a succession 

 sow in the open ground the last of March or early in April. 

 The autumn and winter varieties sow in April or early in 

 May, in shallow drills, 3 or 4 inches apart ; transplant early 

 in ]uly, in rows 2.>- feet apart, and two feet in the row. 

 Cabbage succeeds best in a fresh, rich soil, well manured, 

 and deeply dug or plowed. The late plants are subject 

 to attacks of the cabbage-fly, which destroys them as fast 

 as they appear above ground. To preserve the plants 

 sprinkle them with wood-ashes, air-slacked lime, plaster, 

 slug-shot or tobacco-dust early in the morning while the 

 plants are wet with dew. 



EARLY VARIETIES. 



Pkt sets.; oz. 20cts.; £ lb. 50 cts.; lb. $1.50, 

 except where noted. 



Early Jersey Wakefield. (See cut.) The leading 

 early variety and the best for private or market gardener's 

 use. We have sold this sort for the past twenty-six years. 

 Our strain is being constantly improved, both in purity and 

 earliness. There is no Cabbage so widely known as the 

 Early Jersey Wakefield. Pkt. 10 cts. ; oz. 30 ctS: ; \ lb. 

 75 cts., lb. §2.50. 



Early Spring. (For description see Novelties, Page 1.) Pkt. 

 10 cts. ; oz. 40 cts.; \ lb. $1.50. 



Large Jersey Wakefield (Charleston.) (See cut.) Selected 

 stock. Large solid heads, of good quality, a few days later than Early 

 Jersey Wakefield ; specially recommended for institutions and market 

 gardeners, producing fully twice as much per acre than the early variety. 

 The strain we offer is of exceptional purity and cannot fail to 

 give satisfaction, as it combines all the good qualities of an early long- 

 keeping sort, which is especially desirable for shipping. This sort is 

 grown around Philadelphia in large quantities for shipping long distances, 

 and is practically the best large early sort on the market. Pkt. 10 cts. ; 

 oz. 30 cts.; \ lb. 75 cts.; lb. §2.50. 



Early Winnigstadt. Good for either early or late use ; in some sec- 

 tions the best early sort. 



Early French Oxheart. Heads very early, tender, and of fine flavor. 



Etampes. Very early, producing medium-sized heads, sharply pointed. ■§ 



Express. The earliest of all Cabbages ; small, with solid, compact heads 



Large York. A superior early-heading, robust sort. 



Early Jersey Wakefield. 



Dreer's Early Drumhead. 



SECOND EARLY VARIETIES. 



Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; \ lb. 75 cts.; lb. §2.00, except where noted. 



Dreer's Early Drumhead. (See cut.) A favorite with the 

 market gardeners ; a second early, large, round, solid-heading 

 variety. This sort we consider the best for following the large 

 Charleston Wakefield, as it matures about ten days later, and is 

 of the finest quality. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; \ lb. $1.00; 

 lb. §2.75. 



All Mead, 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 few 

 outer leaves ; .can be planted as close as the Wakefield sorts. 



Improved Flat Brunswick. The best for market gardeners, 

 either as a second early or late sort ; short stems, large solid 

 heads. 



Improved Early Summer. A second early, with large solid, 

 flattish heads, coming in a few days later than the Wakefield ; a 

 sure header. 



Succession. A second early round-headed sort, heads very 

 evenly, and comes in a few days after Early Wakefield. 



Selected All Seasons. ( Vandergaw. ) An early Drumhead 

 Cabbage, yielding heads of the largest size. Very desirable, 

 either for earlv spring, summer, or fall use. 



"DREER'S Vegetables Under Glass" and "DREER'S Open- Air Vegetables" give full 

 treatment of Cabbage in hot-bed and cold-frame, also outdoor cultivation and storing. Price, 25 cts. each. 



