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DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS 



CABBAGE. 



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. To secure plants for winter- 

 ing in cold-frames sow the seed in well-prepared, rich ground, from the 10th to the 25th of September. When the plants are 

 large enough prick them out of the seed-bed into the frames. It is important lhat the plants should be set down to the first leaf, 

 so that the stem is all under ground. Protect during severe weather with a covering of glass, and give plenty of air and light 

 during mild days. The plants are usually set out from the middle of March to the middle of April, in rows about 2 feet apart 

 and 18 inches in the row. The autumn and winter varieties sow in April or early in May, in shallow drills, 3 or 4 inches apart; 

 transplant early in July, in rows 2-V feet apart, and 2 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. 



EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES. 



EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD. The leading I Early TVilllliffStadt. Good for either early or late use ; in 



Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 



early variety and the best for private use 



cts., i lb. 75 cts, lb. §2.50. 

 Express. The earliest of all Cabbages, small, with solid, 



compact heads. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., $ lb. 60 cts., lb. §2.00. 

 Early York. A superior early-heading robust sort. Pkt. 



5 cts., oz. 20 cts., £ lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 



SECOND 



DREER'S EARLY DRUMHEAD. A 



favorite with the market gardeners ; a second 

 earlv, large, solid-heading variety. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 30 cts'. } lb. $1.00, lb. $3.00. 



All Head. The largest heading of the second 

 early sorts, of excellent quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 25 cts., $• lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



Charleston, or Larg-e Jersey Wake- 

 field. Selected, large solid heads, of good 

 quality, a few days later than Earlv Jersey Wake- 

 field. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., J- lb. $100, 

 lb. $3.00. 



Improved Flat Brunswick. The best for 

 market gardeners; either as a second early or late 

 sort; short stems, large solid heads. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 20 cts., \ lb. 60 cts., lb. $200. 



Improved Early Summer. A second early 

 with large solid heads, coming in a few days later 

 than the Wakefield. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., J lb. 

 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



Succession. A second early round-headed sort, 

 heads very evenly and comes in a few days after 

 Early Wakefield. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., J lb. 75 

 cts., lb. $2.50. 



Selected All Seasons ( Vandergaw). An early 

 Drumhead Cabbage, yielding heads of good size. 

 Very desirable, either for early spring or fall use. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., \ lb. 75 cts., lb. $2 50. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 



some sections the best early sort. 



\ lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 

 Early French Oxheart. Heads very earlv, tender, and 



of fine flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., j lb.'60 cts. lb. $2.00. 

 Etampes. Verv early, producing medium-sized heads, sharply 



pointed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., £ lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 



EARLY VARIETIES. 



All Seasons. 



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expense. 



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