CABBAGE ( 



BRASSICA OLERACEA.\ 

 VAR. CAPITATA ) 



STOKES SEEDS 



Origin — Undoubtedly the entire Brassica group can be traced to the wild Cabbage, 

 Brassica oleracea, which grows wild on the sea cliffs of the English Channel and the 

 Western European Coast. The Roman name Brassica is supposed to have come from 

 the word Praeseco because it was cut off from the stalk, the word Cabbage referring 

 to the firm head or ball which is formed by the leaves. The Cabbage is one of the 

 vegetables which has been cultivated from the earliest times. To quote Vilmorin, 

 "The ancients were well acquainted with it and certainly possessed several varieties 

 of the head-forming kind. The great antiquity of its culture may be inferred from 

 the immense number of varieties which are now in existence." A more wonderful 

 example of a genus producing so many distinct forms of vegetation for the use of man 

 IS scarcely to be met with throughout the range of the vegetable kingdom. The leaves 



No. 14—RESELECTED EARLY 

 JERSEY WAKEFIELD 



Days to maturity, 90-100. This strain of Wakefield ■* 

 is often sold as Extra-Early Jersey Wakefield. In our 

 variety simplification program we prefer to hold to our 

 policy of original nomenclature and at the same time 

 offer the best available. This stock has been developed 

 to a degree of purity and early maturity that we believe 

 is not surpassed in the pointed types. Practically the 

 entire crop can be taken off by the second cutting. 

 This feature together with the great solidness and 

 uniformity of the head makes it a stock of importance 

 to all growers of this type of cabbage. Price, delivered : 

 pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 1/4 lb., 85c; Vz lb., $1.50; lb., 

 $2.75; 5 lbs., @ $2.65 per lb., 10 lbs., @ $2.50 per 

 lb., 50 lbs., @ $2.25 per lb. 



Ho. IS— RESELECTED 

 CHARLESTON WAKEFIELD 



Days to maturity, 95-105. Our Charleston Wakefield 

 will mature at least one week earlier than the usual 

 strains of Charleston. It will mature a solid head about ' 

 V2 pound heavier and about one week later than Early 

 Jersey Wakefield. Of the two, our Charleston stock is 

 slightly more uniform, being rated at 96%, as against 

 94% in competitive tests. The restrained 

 leaf growth is a feature of the variety. 

 Growers of large Charleston acreage need go 

 no farther or pay more for any finer stock. 

 If one exists, we do not know of it and we 

 have kept a sharp lookout in that direction. 

 This stock at present is extremely satisfactory. 

 We hardly see how it could be improved upon. It is making 

 a strong return for our customers. Price, delivered: pkt., 

 oz., 25c; Vi lb., 85c; 1/2 lb., $1.50; lb., $2.75; 5 lbs., 

 per lb.; 10 lbs., @ $2.50 per lb.; 50 lbs., ® $2.25 per lb 



We have grown Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage from another firm with never a 

 failure — yet your strain planted beside them last two years has given even better results. 



B. Bros., Nevada, Iowa. 



of this plant were probably eaten by the barbarous or half civilized tribes of Europe 

 and when history begins the plant had been transferred to cultivated grounds and 

 produced heads. It appears to have been in general use before the Aryan Migration, 

 1700 B. C, and in the time of Cato and Pliny many distinct varieties were known in 

 Rome. The Roman armies have the credit for disseminating it over Northern Europe 

 Cromwell's soldiers introduced it into Scotland. While England is considered the real 

 home of the Brassica family, there are many varieties which are considered peculiarly 

 American. These, however, have only been made so after long years of selection work 

 on the original French and English sorts. 



lOc; 



@ $2.65 



Our Reselected Charleston 

 Wakefield is extra o^rly and 

 very uniform 



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