VARIETIES OF CABBAGE. 



BY W. ATLEE BURPEE. 



It is not our desire to confuse the reader with 

 a lengthy list of all known varieties of cabbage, 

 We will briefly describe only those varieties that 

 are best adapted to the climates of the United 

 States, as there are many European varieties that 

 are comparatively worthless here, 



We have arranged the varieties, as nearly as 

 possible, in the order of maturity. 



EXTRA EARLY EXPRESS, 



" E x c e 1 s in 

 earliness all the 

 sorts we have 

 grown; has the 

 shape and ap- 

 pearance of our 

 well-known 

 Etampes Cabbage, 

 but is smaller 

 and eight or ten 

 days earlier; has 

 but a few outside 

 leaves, and, 

 therefore, may 

 be planted very close and yield large crops ; for 

 forcing, can hardly be surpassed," 



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EXTRA EARLY EXPRESS CABBAGE. 



