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be superior to Henderson's Early Summer, and 

 says of it : " Nearly equaling Jersey Wakefield in 

 earliness, and forming very much larger heads, 

 (often weighing more than twelve pounds apiece). 

 Very round and uniform in shape and general 

 appearance, fine grained, small, short stump, with 

 few loose leaves, thus allowing them to be set out 

 nearer together, and increasing the number of 

 plants per acre ; it also has the very valuable 

 quality of remaining, after fully matured, without 

 cracking or bursting, much longer than any other 

 variety." 



THE VANDERGAW. 



This new cabbage, introduced in 1888 for the 

 first time, was procured two years since, at ten 

 dollars per pound, from a famous Long Island 

 Market gardener, whose name it bears. Mr. Van- 

 dergaw has been selecting this variety for many 

 years, and has sold the seed annually to neighbor- 

 ing growers of cabbage for the New York market, 

 as high as $20 per pound, and never less than 

 $10 per pound. Last year we obtained a few 

 pounds at the latter price, expressly to distribute 

 for trial among cabbage growers throughout the 

 country. From all parts comes unanimous praise, 

 and we could fill many pages with strong testi- 

 monials. The Vandergaw forms large solid heads, 

 much larger than Early Summer, and almost as 

 early. The quality is very fine, and, like the 

 famous Surehead cabbage, it is remarkable for its 

 certainty to head. The heads are so large and 



