Vegetable Varieties 147 



is a new sort, giving a much heavier yield than the 

 older types. I have tried it only one year, but should 

 say it will become the standard variety. 



Cabbage: — In cabbages, too, there is an endless 

 mix-up of varieties. The Jersey Wakefield still re- 

 mains the standard early. But it is at the best but 

 a few days ahead of the flat-headed early sorts 

 which stand much longer without breaking, so that 

 for the home garden a very few heads will do. Glory 

 of Enkhuisen is a new early sort that has become 

 a great favorite. Early Summer and Succession are 

 good to follow^ these, and Danish Ballhead is the best 

 quality winter cabbage, and unsurpassed for keep- 

 ing qualities. But for the home garden the Savoy 

 type is, to my mind, far and away the best. It is not 

 in the same class with the ordinary sorts at all. Per- 

 fection Drumhead Savoy is the best variety. Of the 

 red cabbages, Mammoth Rock is the standard. 



Carrots: — The carrots are more restricted as to 

 number of varieties. Golden Ball is the earliest of 

 them all, but also the smallest yielder. Early Scarlet 

 Horn is the standard early, being a better yielder 

 than the above. The Danvers Half-long is probably 

 grown m.ore than all other kinds together. It grows 

 to a length of about six inches, a very attractive 

 deep orange in color. Where the garden soil is 

 not in excellent condition, and thoroughly fined and 

 pulverized as it should be, the shorter-growing kinds. 



