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IMPROVED DANISH BALLHEAD CABBAGE. 



This variety is also sold under the name of 

 the Hollander, Geeman Export and Dutch 

 Winter. In our trial grounds they all proved 

 to be one and the same variety. The fame of 

 this sort has become world wide, and to-day 

 stands without a peer, as the hardest heading 

 cabbage, longest keeping qualities, and great 

 weight for its size. This variety has been 

 selected and perfected for more than fifty years 

 by the Danish gardeners. 



In Denmark and Holland it is grown almost 

 exclusively for winter cabbage, and they annu- 

 ally export large quantities to other countries. 

 This is the variety offered in this country, as 

 Holland cabbage, in spring. It will stand long 

 journey's and keep far into the spring, the heads 

 are of medium size, are very solid and deep 

 and of a fine white color, making them entirely different from any other strain, and they keep better 

 than any other sort, the heads being just as solid and perfect when taken up in the spring as when 

 they were put away in the fall. Has but few outer leaves, thus admitting of close planting. 



Quality fine, being tender and crisp, with but little waste heart. This will do best if planted a 

 week or teu days earlier than our common drumhead sorts, and on deep, heavy loam , ani liberally 

 manured land. 



Price per pkt. 5 cts., oz, 25 cts., }i lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50 



NEW EARLY SPRING 

 CABBAGE. 



This new variety sent out by Mr. Henderson, of New 

 York is a round flat-headed extra early Cabbage, com- 

 ing in with the Wakefield and yielding more than any 

 other extra early variety. Every head as uniform as if 

 moulded, and remarkably solid even when young. Few 

 and small outside leaves, small veins, fine texture and 

 delicate flavor. Having compact heads, with few out- 

 side leaves, can be planted twenty-one inches apart, 

 making over 13,000 to the acre. If this variety proves 

 to be what the introducer claims for it, it will be a most 

 valuable variety to gardeners and private growers. 

 Price per pkt, 8 cts., 3 pkts. 20 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



COLUMBIA BEET. 



The handsome appearance of this new Beet is 

 well shown in the illustration. The roots are of a 

 neat turnip-shape, with smooth skin and deep 

 blood-red flesh, of rich, tender quality. It is ready 

 to use very earJy, growing as quickly as does the 

 Egyptian, while it does not become coarse and 

 stringy. Compared with such famous sorts as 

 Edmand's and Eclipse, the Columbia has proved as 

 early and even better in quality than these two 

 really first-class varieties. In habit of growth it is 

 remarkably thoroughbred, the foliage being small, 

 neat, and of a rich bronze color. We are sure that 

 market gardeners will find it a splendid variety, 

 while its fine flavor as a table beet will delight all 

 private planters. 



Price per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 20 cts., lb. 

 65 cts. 



