THREE CABBAGES OF THE FIRST WATER. 



BUCKBEE S ROCKFORD MARKET— Tbe best variety for 

 second early crop ever introduced. So say thousands of my 

 customers from all parts of the country who have carefully 

 tested this o^rand variety the i^ast three years. It possesses 

 wonderful uniforniitv in shape, beiiip round, shsrhtiy flat- 

 tened at lop of head. Stem is short and extends but a 

 little into the head ; this feature is valuable, as it makes 



ahnost the entire -, licad edible. The 



vrhole plant is THE GREAT finely bred, there 



is no sufrsestion crjr'nNn PAPI V of 9''' ® " 

 whatever, the ^tCUINU fcAKUY ^eming of ihe 

 leaves and leaf CABBAGE. stems is particu- 



larly fine, the I ' whole head being 



perfect th'-oughont. There is no early cabbage we know of 

 having a more solid head : but addcjl to this it has the pecu- 

 liarity of heading firmly at an early stage in its growth' so 

 that the finest cabbage though small, can be obtained long 

 before it has attained its natural size. It is entirely free 

 from any rankncss of flavor. Its uniformity in shape, and 

 large yield per acre render it particularly valuable to truck- 

 ers'" and its compact form and good quality will render it 

 the' finest second early cabbage. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, M lb. OOc, 

 K lb .?1.60. lb. $3 00. 



QPPriAI HFFFR F*"" Only 25 cents I will Send 

 orCLIAL UrrCIX. Liberal Packet Each of Buck- 

 tee's Rockford Market, the Genuine Lupton and New Dutch 

 Winter, or Hollander Cabbage. 



NEW DUTCH WINTER or HOLLANDER 



Best cabbage, for early spring sales. 

 For years past shipments of cabbage 

 have been mad'^ fi-om Holland and sold 

 in the American markets at prices nearly 

 double home grown cabbage. To meet 

 the great demand for this magnificent 

 cabbage I dispatched my European trav- 

 eler direct to Holland, and have suc- 

 ceeded in securing the choicest strain of 

 stock seed from the originator. The 

 heads of this valuable sort are of med- 

 ium size, very solid and of fine white 

 color, making it distinct from any other 

 strain. The quality is superior and they 

 will keep better than any other late 

 variety, the heads being just as solid 

 and perfect when taken up in the spring 

 as when they were put away in the fall. 

 You should not fail to secure this var- 

 iety, for it will more than meet your ex- 

 pectations for every purpose. Choicest 

 Stock Seed. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, lb. 90c, 

 1^ lb. $1.60, lb. $3.00. 



FRANK PEASE, Wells, Mich., wHtes: 



"Am pleased to inform you that 98 per 

 cent, of the Dutch Winter or Hollander 

 Cabbage seed which I purchased of you pro- 

 duced extra solid heads. 



THE GENUINE LUPTON— This new wiuier cabbageorig- 

 inaled from one head selected some years agobj' Mr. J. M.. 

 Lupton, the well-known Long Island cabbage grower. 

 In describing tnis new variety I can do no better than 

 quote verbatum from Mr. Lupton's description: "The 

 Lupton Cabbage is the result of an effort to combine in 

 one variety the best qualities of the second-early and the 

 late sorts. All late sorts are good because of their strong 

 constitution and vigorous growth, and objectionable be- 

 cause they cannot be bred so true and will produce sports 

 and wild growth. The second early sorts can* be bred 

 very true and are of better quality, but they have not 

 the constitution of the late ones, and under unfavorable 

 conditions due to insects or other canses, will sometimes 

 fail absolutely when a late sort might produce a partial 

 crop. Now, if we could make the Lupton Cabbage com- 

 bine the best points of the second-early and late sorts we 

 should have the best main crop cabbage. To a certain 

 extent it does this. I do not know of anything with a 

 more healthy constitution, but we have not fully gotten 

 rid of the sports, and I don't know as we 3ver shall, but 

 after all I do not know of a cabbage which I would as soon 

 plant for a main-crop variety as this one. The heads are 

 particularly large in proportion to the plant, which grows 

 strong but does not spread out much. The stalk is rather 

 short, color dark green. In a great measure ve appear 

 to have succeeded in getting rid of the coarseness of the 

 late sorts, as the quality is fine. It is also one of the 

 best keepers we have and comes out in the spring bright 

 and fresh ; the heads are not likely to crack open, al- 

 though it will not stand as long as AH Seasons, which 

 is remarkable in this respect. Uniform in heading, but 

 does not equal the best second-early sorts. In this re- 

 spect we hope to make some improvement later on." 

 I offer the finest stock seed of the Lupton Cabbage crop 

 of 1S97, grown especially for me under contract by Mr. 

 Lupton, the originator, on Long Island. Pkt. 10c, oz. 

 20c, a lb. 60c, }4 lb. $1.10. lb. $2,00. 



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