Choice Vegetable Seeds 



AU-i>easons, or Vandergaz 



Earlv Summer. 



Csitoba.ge Seeci3 of Se^t Qixa^lity. 



A.BBAGE is one of the gardener's most important crops, the value of which depends as largeh" upon the quality of the 

 seed used, as upon soil, climate and culture. The early sorts of cabbage are sometimes sown in autumn, protected 

 with coldframes through the winter, and transplanted early in spring ; but at the north they are usually sown early in 

 spring in hotbeds, and later in the open ground for main and late crops. In the mild climate of the southern states, 

 where the plants can endure the winter, they may be set out in rows in fall. Seed sown in hotbed or greenhouse about 

 February 15 will give plants large enough to transplant into hotbeds about March 10. Set them 3 or 4 inches apart 

 each way, and as soon as they become well established remove the glass for part of the day, to harden them for final 

 transplanting into the open ground, increasing the exposure daily until April 10 or 20, when the final transplanting 

 may be made. Plants for this earlv crop need not stand farther apart than i ;< x 2 feet, and earlj^ Radishes and Let- 

 tuce may be sown between them if it is necessary to economize space. For late crops, sow seed in April or May and 

 transplant in July, setting the pi arts in the ground up to the first leaf, and 2x3 feet apart. It is important that the 

 plants should not stand thick in the seed-bed, as this would induce weak, slender plants, witla long stumps and small heads. If the trans- 

 planting must be done on a dry, hot day, the roots should be "puddled" — kept in buckets of soil and water beside each planter — until they 

 are placed iu the ground. 



To insure large, solid heads of Cabbage, the soil must be ploughed deep and made very rich, but preferably not with fresh manures. 

 The plants need thorough cultivation, and the insects which molest them should be kept in check with remedies which seem most eflSca- 

 ciousiathe locality. Crops of Cabbage should not be grown for a number of years in the same ground on account of club-root. 



To keep Cibbxares over winter, hirv-ist thju on a dry day, turning the heads down for a few hours to drain. Store them in a cool 

 cellar, or barythen w trenches dug in som ? d--/ place in t'.is OTen ground, heads downward. In the Middle states only the stumps and 

 part of the heads need be buried, then covered lightly 

 with straw, or with boards in severe weather. 



4n ounce of seed will produce 3,000 plants. 

 Wto be sent by mail, add postage at the rate of 8 cents per 

 J pound for quantities of ViVa. and upward. 



x/aXTRA EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD. The 



best early variety of Cabbage, and the one most exten- 

 sively grown for home and market. The heads are of 

 medium size, jiyramidal, pointed, firm and 

 solid, with few outside leaves ; they are very 

 uniform in shape, size and time of maturing, 

 and are of good quality. The variety fully 

 deserves its wide popularity. Pkt. 5 cts.. 

 oz. 30 cts., J^lb. 90 cts., lb. $3. 

 LARGE JERSEY WAKEFIELD, or 

 CI];.ARLESTON. A selection from the 

 above, and 10 days later, with heads rounder 

 and twice as large, averaging from 1,5 to 18 

 pounds per head. As compared with Winnig- 

 ier, with heads as large and firmer. Pkt. 5 cts., 



We will quote you special pricee on large W 

 quantities of Cabbage Seed. Write for prices J 

 earln. Good crops of fine Cabbage cannot be J 



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out good seed. 



Early Wiiun^stadt. 



stadt, the plant is surer heading, 

 \t oz. 30 cts.,"Klb. 90 cts., pk. S3. 

 ■EARLY WINNIGSTADT, or CONE. A standard, medium-early variety ; firm, 

 conical or "sugar-loaf" heads of fair size. It is someting like the Early Jersey Wake- 

 field Cabbage in the shape of heads, but is smaller, and not usually so reliable about 

 heading-up. It is one of the best summer Cabbages, and, if sown late, good for fall. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Jilb. 75 cts. 

 — • EARLY QUEETT. A week earlier than any other flat-headed Cabbage. Heads flat and 

 solid, with few outside leaves, averaging 4 pounds in weight ; stems short. Pkt. 5 cts. , 

 oz. 30 cts., Klb. 90 cts., pk. $3. 

 A good succession of Cabbage is Extra Early Jersey Wakefield for early. 

 Early Summer for medium, and Late Flat Dutch for late. 



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Extra Early Jersey IVakej^eut. 



