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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



CABBAGE 



To grow good Cabbage, a fairly rich soil and 

 plenty of moisture are required. Apply an 

 abundance of manure or other fertilizer high in 

 humus and nitrogen. 



For early crop, start the seed in a hotbed or 

 seed-fiat indoors in January or February, trans- 

 planting to another bed or fiat when the second 

 pair of leaves appear; harden the plants off by 

 exposing them more and more as the weather 

 becomes warmer and set them out in the garden 

 as soon as frosts are past. For second-early 

 crop, sow in March or April and set out in May; 

 for late crop, sow in May and transplant in 

 July. Set Cabbage in rows 2^ to 3 feet apart 

 and space the plants iK to 2 feet in the rows. 

 Cultivate frequently and make several applica- 

 tions of nitrate of soda during the growing 

 season. Insecticide soaps and Slug Shot are good 

 remedies for Cabbage pests. 



One ounce of seed will produce 3,000 plants 



Early Varieties 



GOLDEN ACRE. A splendid new extra-early 

 Cabbage of the Copenhagen Market type. 

 Heads perfectly round and hard, with few 

 outer leaves. Can be set close together. The 

 earliest Cabbage of good quality in cultivation. 

 Pkt. 25 cts.; Koz. 85 cts.; oz. I1.50. 



Copenhagen Market. The standard early 

 round-headed Cabbage for market, maturing 

 with Jersey Wakefield and outyielding any 

 other early sort. Heads large, deep, and solid. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; j4lh. I1.25. 



Early Jersey Wakefield. Selected Strain. Long 

 the favorite early sort for home and market. 

 Small, pointed heads of finest quality. Pkt. 

 ID cts.; oz. 35 cts.; >4lb. |i. 



Charleston or Large Wakefield. A week later 

 than Jersey Wakefield; heads larger, thicker, 

 and less pointed. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 

 Klb. Ii. 



Early Summer. Good-sized, round, fiat heads 



following the Wakefields. Pkt. 10 cts.; 



oz. 35 cts.; Xlb. |i. 

 Allhead Early. Very large-heading strain of 



Early Summer. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 



5-4 lb. Si. 



F. . lauimer Cabbage 



Select Late Flat Dutch Cabbage 



Enkhuizen Glory. Round, deep heads a little 

 larger than Copenhagen. Does well on poor 

 soils. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; Xlb. $1.10. 



Midseason and Late Cabbages 



PENN STATE DANISH BALLHEAD. A 



superior blight- resistant strain of Danish Ball- 

 head with short stem. Heads are very solid 

 and almost globular in shape. Heavy yielder 

 on all soils. Pkt. 25 cts.; >^oz. 85 cts. ; oz. I1.50. 



ALL SEASONS, or SUCCESSION. Large fiat 

 heads; good for both second- early and late 

 crops. An excellent keeper. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 35 cts.; Xlb. Ii. 



Select Late Flat Dutch. The standard late 

 Cabbage of the fiat or Drumhead type. 

 Heads large and solid; reliable and a splendid 

 keeper. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; Klb. $1. 



Surehead. A thoroughbred strain of Late Flat 

 Dutch. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; Klb. $1. 



Large Late Drumhead. The largest and latest 

 of the fiat Cabbages. Productive and a good 

 keeper. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; Xlb. $1. 



Danish Roundhead (Short-stemmed Ball- 

 head). Select Danish seed. The leading 

 Cabbage for late markets. Very solid, me- 

 dium-sized, round heads of excellent keeping 

 quaUty. Short stem. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 

 lb. Ii.io. 



Danish Ballhead. Tall stem. Taller and a 

 little later than the Danish Roundhead. Heads 

 globe-shaped, extremely solid and the best of 

 winter keepers. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 

 J4lb. Ii.io. 



Early Savoy. Two weeks earlier than Drum- 

 head Savoy. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; Xlb. $1. 



Perfection Drumhead Savoy. Large fiat 

 heads with dark green crinkled leaves. 

 Quality superb; a favorite for home gardens. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; Hlh. $1.10. 



Red Varieties 



Mammoth Rock Red. The standard Red 

 Cabbage. Heads large, fiat and solid. Pro- 

 ductive and reliable. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 

 Klb. Ii.io. 



Danish Stonehead. Heads of medium size, 

 globular and extremely solid, dark red to the 

 core. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; ^Ib. I1.25. 



