10 BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



CABBAGE 



One Ounce Will 

 Produce 3,000 

 Plants. 



Cabbage requires 

 deep mellow soil, 

 well enriched with 

 rotted manure or 

 large quantities Gt 

 humus. For earliest 

 Cabbage sow the 

 seed in January or 

 early February un- 

 der glass, transplant 

 to another bed or 

 flat when the second 

 pair of leaves ap- 

 p e a r; harden the 

 plants off as the sea- 

 s o n advances and 

 transplant to the 

 open ground when 

 danger of frost is 

 over. Place the 

 plants from 20 to 24 

 inches apart in the 

 rows and the rows 

 about 2 feet apart. 

 For second early 

 crop sow in April 

 and transplant in Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage 



May, and for late crop sow in May and transplant in July in 

 rows 3 feet apart and 2 feet between the plants. 



Insecticide Soaps, Tobacco Dust and Slug Shot are good 

 remedies for the insects attacking Cabbage. 



EARLY VARIETIES 



Copenhagen Market. Our strain of this excellent Cabbage 

 comes direct from Denmark, and for size, quality and earliness 

 this variety stands first in the early class of Cabbages. The 

 heads are almost perfectly round, solid, and grow close to the 

 ground, maturing along with Charleston Wakefield. Will out- 

 yield anv other earlv tvpe. Pkt., 10 cts.; ^ oz., 25 cts.; oz., 45 

 cts.; % lb., $1.40. 



Enkhuizen Glory. Somewhat smaller than Copenhagen 

 Market and a little later. Heads are round, solid, and are excel- 

 lent keepers. Pkt., 10 cts.; ^2 oz., 20 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; ^ lb., $1.00. 



Early Jersey Wakefield. A very early variety with soHd 

 heads of conical shape of excellent quality. Fine for the home 

 or market garden. Pkt., 10 cts.; ^ oz., 20 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; ]4 lb.. 

 90 cts. 



Charleston or Large Wakefield. Larger and thicker heads 

 and not quite so pointed as Earh^ Jersey Wakefield. About 5 

 days later. Pkt.. 10 cts.; ^ oz., 20 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; ^4 lb., 90 cts. 



Early Summer. Matures about 10 days after Early Jersey 

 Wakefield; makes a fine second crop cabbage. The heads are 

 large, solid and flat and of excellent quality. Pkt., 10 cts.; ^ oz., 

 20 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; '^i lb., 90 cts. 



All Seasons. Round solid heads, flattened at the top. A 

 second early variety coming in a trifle later than Early Summer. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; oz.. 30 cts.; ^ lb., 90 cts. 



All Head Early. An excellent flat head second early Cabbage. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; yi lb., 90 cts. 



