CHOICE VEGETABLE SEEDS 



All-Seasoas, or Vandergaw. 



Early Summer. 



Cabbage Seeds of Best Quality. 



* All Seeds in pkts., ozs., ^(Ibs. ? 

 $ and lbs., are delivered free to » 



* any post office in the United * 

 ^ States. I 



ABBAGE is one of the gardener's most important crops, tiie value of which depends as largely 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 ma}' 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 early crop need not stand farther apart than iH x2 feet, and early 

 radishes and lettuce may be sown between them if it is necessar}- to economize space. For late crops, sow seed in 

 April or May and transplant in July, setting the plants in the ground up to the first leaf, and 2x3 feet apart. It is 

 important tnat tne plants should not stand thick in the seed-bed, as this would induce weak, slender plants. If the transplanting must 

 be done on a dry, hot day, the roots should be -"idled "—kept in buckets of soil and water beside each planter— until they are placed 

 in the ground. 



To insure large, solid heads of Cabbage, the soil must be ploughed deep and made very rich. The plants need thorough cultivation, 

 and the insects which molest them should be kept in check with remedies which seem most efficacious in the locality. Crops of Cabbage 

 should not be grown for a number of years in the same ground, on account of club-root. 



To keep Cabbages over Winter, harvest them on a dry da}', turning the heads down for a few hours to drain. Store them in a cooj 

 cellar, or bury them in trenches dug in some dry place in the open'ground, heads downward. In the Middle states only the stumps an^ 

 part of the heads need be buried, then covered lightly 

 with straw, or with boards in severe weather. 

 An ounce of seed will produce 3,000 plants. 



EXPRESS. The earliest Cabbage in cultivation ; 



n'ot so large as the Wakefield, however. Heads very 

 uniform in size and shape ; very solid and firm. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., Klb. 75 cts. 



)/ EXTRA-EARLY JERSEY AVAKE- 

 PIELD. The best early variety of Cabbage, 

 and the one most extensively grown for home 

 and market. The heads are of medium size, 

 pyramidal, pointed, firm and solid, with few 

 outside leaves ; they are very uniform in shape, 

 size and time of maturing, and are of good qual- 

 ity. The variety fully deserves its wide popu- 

 larity. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., %\h. 90 cts., lb. S3. 



L/LARGE jersey WAKEFIELD, or 

 CH ARLESTOX. A selection from the above, 

 d twice as large, averaging from 15 to 18 pounds 

 per head. As compared with Winnigstadt, the plant is surer heading, earlier, with heads 

 as large and firmer. A fine variety, and worthy of general cultivation. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 30 cts., 5{lb. 90 cts., lb. §3. 



'. EARLY WIiVNIGSTADT, or CONE. A standard, medium-early variety ; firm, 

 coliical or " sugar-loaf" heads of fair size. It is something 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., l{\h. 60 cts., pk. S2. 



.. EARLY QUEEN. A week earlier than any other flat-headed Cabbage. G Heads 

 flat and solid, with few outside leaves, averaging 4 pounds in weight ; stems short. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., Klb. 90 cts., lb. S3. 



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Early Winnigstadt. 



and 10 days later, with heads rounder 



Extra-Early Jersey Wakefield. 



