GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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It is a well-known fact that 



STECKLER'S CABBAGE SEED 



g-ives better satisfaction and heads with greater certainty in the South than any 

 other. The reason of this is that we g-row all our seed from selected heads, g-iving 

 their selection and cultivation personal attention. 



CABBAGE. 



For Price Iiist See Bed Fag'es in Back of Book. 



Choux Pomme (Fr.), Kopfkohl (Ger.), Repollo (Sp.), Cavolo Capucchio (Ital.) 



CULTUBE. — Cabbage requires a strong-, g-ood soil and should be heavily manured. 

 To raise large Cabbage wtthout g-ood soil and without working the plants well is an 

 impossibility. Cabbage is sown here almost every month of the year, but the seed for 

 the main crop should be sown from July to September. Some sow earlier, but July is 

 time enoug-h. For a succession seed can be sown till November. The main crop for 

 spring should be sown from the end of October to the end of November, as stated before. 

 The raising of Cabbage for spring has become quite an item of late years. Brunswick 

 should be sown a little earlier than the Early Summer, the latter kind not till November, 

 but in a frame, so the young plants can be protected against cold weather, which we 

 generally have between December and January. After the middle of January setting out 

 can be commenced with. These early varieties of Cabbage require special fertilizing to 

 have them large. Early varieties are sown during the winter and early spring. Cabbage 

 is a very important crop, and one of the best paying for the market gardener. It requires 

 more work and attention than most people are willing to give to raise Cabbage plants 

 during the months of July and August. We have found, by careful observation, that 

 plants raised in August are the surest to head here. The most successful gardeners in 

 raising Cabbage plants sow the seeds thinly in seed beds, and water several times during 

 the day; in fact, the seed bed is never allowed to get dry from the sowing of the seed 

 till large enough to transplant. There is no danger in doing this of scalding the plants, 

 as many would suppose; but, on the contrary, the plants thrive well, and so treated will 

 be less liable to be attacked by cabbage flies, as they are too often disturbed during the 

 day. Tobacco dust scattered on the plants and in the walks between the beds is a sure 

 preventive against insects. One ounce to 3,000 plants; 5 ounces to the acre. 



CBESCENT CITY PLAT DUTCH. — 



It is the most uniform heading cab- 

 bage, suitable for the South; heads are 

 large and solid. About two weeks 

 earlier than the Superior Large Late 

 Flat Dutch. Recommend the same 

 highly. 



IMFBOVED EAELY SUMMEE.— This 

 variety is deservedly popular with the 

 market gardeners. It forms large, solid, 

 round, flattened, compact heads of ex- 

 cellent quality. The heads average 

 more than double the size of the Jersey 

 Wakefield, while it matures only ten to 

 twelve days later. The leaves turn into 

 the heads so completely that about 

 9,000 plants may be set in an acre, 

 making a very profitable crop. 



FOTIiEB'S SHOBT STEM BBUNS- 

 WICK. — A rapid grower; large, solid 

 heads and few outside leaves; planted 

 early it is ready for use in July; planted 

 late it is a choice Winter sort. 



IMFBOVED ZiABGE I.ATE DBUM- 

 EEAD. — Fine large variety; should be 

 sown early in the fall for winter, or during 

 December and January for late spring use. 



I.OUISVII.Z.E DBUMHEAD. — A strong 

 and vigorous, but not coarse growing sort 

 of Flat Dutch type. Plants short stemmed 

 and compact, with hroad, well rounded 

 large leaves, very full at base. Head semi- 

 flat, thick and of good quality. 



EABLY DBUMHEAD.— A similar variety 

 to Early Flat Dutch; earlier, and not 

 making as many leaves, it can be planted 

 close. A good early spring cabbage. 



Crescent City Flat Dutch. 



CBEOIiE. — A Northern strain of Flat 

 Dutch grown in Louisiana some years, 

 making it a hybrid; can be planted as early 

 as June 1st. It is generally used for bunch 

 greens, but often affords a good, hard head 

 of dark greenish color. 



FBEMIUM Z.ATE DBUMHEAD. — A 



standard late cabbage with full, firm, 

 solid, round heads of immense size and 

 excellent flavor: a good keeping and excel- 

 lent market variety. 



FBEMIUM I.ATE PLAT DUTCH. — 



Among the earliest of the winter cab- 

 bages; of fine flavor, very tender. 



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