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VSteckler's New Reader 

 or No. i Cabbage. This is a 

 Cabbage of recent introduc- 

 tion; was introduced last year 

 for the first time. We have 

 tested it for the past three years 

 in connection with different 

 varieties of cabbage; it has also 

 been tested by our market gar- 

 deners here who praise it and 

 recommend it very highly. It 

 resembles somewhat that of the 

 Brunswick, but not quite so 

 flat and broad, but about the 

 same season. It is a regular 

 header and uniform. 



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CAUI.IFi.OWER. 



Chouf^EUR (Fr.), B^umenkoHI, >(Ger.), Colif^or (Sp.) 

 r Extra Early Paris. | ' Large Algiers. 



Half Early Paris. ] i Early Italian Giant. 



Early Erfurt. Late Italian Giant. 



"Ee Normands [short stemmed). /Early Snowball. 



*This is one of the finest vegetables grown, and succeeds well in the vicinity of New 

 Orleans. Large quantities are' raised on the' sea coast in the neighborhood of Barataria 

 Bay. The two Italian varieties are of excellent quality, growing to a large size, and are 

 considered hardier than the German and French kinJs. The ground for planting Cauli- 

 flower should be very rich. They thrive best in rich, sandy soil, and require plenty of 

 moisture during the formation of the head. The Italian varieties should be sown from 

 April to July; the latter month and June is the best time to sow the Early Giant. During 

 August, September and October, the De Normands, Half Early Paris and Erfurt can be 

 sown, but in this section the Algiers has the preference. The Half Early Paris is very 

 popular, but the other varieties are just as good. For spring crop the Italian kinds do not 

 answer, but the early French and German varieties can be sown at the end of December 

 and during January, in a bed protected from frost, and may be transplanted into the open 

 ground during February and as late as March. If we have a favorable season, and not too 

 dry, they will be very fine; but if the heat sets in soon, the flowers will not attain the same 

 size as those obtained from seeds sown in fall, and which head during December and Jan- 

 uary. 



Early Italian Giant Cauliflower. 



Leg' Bands for Tagging Poultry. 



