24 J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 
Steckler’s List of American Grown Cabbage Seed 
THE MOST RELIABLE CABBAGE EVER RAISED 
Absolutely Perfect in Every Respect for Either Summer, Fall and Winter Use 
CABBAGE. 
For Price Gist See Red Pages in Back of Book. 
Choux Pomme (Fr.), Kopfkohl (Ger.), Repollo (Sp.), Cavolo Capucchio (Ital.) 
CULTURE.—Cabbage requires a strong, good soil and should be heavily manured. 
To raise large Cabbage without good 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 enough. 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. 
CRESCENT CiTY FLAT DUTCH.— 
It is the most uniform heading cab- 
bage, suitable for the South; heads are 
large. and_e solid. About two weeks 
earlier than the Superior Large Late 
Flat Dutch. Recommend the same 
highly. 
IMPROVED EARLY SUMMER.—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. 
FOTLER’S SHORT STEM BRUNS- 
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. 
IMPROVED LARGE LATE DRUM- CREOLE.—A Northern strain of Flat 
HEAD.—Fine large variety; should be Dutch grown in Louisiana some _ years, 
sown early in the fall for winter, or during making it a hybrid; can be planted as early 
December and January for late spring use. as June’ist. It is generally used for bunch 
greens, but often affords a good, hard head 
LOUISVILLE DRUMHBHEAD,—A_ strong of dark greenish color. ; 
and vigorous, but not coarse growing sort 
of Flat Dutch type. Plants short stemmed PREMIUM LATE DREUMBEHEAD.—A 
and compact, with broad, well rounded, standard late cabbage with full, firm, 
large leaves, very full at base. Head semi- solid, round heads of immense size and 
fiat, thick and of good quality. excellent flavor; a good keeping and excel- 
lent market variety. 
EARLY DRUMHEAD.—A similar variety 
to Early Flat Dutch; earlier, and not PREMIUM LATE FLAT DUTCH.— 
making as many leaves, it can be planted Among the earliest of the winter cab- 
close. A good early spring cabbage. bages; of fine flavor, very tender. 
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