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W. F. ALLEN'S PLANT AND SEED CATALOGUE. 



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LARGE CHARLESTON WAKFFIELD. — Selected 

 stock, large solid heads, of good quality, a few days later 

 than Early Jersey Wakefield, esp ciallj' recommended 

 for market gardeners or for home garden: produces fully 

 twice as much per acre as the early variety. The strain 

 I offer is exceptionally pure and can not fail to give sat- 

 isfaction as it combines all of the good qualities of an 

 early long keeping sort, which is especially desirable for 

 shipping. This variety is grown around Philadelphia, 

 and Charleston, S. C. and many other points, for long 

 distance shipment, and is practically the best large 

 early sort on the market.^Pkt^Sc; oz. 15c; qnarter lb. 



PREflll M FLAT DUTCH.— This is a standard late va- 

 rietyfchat has been a favorite for many years. It is a 

 superior cabbage for late use, possessing all the good 

 qualities of the Flat Dutch and is a sure header: with 

 good cultivation on moist rich ground, ninety-five in 

 one hundred will head up hard. 1 have a fine stock of 

 seed of this popular late variety. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; quart- 

 er-lb. 50c; lb. $1.50.| 8 ! t • ■•■■■« 



■SfflEARLY ETAMPSE — This admirable early cabbage 

 has come into very wide fame within the last few years. 

 It is ten days to two weeks earlier than most other early 

 varieties; it forms a fine, hard, pointed head of extra 

 quality; it has a short stem and grows close to the ground, 

 and by reason of having so few outer (loose) leaves, the 

 plants may be set eighteen inches apart in rows tAvo and 

 a half to three feet apart: with good soil and high culture 

 almost every plant makes a head. The Etampse is in 

 every way one of the most desirable first early varieties. 

 Plants set in March will produce marketable heads by 

 the first of June. Pkt. Ec; oz. 15c; quarter-lb. 50c; lb. $1.50' 



IHPROVED LARGE LATE 

 DRUHHEAD.-The heads of 

 this variety grow to very 

 large size and heavy weight; 

 they are solid and of good, 

 quality and texture; can be 

 planted closely in the field 

 as it has but few loose leaves 

 It is an excellent winter, 

 variety, largely planted by 

 growers who make a speci- 

 alty of shipping cabbage, as 

 it stands tran sportat ion well. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; quarter-lb. 

 50c; lb. $1.50. 



SUCCESSION. — This fa- 

 I vorite variety comes in a few 

 { days after the early summer 

 i and is a good early, round 

 |Ii headed sort, which heads 

 ■gf very evenly. It is a popular 

 variety and largely grown by 

 I both market gardeners and 

 amateurs. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c 

 quarter-lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 

 AHERICAN DRUMHEAD SAVOY.— The leaves are 

 wrinkled in a peculiar and characteristic manner. It is 

 an excellent winter keeper and I recommend it to mark- 

 et gardeners and amateurs. The heads in this strain of 

 Savoy are large and very compact, and of the most pro- 

 ductive appearance. Savoy cabbages are noted for their 

 fine and delicate flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c: quarter-lb. 50c: 

 lb. $1.50. 



EARLY SUnnER.— This is one of the best of the 

 large early cabbages and is exceedingly valuable for the 

 market gardener as it has short outer leaves adapted for 

 close planting, thereby a large number being grown to 

 the acre. It is a sure and satisfactory cropper, matur- 

 ing ten days to two weeks after Early Jersey Wakefield, 

 with heads uniformly round and flattened form; heads 

 are very compact and solid, and usually doable the 

 weight of Early Jersey Wakefield. Pkt. Ec; oz. 15c; 

 quarter- lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 



AUTUnN KING, or WORLD=BEATER.— This is an ex- 

 tra large and solid head variety Avell suited for fall and 

 winter use; it will produce heads of enormous size with 

 an abundance of dark bluish green leaves growing close 

 about the large flattened heads: the plant is of extra 

 strong growth and requires a longer season than do the 

 earlier and small varieties. Seed should be sown in this 

 latitude about the first of June, when it will produce 

 fine heads for autumn and winter use. Pkt. 5c. oz. 15c; 

 quarter-lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 



MAMflOTH RED ROCK.— The largest and most solid 

 of the red varieties; a sure heading sort; and tender; 

 color isxleep red, both outer leaves and inside head. Pkt. 

 5c; oz. 15c; quarter-lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 



DANISH BALLHEAD.— This famous cabbage was first 

 introduced from Denmark twenty-two years ago and 

 our seed of this variety are absolutely unsurpassed: it is 

 highly esteemed for winter use because of the great so- 

 lidity and excellent keeping qualities of the heads. It 

 is an easy matter to grow this same cabbage in cool lo- 



SOLID SOUTH. 



SOLID SOUTH.— A magnificent cabbage resembling 

 the Earl y Summer but is earlier, larger and more uni- 

 form, has fewer outside leaves, and is less liabie to run 

 to seed when sown in the fall. All who have grown this 

 variety are enthusiastic inits praise; does well both for 

 early and late crop and is equally well adapted for the 

 family garden and for shipping. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; quarter- 

 lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 



cations in this country: large quantities of it have been 

 imported for spring sales from Denmark and it has 

 proven to be most popular in our markets. From re- 

 peated trials as well as from experience of many cus- 

 tomers purchasing this variety, I am convinced that 

 every one who plants it will be pleased with the out- 

 come. The heads are more solid than that of any other 

 variety grown, and will weigh about a quarter more 

 than any other varieties of the same size. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 

 quarter-lb. $1.50. 



