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D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



Early Jersey Wakefield. 



LARGE WAKEFIELD, 



VERY EARLY ETAMPES. -Similar to the well known 

 Jersey Wakefield, but earlier. The plants are lighter 

 colored but not quite so hardy. The heads are fully as large, 

 not quite so pointed, and are of excellent quality. Used in 

 the South by gardeners for first early crop to ship North. 

 Sold also as "Earliest of All," "Wonderful," etc. 



EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD.— Heads very com- 

 pact, of medium size, conical. An early, sure heading sort; 

 very popular with market garden- 

 ers. Its thick, stout leaves, com- 

 bined with its very compact 

 growth, make it the best for win- 

 tering over in cold frames, or for 

 very early setting in the spring. 

 This is the hardiest and hardest 

 heading of the extra early sorts 

 and most Northern gardeners 

 depend upon it for the bulk of 

 their extra early crop. Our stock 

 is grown and selected with the 

 greatest care and there are none 

 which are better, few which are 

 as good. 

 OR CHARLESTON.— A strain 

 of Jersey Wakefield in which the plant is larger and later, 

 the head larger and not so pointed. It is very popular with 

 many gardeners who want a larger head than the Jersey and 

 are not so particular as to earliness. 



EARLY YORK.— An early variety. Heads small, heart 

 shaped, firm and tender; of very dwarf growth, and may be 

 grown fifteen or eighteen inches apart. 



EARLY DWARF FLAT DUTCH.— Continued experi- 

 ence confirms our belief that this is the best early round 

 headed sort. Stems 

 short, leaves compara- 

 tively few, having short 

 stalks, upright, so that 

 plants can be planted 

 closely; heads large as 

 Early Summer, solid, 

 and stand long without 

 bursting. Our stock 

 should not be confound- 

 ed with the inferior later 

 stocks offered under this 

 name. 



EARLY LARGE 

 YORK. — Succeeds the 

 Early York. It is of 

 large size, about ten 

 days later, more robust 

 and bears the heat better. 



EARLY LARGE SCHWEINFURT. -Forms a very large, 

 showy head of excellent quality, but does not stand the heat 

 well. When grown to perfection, one of the handsomest of 

 the second early sorts. 



HENDERSON'S EARLY SUnnER.— A very early, large 

 heading cabbage. Heads large, flat or slightly conical, and 

 they keep longer without bursting than most of the early 

 sorts. Valuable for both family and market. This may be 

 called an improvement on the Newark Flat Dutch, which it 

 has superseded. 



Flat Di 



Henderson s Early 



ALL HEAD EARLY.— A new variety in which the plants 

 are more compact, the leaf smoother and thicker and the 

 heads rounder, harder and more uniform in shape than the 

 Early Summer. Certainly a good variety which promises to 

 become very popular. 



ALL SEASONS.— The sort almost universally grown on 

 Long Island for the New York market. Heads very large, 

 round, often nearly spherical, but usually somewhat flat- 

 tened; very solid, and of the best quality, keeping as well as 

 the winter sorts. Plant very vigorous and sure heading; 

 leaves large, smooth, with dense bloom. Remarkable for its 

 ability to stand the hot sun and dry weather. Our trial has 



shown that heads which were fit for market by July 10th, 

 were still salable 

 September 10th, 

 the only change 

 being increased 

 size and density. 

 One of the very 

 best sorts for gen- 

 eral cultivation. 



SUCCESSION. - 

 A sure heading, 

 long keeping vari- 

 ety, very similar 

 in every respect 

 to All Seasons. 

 Our seed is from 

 carefully grown 

 selected stock and 

 will be found fully 

 as good as that 

 offered by any 

 one. 



EARLY WINNIQSTADT One of the best for general use, 



being a very sure header, and will grow a hard head under 

 circumstances where most sorts would fail, so that those who 

 have failed with other kinds could hope to succeed with thia 



All Seasot 



Early Winnigstadt. 



It seems to suffer less from the cabbage worm than any 

 other sort. Heads regular, conical, very hard, and keep well 

 both summer and winter. 



FILDERKRAUT.— Similar to, but larger, much more 

 pointed, and heading up with fewer outside leaves than the 

 Winnigstadt, and highly esteemed for making kraut. Good 

 either for first or second crop, and succeeds particularly well 

 on rich prairie soils. 



FOTTLER'S EARLY DRUMHEAD, OR BRUNSWICK 

 SHORT STEM. — In many sections, particularly in the East, 

 this is the only cabbage grown, and it ceitainly is one of the 

 very best second early sorts in cultivation. Plants have very 

 short stems and large leaves which start from the stem hori- 



FoTTLER-s Early Drumhead. 



zontally, but turn upward about the head. Head large, very 

 flat, compact and solid, and of fine quality. We have taken 

 pains to have our stock free from the longer stemmed coarse 

 plants often seen in inferior stocks of this variety. 



EARLY DRUMHEAD.— Plants compact, with very thick, 

 dark green leaves covered with a dense bloom which protects 

 them in a measure from the worms. Heads flat, very solid 

 and of good quality. 



STONE MASON MARBLEHEAD.— This is, we think, one of 

 the very best for fall and winter use, being the best in quality 

 of any of the smooth leaved kinds. Plant medium size with 

 only a moderate number of leaves; stem medium length; 

 heads medium size to large, round or slighly flattened, 

 very solid, crisp and tender, and without any coarse or strong 

 flavor. It will certainly give the greatest satisfaction both to 

 the amateur and market gardener and ought to be planted 

 largely by both. 



