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D. M. PERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



GABBAQD 



For many years Cabbage Seed has been a leading specialty 

 with us. Our Cabbage Seeds are all grown from approved 

 stock seeds which are largely of our own development on 

 our Oakview Seed Farm; they are all grown under our per- 

 sonal inspection and supervision. There is none more reli- 

 able, none that can be more implicitly depended upon to give planters uniformly satisfactory results. 



CULTURE— The requisites for complete success are: First, good seed; in this crop the quality of the seed used is of the 

 greatest importance; no satisfactory results can possibly^be obtained when poor seed is planted. Second, rich, well prepared 

 ground. Third, frequent and thorough cultivation. A heavy, moist and rich loam is most suitable. It should be highly 

 manured and worked deep. Cabbage is universally grown all over the country, and specific directions regarding the time 

 and methods of planting applicable to all localities cannot be given. In general, north of the 40th parallel the early sorts 

 should be sown very early in hot-beds, hardened off by gradually exposing them to night air, and transplanted as early as 

 the ground is in good condition, setting eighteen to thirty -six inches apart, according to size of variety. South of the 40th 

 parallel, sow about the middle.of September, or later according to latitude, transplanting into cold frames if necessary to 

 keep through winter, and setting in open ground as early as possible in the spring. 



The late autumn and winter varieties may be sown from the middle to the last of spring, and transplanted when four to 

 six inches high. If the weather and soil is dry the late sowings should be shaded and watered in order to hasten germination, 

 but it is important that the plants should not be shaded or crowded in the seed bed, or they will run up weak and slender, 

 and will not endure transplanting well. 



One of the most successful eastern market gardeners recommends sowing cabbage for family use as follows; At the 

 desired time sow the seed in hills, six to twelve seeds in a place, and after the plants are of sufificient size, thin to a single 

 plant to the hill, and cultivate as usual. This is a very simple method, and in some cases is very successful. 



Cabbages should be hoed every week, and the ground stirred as they advance in growth, drawing up a little earth to 

 the plants each time until they begin to head, when they should be thoroughly cultivated and left to mature. Loosening 

 the roots will sometimes retard the bursting of full grown heads. 



Of late years many crops of early cabbages have been destroyed by maggots at the roots. The best remedy seems to 

 be to remove the earth from around the stem and apply an emulsion of kerosene made as follows: Add one quart of kerosene 

 oil to two quarts of boiling soft soap which has been thinned to the consistency of cream. Stir the oil thoroughly by churn- 

 ing or other method until it has united with the soap and forms a cream-like substance. Then dilute with five times as much 

 water. Tobacco dust, ashes, slacked lime and coal dust ai-e also recommended as preventives, and with us have proved 

 valuable in the order named. These are scattered about the plants, leaving one here and there untreated for the flies to con- 

 gregate around and deposit their eggs upon, when that plant should be pulled up and destroyed. 



The cabbage worms which destroy the leaves and heads later, may be killed by dusting with pyrethrum powder, slug shot 

 or Paris green. The last two are poisonous and should not be used in large quantities, or late in the season. 



If the disease called club root should get a foot-hold, do not plant the land with any of the cabbage family for a year or 

 two. This is usually an eflfective remedy. 



To preserve cabbages during winter, pull them on a dry day, and turn them over on the heads a few hours to drain. 

 Set them out in a cool cellar, or bury them in long trenches in a dry situation, covering with boards or straw so as to keep 

 out frost and rain. 



A great many of the varieties of cabbages are simply strains rather than distinct sorts, and are really the same as 

 some older and better known kinds. We do not know of a single variety offered in this country which we have not seen, 

 both in trial and in fields, and we are confident that every good quality can be found in a greater degree in the varieties 

 we offer than in any other kinds. 



BIRST BA^RLY CA^BBJi^aBS 



Charleston^ or 



Charleston, or Large Wakefield Cabbage. 



Early Jersey Wakefield 



The earliest and hardiest headingof extra early 

 cabbages. Most gardeners depend upon it for 

 the bulk of their extra early crop. Our stock is 

 grown and selected with the greatest care, and 

 there is none better, and there are few as 

 good. Heads conical, very compact, solid 

 and of excellent quality. The thick, stout 

 leaves and compact habit make it the best 

 sort for wintering over or for very early 

 setting. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; 

 h Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 



EXTRA EARLY EXPRESS. An extra 



early sort, in which the plants are compact, 

 with round, thick leaves, and form an oval 

 head which is astonishingly large for the 

 size of the plants. The heads are compara- 

 tively thicker and less pointed than those 

 of the Jersey Wakefield, and it is only 

 slightly later than that sort. While the 

 head is somewhat softer it stands ship- 

 ment better and the variety is popular in 

 the south for shipment north. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; hhh. 60c; Lb. $2.00 • 

 VERY EARLY ETAMPES. Similar to the well- 

 known Jersey Wakefield. The plants ai'e lighter 

 colored, but not quite so hardy. The heads are 

 fully as large, not quite so hard, but are of excellent 

 quality. Sold also as " Earliest of All,'" " Wonderful, 



A strain of Wakefield in which the 

 plant is larger and a little later, the 



Large nfakeiielCl pointed, on account of 

 the fine, solid heads of this variety it is deservedly very 

 popular with market gardeners and shippers to follow 

 the Jersey Wakefield. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 26c; 2 Oz. 40c; 

 h Lb. 76c; Lb. $2.50 



Psit^lv <^fllt^in& ^^ exceedingly early flat 

 EdriJ 9prilEg headed variety. A wonder- 

 fully compact plant, with few outer leaves, so that a 

 great number of fine, solid heads can be produced on an 

 acre. Although it does not come to full maturity as early 

 as Jersey W^efield, it becomes solid enough for use 

 about as early, and is by far the best early sort for mar- 

 kets that demand a large, flat cabbage. The plant is vig- 

 orous,with short stem. The leaves are large, broad, and 

 of peculiar light green color. The heads are oval, and 

 very large for the size of the plant, nearly equaling 

 those of the later kinds. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 65c; 

 h Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.00 



Spring 

 Cabbage. 



Pkt. 5c 



