M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT. MICH 



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CABBAGE 



For many years cabbage seed has been a leatling specialty with us. Our cabbage seeds are all grown from approved stock 

 seeds which are largely of our own development on our Oakview Stock Seed Farm; they are all grown under our personal in- 

 spection and supervision. There is no seed more reliable, nor can any be more implicitly depended upon to give planters 

 uniformly satisfactory results. 



The requisites for complete success with cabbage 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. A heavy, moist and rich loam is most suitable. Third, frequent and thorough cultivation. The ground should be highly 

 manured and worked deep. Cabbage is 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 hotbeds, hardened olf by gradually exposing them to the night air and ti'ansplanted as early as the ground is in good 

 condition, setting eighteen to thirty-six inches apart, according to size of variety. South of tiie 40th parallel sow about the 

 middle of September, or later according to latitude, transplanting into cold frames if necessary to hteep 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 are 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. Cabbages should be hoed every week and the groimd 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 re- 

 move 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 churning or 

 other method until it has united with the soap and forms a ci-eam-like substance. Then dilute with five times as much water 

 and apply once a week. 



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; however, should their 

 use be necessary, care should be taken to remove the outside leaves before the heads are used. If the disease called club root 

 should get a foothold, do not plant the land with any of the cabbage family for a year or two. This is usually an effective 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 cab- 

 bages are simply strains rather than dis- 

 tinct sorts and are really the same as 

 some older and better known kinds. We 

 do not know of a single variety which we 

 have not had in trial, and we are confi- 

 dent that every good quality can be 

 found in a greater degree in the varieties 

 we offer than in any other kinds. 



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Early Jersey Wakefield 



FIRST EARLY SORTS 



El I The earliest and 



any Jersey surest heading of 



Wa iet^fttAA fi^st early cabbages. 

 TTdH.ciiciu ^jQgj. gardeners depend 



upon it for the bulk of their extra early 



crop. Its exceeding hardiness not only to 



resist cold but other unfavorable con- 

 ditions, insures the greatest likelihood 



of profitable and satisfactory results. 



Our stock is grown a'nd selected with 



the greatest care; there is none better 



and there are few as good. Plant com- 

 pact with few outer leaves, which are 



smooth and- thick. Heads of medium 



size, solid, uniformly pointed and of excellent quality. The habit of growth and hardiness make it most desirable for early 



planting. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; V4 Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.00 

 r* U IV/I L- * '^^^ earliest large round-headed cabbage yet introduced. Head exceptionally large for so 



i^pentia.g'en IVlStrKet early a variety, very solid and of most excellent quality. Plant vigorous but compact, with 



short stem and few outer leaves which are of rather upright growth. Leaves medium light green, nearly round, comparatively 



thick and smooth. A most excellent 

 sort, both for the home garden and 

 market gardening trade. (See cut and 

 further description, page S) Pkt. 10c; 

 Oz. 80c; 2 Oz. $1.30; Va, Lb. $2.25; 

 Lb. $7.50 



/^i I A strain in which 



L^narleStOn, or the plant is larger 



Lnrcr^ Wal<-*»fif»1rl and a little la- 

 arge WaKeneia ter than Early 



JerseyW akefield, the head being fully as 

 solid but less pointed and considerably 

 larger. Leaves rather large, smooth and 

 comparatively thick. Exceedingly har- 

 dy and on account of its earliness and 

 size of head with market gardeners and 

 shippers it is deservedly a very popular 

 sort to follow Jersey Wakefield. The 

 seed we offer can be depended on to 

 produce uniformly fine, marketable 

 heads. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; 

 1/4 Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.00 



r> \ a * This is the earliest 



Larly Opring flat headed vai-iety. 

 The plant is vigorous, very compact, 

 with few outer leaves and short stem. 

 The leaves are nearly round, broad, 

 smooth and of distinctive light green 

 color, without bloom. The head is solid 

 and is very large for the size of the 

 plant, nearly equaling many of the 

 later kinds. {Crop failed) 



Charleston, or Large Wakefield 



