40 J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 
Steckler’s 
New Lead 
This Cab- 
er. bage has 
been tested byour 
market garden- 
ershere who 
praise it and re- 
commend it very 
highly. it resem- 
bles somewhat 
that of the Bruns- 
wick, but not 
quite so flatand 
bread, but about 
the same season. 
Te is a’ regular 
header and uni- 
form. 
Creole. 
UND A AVO)E TE GLISS® se 
strain of Fla 
Dutch grown 11 
Louisiana some 
years, making it 
a hy bride cant pe wus nul 
planted as early & 
as June ist. Itis 
generally used 
for bunch greens 
but often affords 
a good, hard hard 
head of dark 
greenish color. 
O@reseent: “City. lat Dutch. 
This variety has been sold under the name of 
No.1. It is the most uniform heading cabbage, 
suitable for this section; heads are large and 
solid. About two weeks earlier than the Supe- 
rior 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: excellent 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 thatabout 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 
Crescent City Flat Dutch. winter sorte 
Cauliflower. 
For PRICE LIST SEE RED PAGES IN BACK OF BOOK. 
Choufleur (Fr.), Blumenkohl (Ger.), Coliflor (Sp.), Cavalo Fiore (Ital.) 
CULTURE This is one of the finest vegetables grown, and succeeds well in the South, especially 
* inthe viciuity of New Orleans. Large quantities are raised on the sea coast in the 
neighborhood of Barataria Bay. Thetwo Italian varieties are of excellent quality, growing to a large size, 
and are considered hardier than the German and French kinds. The ground for planting Caulifower should 
be very rich. They thrive best in rich, sandy soil,and require plenty of moisture during the formation of 
the head. The Italian varieties should be sown from April to July. the latter month and June is the best 
time to sow the Early Giant. During August, September and October, the LeNormands, Half Early Paris 
and Erfurt canbe sown, but in this section the Algiers has the prefcrence. The Half Early Paris is very 
popular, but the other varieties are justas good. Forspring crop the Italian kinds do not answer, but the 
early French and German varieties can be sown atthe end of December and during January, in a bed pro- 
tected from frost, and may be transplanted into the open ground during February and as late as March. If 
we have a favorable season, and not too dry, they will be very fine, but if the heat sets in soon, the lowers 
will not attain the same size as those obtained from seeds sown in fall, and which head during December 
and January. 
Stowell’s Evergreen, a Standard Sugar Corn. . . 
