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CABBAGE. 
Cabbage. 
Market Gardeners' I-arge Late Hat Dutch. 
:rA early CABBAGKS. Witli hhkIi pride we call the attentiou of Cabbage growers to l,andretUs' Earliest and liandretlis' Early Suuimei 
Flathead. Thev are both siiiier exfelleut in .n-crv desirable qmilitv. The first, an Extra Early Pointed Head, earlier than any strain of ^\ akehelrl 
The sectond an Extra Karlv Flat Head, weeks ahead of any other Hat or ronnd head. Notwith.standine both are so very reniarkaWy early, tney wm 
We have been engaged in growing Cabbage Seeds 
for One Hundred and Ten Years, or since 
1784, and should know something 
about what we write. 
Brnssico okrnccn capilaUi-Chou Pumme—Col repollu -.lioUffobl-A'an/. 
One Ounce of Seed to 100 Yards of Row, 
There is not a month in the year nor a day in the month when Cab- 
bage i.snol being sown in sioiiie of the Rardenins sectioii.'S ofihii 
coniurv. It is therefore iuiiH).ssible to name periods for sowing. 
That niust 1)6 determined by the practiee of caeh sei'ticni. f,, ^ 
general wav, however, it may be said that Cabbage .'.t eil s),. i;! - 1 ,. 
SI I wn in February for an early Suuiiiier crop, and April m :i ,„ 
an Antuiiin ernp, and in .^eiiteniber and October im- 
Springerop. The seed is sown in rows of a fool npurL i.n-i mirr 
the plants reaeh a height of three or four inches they are puUwl 
up anil Irauf^planted to permanent locations, where theyiiresetiii 
rows at three or four feet and at intervals of ouc-aud a-half to 
two feet in the row. 
The question is of frequent oeenrrence: Why cannot privnle 
families have head Cabbage as early as market gajdener;- :' ,Sim- 
i)ly because of imperfect culture and insuQicient mauiirlnf; To 
produce a successful crop of Cabbage the soil must nuUiniUy 01 
artiliciiillv contain potas.i, ])hospbule, nitrogen. 'Ihet^e art all 
found in good barnyard niainire and in some connuereial ferti- 
lizer.';. If these resn\irccs are not available, the potn.'-h cuvi In bad 
in kainit, the phosphoric aeid in bone, or better, in superi.lios- 
phiite; the nitrogen in dried blood, meat or fish. 
■i he market gardener feeds his Cabbage crop without STiSTiinil 
with the rankest food, frequently plows in the manure in the 
Autumn, turns it up in the Spring and tlioronghly ineorpoTfttef it 
with the soil: phtnts early. eulti\ ates deei.ly, not simply ticlchng 
ttie surface with the hand-hoe. but uses the i.low and horse-hoe; 
that cannot alwavs be done in small famUv gardens, but thespaile 
; aii be used, and that is the next best thing. Use it freely, ihg 
ileeply, and the result will surprise those who have herelofoTC 
relied' on the hoe alone. 
Cabbages grown South for shipment in the Spring soraelhi'es 
do not head uniformly, the result of checking by cold. The 
damage very frequently is not apparent till the beading: season, 
when the croo appears lo be a mixture of many sorts, some 
plants shooting to seed; fields of different ages and different soil 
producing varying results. We recommend that an entire crop 
should not be planted at onoe, but set out at intervals of 10 aa\ s. 
Cabbages on heavy hummoek land ore more injured by cold tlum 
on lighter soil. 
Under good conditions and management about eighty per ceW 
of the plants in a Ciibbage field should, on an average, prodnre 
marketable heads, though sometimes ninety-live per cunt, have 
been marketed. Market gardeners in Philadelphia, on an 
average, realize a net profit of about one cent per head. The 
pickle houses pay about SS.no per ton delivered at their factories. 
Earliest and I,andretlis' Earlj_ Suuime 
i 
retich heavy weights if given time. 
NOTES 03V COOKI3«CS.-No. 39.— S.\UKa Kk.vut.— Use only solid heads shred very iliiely 
all water-tight keg and line with Cabbage 
• ■ ith three tabJe-poimfuls of suit 
salt pork, sau.sage, or pier e of bacon in the middle ; 
cover and let it conk for two hours. Serve hot. 
Id salt, pepper or a glass of white wine and a couple of Apples cut very thin, a pint ot hnin), 
FIRST EARJUY VARXEXIES. 
I,anclrettas' Earliest CatobaKre.— TIeads formed like a blunt 
Waketield, but growing lo a ninrh l.irgersixe, altln uigh i-Jirlii r itian W'aUe- 
fiold to rencli a marketable conilitioii. A\'e h.ivc reports of this variety 
reaching Ihirleeii pounds in \vei.;lil. with an average of seven p...unds 
over llie lield. The color is emerald grueii, ihe leaves smooth on edge, 
broad and round at ends. Habit vigorous, short on stem, and ))nHil 
against sun. Tlie heads are ovoid and hard — few outside leaves and 
short .sleiix— thus admitting of such close culture as to be planted 12,0(10 
to the acre. This Cabliage will do well on soil so light that Euccesis with 
late variel ies is not po.ssihle. Pkts. 5c. and lOc. ; per oz. cSoc. 
Select Very Early Jersey "WaUefielcl.— The most w idely rnl- 
tivated of the early (Cabbages, of great celebrity in tlic I'iiili.ilulphki nml 
every other Northern market. It is very r.irl>-, >linrt sirniine.I ; lirii.l 
cone .shaped, broad at the bottom with blimt in-i\k; li-a\ es leatliery, w ell 
folded over the lop, A reliable header and most excellent in ail good 
qualities. The strain we olfer is unexcelled by any ofl'ered under other 
names, or at a higher price. Pkts. ^o. and lOC. ; per ox, .SOc. 
EaMUretlis' I^arjje VorU.— The liardiest variety we sell, and eea^f- 
ally proof agaiiisl insects, which, WB need not add, is an important qiml- 
ity'. PktJj. .^c. and IDe. ; jier o/.. ;Wc. 
I.aiidretlis' Early Summer Elat-Head.-*®- Tliis is the 
Evni iFST of the Snmuier sorta. Heads hard and fliit, stem short, n'« 
oiilsiilf leavi's, uniform in character. Average weightfourponuds.srMe- 
liinrssix. Market gardeners praise it highly as just the thmgwanlc to 
till the demand for a Hat head. A variety which may he planted clcx\ 
UNOUKSTIO.S'AULYTltE EAUI.IEST F H EA OICO CMiUAGE IN CI LTI V.VIf ■.«! 
Onlv a dav or two behind theciirliesl A\'akelield. No other lint or r. ii..il 
head approaches it nearer than a week, as this follows imnu'dinteU U'I'T 
the Selei-t Karlv Jersev \Vaketield—M, large percentage ol heads ripen n 'n 
tlie Wakclii'lil. Thi-^'is u great acquisition, ascverv miirketgardent- v m 
ininirdiat.'lv iveomiizi'. 'I'liis is nnt the Karlv .siunmer of other rxia- 
logur.s. Ask fur Landreth.s'. I'kls. iic. iind 10c. ; per ox. 40C. 
I.,ouisviIle Earlv I>rnmliead.-A .short stem, Early Druuih 
pos.se&sing every superior qnalit\-. Pkts, nc. and 10c. ; per oz. dOc. 
—Frrrm iMHihrlhx' Fnrm Jftiki. 
KANSAS CITY " Landreths' First In Market " Bush Bean is a gem, the earliest and teuderest of all. Also a splendid bearer. 
