16 Ldkeview Seed Farm, Rochester, N. Y. 
BROCCOLI. 
Broccoli produces heads like the cauliflower, but is more hardy. 
Cultivation same as cauliflower, except that the plants should 
not be grown or set too early, as it does the best in the cool 
weather of autumn. The cape varieties are best suited to our 
-climate. Sow the seed in tbe open ground, about the middle of 
May, and transplant from the 1st to the 10 of July. 
-Early Purple Cape— The most reliable to head and the best 
for our climate. Per packet, 10 cents ; oz., 40 cents. 
CABBAGE. 
Cabbages are one of my specialties, both as a market crop and 
for growing the seed. I raise no stump seed ; only the best heads 
and of the best type are used for seed. My Winningstadt, Fot- 
tler's Brunswick and Excelsior Flat Dutch are of the very best 
.strains, obtained by years of careful selection. There are none 
better and few as good. The Excelsior Flat Dutch is a strong- 
growing cabbage, and must have a strong soil to make large 
lieads. Many growers make the mistake of trying to grow a 
large cabbage on poor soil. If your soil is light or sandy Try the 
Winningstadt. New land is preferable, and it is not safe to fol- 
low cabbage with cabbage, otherwise " club root " will appear. I 
have found a clover sod one of the best fertilizers for cabbage. 
The most important thing next after plenty of manure is the 
frequent stirring of the soil. It cannot be stirred too often. For 
this latitude, 43 degrees, I find that the best time to sow the seed 
of the late cabbage for a fall and winter crop is from the 10th to 
the 20th of May, and set the plants from the 20th of June to the 
4th of July. Different sowings should be made so as to have the 
plants ready when the ground is in a suitable condition for 
netting. The early small-growing varieties may be set 18 to 20 
inches apart in the row. The later varieties should be set 2| to 
3 feet apart. The seed can be sown broadcast, but I prefer to sow 
in rows 10 inches apart. An ounce of seed will produce about 
3,000 plants, but it is a safe rule to sow an ounce for every 2,000 
plants wanted. 
I have been very successful with the late varieties by planting 
them obout the first of June in hills where they are to grow. 
Make the hills, a mere hoef ul of earth, and then with the thumb 
and finger put three to five seeds in the hill. When large enough 
to transplant, the surplus plants are very handy to replace any 
hills that may have been destroyed by the black fly or cut worm. 
:Late plants are quite liable to be destroyed by the cabbage fly as 
soon as they appear above the ground. To prevent this, dust 
them over lightly, just as they are coming up, with fine air- 
slacked lime or soot. Do not delav this even for a day, for the 
delay may be fatal to the crop. It is best applied when the dew 
is on. For the green cabbage worm, so destructive m some local- 
ities, I have found Pyrethrum, or lersian Insect Powder a perfect 
remedy. It is not poisonous and may be used with perfect 
safety. Sprinkle it on the worms with a small dredging box. I 
Jiave used it quite extensively and always with success. 
THE FIVE BEST CABBAGES. 
•JERSEY WAKEFIELD. 
The Early Jersey Wake- 
field— This is the earliest 
and most profitable Cabbage 
with market gardeners in all 
parts of the country. Heads 
conical and compact ; a gen- 
eral favorite. My stock of 
seed of this variety is from 
very fine and uniform heads. 
Per packet. 10 cents ; oz., 35 
cents; lb., $3.50. 
Henderson's Early Sum- 
mer—The earliest of the flat 
varieties; about ten days later 
than the Wakefield, but as it 
larger, it soon supersedes it 
