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one we tie to, as we consider the Reedland to be A No. i. a gilt-edg-ed sort. Market i^ardeners 
at Mobile write ns that it stands cold better than any other sort known in that section. See 
priced-list in back of this catalogue. 
Bloomsda^e Early Dwarf Flat Dutch.— This variety produces a thick leaf, very 
dark blue in color. It has succeeded admirably in the Southern States on account of-its abilitj^ 
to resist heat. Its .succulent leaves never wilt under the most severe sun, while it i)roduce"s 
very fine large heads after the early sorts have disappeared. We recommend it highly, not 
only for the SouUi. for the North ns well. It is one- of ihe very best Summer Cabbages - 
CUTTIING C.-\BB.-^GE SkED. 
short in stem and reliable as a pioducer of flat compact heads. In the South, where Cabbage 
is usvially sown in Autumn, to be later planted out, to head in the early Spring, we know 
from repeated testimony this variety is invaluable. It will come into head immediately snc- 
ceecling the I,arge Jersey Wakefield when similarly treated, and thus forms an unbroken 
succes'^ion. To the market gardener of the Northern and Middle States it will be found ot 
especial value sown in cold "frames in October and November to plant out in the Spring as a 
Landreths' All the Year Rolind— (See page 41). 
succession to the smaller earlier varieties. I^verj' one should have the Bloomsdale ^^afly 
Dwarf Flat Dutch. See priced-list in back of this catalogue. 
Bloomsdale Early Drumhead.— In form, from rouvd to flat; size large ; always solid, 
few extra leaves ; rather shori in stem and will stand without bursting; such qualities the 
market gardener can duly appreciate. For a family cabbpge. to succeed the earlier sorts, we 
commend it utthesitatingly. Sow in Autumn, or in' hotbed in Spring. Don't fail to try this 
variety. See priced-list in back of this catalogue. 
