CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, PLANTS, BULBS, AND FRUITS. 
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the First Thirty- Two Pages of this Catalogue Contain our Twentieth Century NoveUies and Snecialtv lAsU 
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We take special pleasure in recommending our strains of Cabbage to our patrons. Exercising, as we do the utmost ri r« <»,' 
\2^}}th'^'^lfl^J':^°±°L°^n'i^.3\^''^^^^ Cabba.ge seed whio^ we offer is uusurVf^s^^n quiuty "^^^^ 
ro strains of one variety, as we deem tlie BEST none loo good for those who kindly fevor ulwfth lh^irord^^^^ 
Cabbage will thnve on any good corn land, thoush the stronser the soil the better the/will develop. New land is oreferable Plow riee,, 
5 'l'Vl?7n.^iZ.\}}^."^^'j,-.7^^tl^^^^^ eighteen inches to two feci apart, in tL rows, witS the?owJfro™ twoTotwS 
-ties to be from two to four feet apart ui the rows, with rows from two and a half to four f«taoart the 
crop should receive as many as two hoeings and three cultivations. Cabbage w?ll not ^uX foilo^ 
Id culture, unless thr;e or fottr years have intervened between the crops. ^""""6"= " """^ usually toiio w 
d a half feet apart, the large varieties to be from 
itance varying with the size. The 
bbage or turnips successfully in iiel , „^,^ uct«ceii 
One of the most successful market gardeners recomends sowing'cabbage for family use as folio 
: to twelyeseedsin a place, and after the plants are of sufficieat size thin to a single plant to 1 
nple method and in some cases is very successful. 
Cabbages should be hoed every week, and the ground stirred as thev advance in growth, drawing UP a little Mrth +n +1,, r,io„+ *!™. 
g of ?u'-;Tgro^vVhead",''' "''^ ''^'^^ ""^ ^''"-"S'^'y cultivated and left to mature. Loosening^h^e roots win" ometim*es%?^a?d the bur"! 
m°ru'nJ7hipt?S.Yf;^^^^^^ 
^ a'??e!L^m"lil'y sS^^tl°n*c^.'' "^^llTi^^S.^l^^i'^. tilts l^s'm^'c&f ^ ^''"^""■^ °^ -^'^ ^A'tll^lll 
Tobacco dust. ashe.. slacked "me and coal dust are all recommended as preventatives, and with us have proved valuable in the order 
imed. These are scattered about the plants, leaving one here and there untreated for the flies to congrtgate aroX! and Ln^^^ 
cir eggs upon, when thev should be pulled up and destroyed. >-"agregate arouna ana deposit 
^■'!r'^^ which destroy the leaves and heads later, may be killed by dusting with pyrethrum powder 
an effe'e«^4%'cmedy ' ^ foot-hold, do not plant the land with any of the Braisua family for a year or two. This i, usual- 
To preserve cabbage during the winter, pull them on a dry day, and turn them over on their heads a few hours to drain Set them out in a 
■ ol cellar, or bury them in long trenches in a dry situation, covering with boards or straw so as to keep out frost and r5n.' 
J -I , ws: At the desired time sow the seed in hills 
single plant to the hill, and cultivate as usual. This is a very 
CABBAGE. 
^ T^S?^^ EARLY EXPBESS-Wondertully early,.oming in ahead of Sekct- 
fJV.!^^V^tito.'\h%:T^tl^^^^^^^ - - Minnesota's 
foffa?l^Is^e^^^e?e^^faTl^t^o""^«'«^'^ ^"^^^ 
bead up even under the most 
adverse circumstances. 
Testimonials irom all sec- 
tions prove it to be 
of the greatest val- 
ue to lar^e growers. 
Eor descrip- 
t i o n see 
Back Cover. 
BARLYJ8RSET WAKHKIBLD. 
EA.BLY JERSEY -WAKEFIELD-CarefuUy selected seed. 
>r over twenty years Jersey Wakefield has held its own with other 
rly cabbages, and our enormous sales of this variety every season 
oves to us that it still is one of the most popular sorts ever intro- 
iced. Our seed is true and carefully saved from selected 
laas. They are conical or pyramidal in shape, have few outside 
ives, and can therefore be grown very close together. I>kt. 5e. OB 
lo, Vilb. 75o,lb. $2.50. 
EXTRA EARLY ETAMPES— For extremely earlv use we 
artUy recommend this variety, as tests have proven that'it can be 
own ready for marketing in 76 days from sowing of the seed. The 
.^as are conical in shape, very solid, firm, and it is almost certain 
"'ad_up, even in the worst seasons. It resembles somewhat the 
rsey Wakefield, but with us has not proven to be quite as hardy 
that well-known .sort. Pkt. 5c, oz. lOc, Vi lb. 40c, lb. $1.50. 
MINNESOTA'S EARLIEST-A conical shaped hard head- 
extra early Cabbage that never fails to give satisfaction, 
e introduced this splendid variety in 1S9] , and it at once took the 
^'[^'"ong the large growers who desired an extra early cabbage 
r the markets. One of the largest growers of cabbages near St. 
im stated that for two seasons past he had been the first to 
«*te?t^rt ^n^f'i*'^?'^"^®*'*??*"®^ 4^^115''°^^^'^ ^'^''y'^^srh price, and that he owed it all to our Minnesota's Earliest. w« 
l^nl^^^'^lll^l^^^J'J':.^'-'^!'^' '^V'i'^l? Z^"^'^ the past fe.v .seasons and know that none can surpass our Surprise and Minneso?"s Earliest 
nrin ^,T.^^,^„„^ ~ "j ' 7 ■-' (.ii.^i. .^i;n...iju!. uuii »uo w Luau n onc can su rpass our Surprise and Minncstjta's Earliest 
wiu produce good sized marketable heads seventy days from sowing of the seed. P kt. lOc, oz. 25c, Vi lb. 75c, lb. $2.75. 
9y'S SSfldS POStOaid. iL,^' <l"°ti<l in our Catal.^gue -we prepay postage on all seeds ordered by packet, ounce, quarter pound, 
»I « UBUUO I UOI|jaiU> pound, pint or quart. On seeds m larger quantities, o - oefered by express or freight, purchasers payi the charges. 
