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ing and attains its great- 
est perfection in flavor af- 
ter frost, when it becomes 
as tender and even more 
delicious than Cauliflower. 
The heads are of medium 
size, borne on short stems 
and not as large as the or- 
dinary late Cabbage, hence 
will stand closer planting. 
Our stock of this is Amer- 
ican grown and will pro- 
duce uniformly large heads 
for this variety. 
We strongly recommend 
it to be more extensively 
grown both for home use 
and market. Oz., 25c; y 4 
lb., 75c; 1 lb., $2.50. 
PREMIUM LARGE 
LATE PLAT DUTCH.— 
One of the oldest varieties 
in existence, and more 
largely planted than any 
other sort, producing large 
solid heads, bluish-green, 
with a broad and flat sur- 
face. When touched with 
frost the outer leaves be- 
come tinted with reddish- 
brown; head is white, 
crisp and tender. Oz., 25c; 
y 4 lb., 75c; 1 lb., $2.00. 
EARLY PLAT DUTCH. 
An early Cabbage of good 
size. Heads are flat and 
very solid. Oz., 20c; % lb., 
60c; 1 lb., $2.00. 
CABBAGE — Continued. 
Succession. 
All Seasons. 
How to Make a Hot Bed 
Each season we have numerous inquiries for 
the proper method of making a hot bed and some 
of its uses. 
The hot bed is very necessary for the success- 
ful growth of early plants, and in this section 
should be started in January and February, de- 
pending on the plants which you wish and the 
time you wish to have them ready to put out in 
the open ground. 
INSTRUCTIONS — Dig a trench east and West 
three feet wide and about sixteen inches deep, 
and as long as you want it. This trench should 
be dug, preferably, on the south side of a build- 
ing or windbreak; far enough away from a build- 
ing to escape the drip from the eaves. Fill this 
trench with horse manure from the stable, tramp- 
ing and wetting it thoroughly so that it will heat 
evenly; cover this manure with about three or 
four inches of good soil, and when the soil has 
warmed up from below planting may be com- 
menced. 
Frame and Cover for Hot Bed 
For North wall use a board 12 in. high; 
south wall 6 in. high. End boards cut 
on a slant; north end 12 in., south end 6 
in., making slant of 6 in. in 3 feet towards 
south. This makes your frames. 
For covering use either hot-bed sash or 
a frame covered with a good canvas, well 
hinged on north, hooked on the south, so 
wind cannot disturb it. 
After plants have started and the 
weather is so you can, raise covering and 
let in as much air and light as possible, 
'lose them on frosty nights. 
It is well to purchase a thermometer 
ind keep on (he inside of the hot bed, 
under the cover; the tempera-r- - 
tore should not be allowed to 
go above 75 degrees nor be- 
low 50 degrees at night. In 
a hot bed of this kind you 
can start almost any kind of 
vegetable or flower seed, and 
have ripe fruit and blooming 
plants much ahead of plants 
sown out in the open in the 
ordinary way. 
LOUISVILLE DRUMHEAD.— -A fine, short- 
stemmed strain of Date Drumhead, highly es- 
teemed by the market gardeners of the South- 
west, where it is said to stand warm weather 
better than most other sorts. The heads are of 
good size, round, flattened on the top, fine grain 
and keeps well. % lb., 75c; 1 lb., $2.50. 
Red Cabbage 
MAMMOTH RED ROCK. — By far the best, the 
largest and hardest heading Red Cabbage in cul- 
tivation; very uniform in size, weight, solidity, 
and deep red color. The heads grow to weigh 10 
to 12 pounds. Oz., 25c; y t lb., 60c; 1 lb., $2.25. 
REMEMBER BRENT — LEXINGTON 
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