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; % 
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; y 4 lb. f 
60c; 1 lb., $2.00. 
CABBAGE — Continued. 
Succession. 
LOUISVILLE DRUMHEAD. — A fine, short- 
stemmed strain of Late 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. l A lb., 75c; 1 lb., $2.50. 
Red Cabbage 
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 thb 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. 
Early Plat Dutch Cabbage. 
Frame and Covering for Hot Bed 
For the north wall use a board about twelve 
inches high; for the south wall about six inches 
high. The end boards cut on a slant; the north 
end twelve inches, the south end six inches, mak- 
ing a slant of six inches in three feet towards 
the south. This makes your frames. 
For the covering use either hot-bed sash or a 
frame covered with a good canvas, well' hinged 
on the north and hooked on the south so that the 
wind cannot disturb it. 
After your plants have started and the weather 
is so you can. raise the covering and let in as 
much air and light as possible. Be sure to close 
them on frosty nights. 
It is well to purchase a thermome- 
ter and keep on the inside of the hot 
bed, under the cover; the tempera- 
ture should not be allowed to go 
above 75 degrees nor below 50 de- 
grees 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. 
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; l / 4 lb., 60c; 1 lb., $2.25. 
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