H. G. Hastings & Co., Seedsmen and Florists, Interlaclien, Florida. 
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CABBAGE CULTURE. 
To raise good, large cabbage requires good soil, wel 
manured and well worked. Without these little success can 
be attained. In very light soils use plenty of manure and 
give plenty of water and your cabbage will do well. It may 
be sown almost any month south of Georgia. But for 
truckers the main crop for spring should be sown from the 
first of October to the end of November. All seed should be 
scattered thinly in the seed bed and watered several times a 
day, never letting it get dry. Don’t be afraid the 
plants will scald. Keep them wet. When large 
enough, transplant in rows two feet apart, and set in the 
ground to the first leaf. All pointed or ova] shaped 
cabbage needs richer ground and more liberal manuring and 
working than round or flat heads. Sow at any time our 
Sure Crop, Centennial or Improved Dong 
Island Wakefield. No cabbage can be easily trans¬ 
planted during July or August, though seed can be sown for 
transplanting in August. Seed so wn of Sure Crop now 
will be ready for market a month later. Improved 
Dong Island Wakefield sown will be ready for 
market about fifty days after transplanting. 
North of Georgia and as far as Virginia, for early 
cabbage, sow the last of September and till first of November 
our Sure Crop, transplant when large enough and 
shipments can be made in December and January. For 
early cabbage sow in gentle hot beds during December and 
January our Improved Dong Island Wakefield, 
giving plenty of air to harden the plants; transplant as soon 
as warm enough in rows two feet apart. For middle crop 
make sowings of Sure Crop in March and to the middle 
of April: and for late crop sow our Centennial also our 
J. I. C. Drumhead. 
We will send one packet each of the 
Improved Dong Island Wakefield, (our private 
stock), Sure Crop, Centennial and J. I. C. 
Drumhead; the four for 50 cents. Each 
package will contain 500 seeds. 
l^’These stocks have been selected, 
grown and improved tor us in sections best 
adapted to the purpose. They have become 
known to many, and have been highly 
praised from Virginia to Texas, California 
and the Bermuda Islands. Their reputation 
has become so well known that we are 
compelled to say beware of other stocks 
sold under like or similar names. Not one 
seed of these, our strains, are sold to 
dealers. You can buy these stocks of us 
only. MAKE NO MISTAKE, “©a 
CAULIFLOWER. 
Does best in a rich, well tilled soil; will do well in a well 
manured sandy soil. For sections north of the Carolinas 
sow seed the last of September and first of October, trans¬ 
plant in cold frames. when two inches high, protect during 
the winter and transplant early in the spring to head in 
April and May. Or sow in a gentle hot bed in latter part of 
December, transplanting in February into another frame, 
planting out in the latter part of March to head. Keep 
frames free from slugs by sprinkling soil and plants with 
quick lime if needed. For a late crop sow from April 15th, 
to July 1st, transplant as winter cabbage, giving, if possible, 
rich, moist, bottom land. Give plenty of water in 
dry weather. Keep wet. Hoe thoroughly. Heads 
may be blanched extra white by tying the leaves over the 
top closely. 
For sections south of the Carolinas sow during September 
and October in rich, sandy soil. Cultivate well. 
We recommend above others for the reason of 
its extra earliness and uniformly good sized 
heads ; for its adaptation to the family needs, as well as 
trucker, our 
Ply mouth— Packet, 15 cents; ounce, 50 cents; 
ounce, $1.00; ounce, $1.75: ounce, $3 50. 
Early Paris White— Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 
75 cents; pound, 10.00. 
Early Snowball— Later and not as reliable as 
Plymouth. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, $3.00. 
Extra Early Dwarf Erfut— Packet, 10 cents; 
ounce, 75 cents ; ounce, $2.00. 
Le Normands —Next to the Plymouth we recom¬ 
mend this. Packet, 10 cents! % ounce, 50 cents; % ounce, 
90cents; ounce, $1.75. 
Large Algiers —A good late large variety. Packet, 
10 cents : ounce, $r.oo; % pound, $3.00 ; pound, $11.50. 
Autumn Giant, Veichs- Packet, 10 cents; 
ounce, 50 cents; pound, $2.00; pound, $7.00. 
Send 10 cents for our pamphlet of ‘‘How to Grow 
Cauliflower, ” or for 25 cents we will send you the 
pamphlet and a packet of the Plymouth. 
COLLARD. 
True Southern Bollard. 
This well known variety of the cabbage family does 
not head, but the leaves are used the same as other cab¬ 
bage Its flavoris not really fine till it has been touched 
by the frost. In many places where the ground is so 
sandy cabbage will not head, Collards will yield plentiful¬ 
ly with the most careless cultivation. Packet, 5 cts.; oz., 
15 cts.; lb., $1.50. 
CHERVIL. 
An aromatic plant fine for seasoning, or to use with 
lettuce for a salad. Sow it broadcast in October and No¬ 
vember for winter and spring use, and in January and 
February for summer use. Packet, scents; oz., 20 cents; 
lb., $1.50. 
