OF ONE ACRE. 
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are sometimes so tight that they will rot before 
bursting. 
Early Varieties —Extra Early Etampes .—This 
cabbage is the earliest heading variety that I have 
ever grown. The heads are small but round and 
very solid, and it is ready for use nearly two weeks 
ahead of the other early varieties.* 
Early Jersey Wakefield .—This has long been the 
chief favorite for the general crop of early cabbage, 
and is deservedly popular, as it is sure to head when 
the seed is good; the heads are of good size and 
shape, and the quality is fine. 
Early Summer .—This succeeds the Wakefield, and 
has heads about twice the size of the latter; they are 
round, very solid and slightly flattened on top; it 
has few outside leaves and can be planted closely; 
this variety matures about two weeks later than the 
Wakefield, and a month after the Etampes.t 
VARIETIES OF LATE CABBAGES.’ 
At the head of these I would place Burpee’s Sure- 
head, which has done so well for me since I began 
* The Extra Early Express , a new variety, just introduced from France, 
and seed of which we distributed for trial this year, has proved eight to ten 
days earlier than the Etampes. The heads do not average quite as large 
as the Etampes, but are of equally as good quality and of the shape 
shown in the illustration on page 60.—Ed. 
j* For years, Mr. Vandergaw, a large cabbage grower of Long Island, has 
had a second-early cabbage fully as early as Early Summer and with much 
larger heads. This is known as the Vandergaio Cabbage , and is only now 
being generally introduced. The heads are very large and solid, of the 
shape shown in the illustration on page 64; it is a good keeper, and 
altogether a good variety, also, for winter use.— Ed. 
