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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
ly in hotbeds, hardened off by gradually exposing them to the 
dition, setting eighteen to thirty-six inches apart, according 
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to the light air and transplanted as early as the ground is in good | 
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a p« 
to size of varie 
iety. South of the 40th parallel sow about the 4 
frames if necessary to keep through winter and j 
setting in open ground as early as possible in the spring. ., . , . . , . , , * ... 
The late autumn and winter varieties may be sown from the middle to the last of spring f^^msplan^^whe^four^to^lzl 
inches high. If the weather and soil are dry the late 
it is important that the plants should not be shaded < 
endure transplanting well. Cabbages should be hoe<----... . ^ ^ 
a little earth to the plants each time until they begin to head, when they should be thoroughly cultivated and left to mature .1 
Loosening the roots will sometimes retard the bursting of full grown heads. 
Of late years many crops of early cabbages have been destroyed by maggots at the roots. The best remedy seems to be to re-1 
move the earth from around the stem and apply an emulsion of kerosene made as follows: Add one quart of kerosene oil to^ 
two quarts of boiling soft soap which has been thinned to the consistency of cream. Stir the oil thoroughly by churning or 
other method until it has united with the soap and forms a cream-like substance. Then dilute with five times as much water 
and apply once a week. 
The cabbage worms which destroy the leaves and heads later may be killed by dusting with pyrethrum powder, slug shot or 
Paris green. The last two are poisonous and should not be used in large quantities, or late in the season; however, should iheil 
use be necessary, care should be taken to remove the outside leaves before the heads are used. If the disease called club root 
should get a foothold, do not plant the land with any of the cabbage family for a year or two. This is usually an effective remedy 
To preserve cabbages during winter, pull them on a dry day and turn them over on the heads a few hours to drain. Set then: 
out in a cool cellar, or bury them in long 
trenches in a dry situation, covering 
with boards or straw so as to keep out 
frost and rain. 
A great many of the varieties of cab¬ 
bages are simply strains rather than dis¬ 
tinct sorts and* are really the same as 
some older and better known kinds. We 
do not know of a single variety which we 
have not had in trial, and we are confi¬ 
dent that every good quality can be 
found in a greater degree in the varieties 
we offer than in any other kinds. 
FIRST EARLY SORTS 
r-> i i The earliest and 
Larly Jersey surest heading of 
WalrAfielrl first early cabbages. 
ieiu 31 ost gardeners depend 
upon it for the bulk or their extra early 
crop. Its exceeding hardiness not only to 
resist cold but other unfavorable con¬ 
ditions, insures the greatest likelihood 
of profitable and satisfactory results. 
Oui stock is grown and selected with 
the greatest care; there is none better 
and there are few as good. Plant com¬ 
pact and erect or very slightly spread¬ 
ing, with few outer leaves, which are 
smooth, thick, nearly oval and light green. Stem short, 
quality. The habit of growth and hardiness make it 
y 4 Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.00 
Early Jersey Wakefield 
Heads of medium size, very solid, uniformly pointed and of excellent 
most desirable for early planting. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; 
Charleston, or Large Wakefield 
Leaves rather large, smooth and comparatively thick. 
A strain in which the plant is larger and a little later than Early Jersey Wake¬ 
field, the head being fully as solid but less pointed and considerably larger. 
Exceedingly hardv and nn nrmnnl, nf if., pnrlinpQc nnd civppf l.pci.l wifh 
Exceedingly hardy and on account of its earliness and size of head with 
market gardeners and shippers it is de¬ 
servedly a very popular sort to follow 
Jersey Wakefield. Plant medium sized, 
slightly spreading; head pointed but 
very broad at the base. The seed we 
offer can be depended on to produce 
uniformly fine, marketable heads, 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; Vt Lb. $ 1.00; 
Lb. $3.00 
Copenhagen i ound-headed ca?h 
bage yet introduced. Head 
tx ivci exceptionally large for so 
early a variety, very 6olid and of most 
excellent quality. Plant vigorous but 
compact, with short stem and few outer 
leaves which are of rather upright 
growth. Leaves medium light green, 
nearly round, comparatively thick and 
smooth. A most excellent sort, both for 
the home garden and market gardening 
trade. (See colored plate opposite and 
further _ description in Supplement y j 
page 6) Pkt. 5c; Oz. 60c; 2 Oz. $1.00; 
Va I h ~ 
Va, Lb. $1.75; Lb. $6.00 
Charleston, or Large Wakefielo 
r Qt ,1„ „ This is the earlies 
E-arly jpnng flat headed variety 
The plant is vigorous, very compact 
with few outer leaves and "short sten 
The leaves are nearly round, broac 
smooth and of distinctive light gree 
color, without bloom. ( Crop failed) 
