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1L M. FERRY <0 CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
earlier. The plants are lighter colored, but not quite so 
hardy. The heads are fully as large, not quite so 
pointed, and are of excellent quality, and we recommend 
Very Early Etampes. 
it as the best for private gardens and sheltered situa¬ 
tions. This variety is often sold under other names, as 
the “earliest of ail,” but we assure our customers that 
they cannot buy a better cabbage of this type than our 
carefully grown and selected stock of this variety. 
Early Jersey Wakefield. —Heads very compact, of 
medium size, conical. An early, sure heading sort; very 
popular with market gardeners. Its thick, stout leaves 
Early Jersey Wa KEFIELD. 
combined with its very compact growth, make it the 
best for wintering over in cold frames, or for very early 
setting in the spring. Unfortunately the great demand 
for this sort has brought upon the market large quanti¬ 
ties of coarse and inferior stock, which has tended to 
diminish the popularity of the sort; but when pure and 
good stock, such as we offer, is used it cannot fail to 
give perfect satisfaction as the best first early cabbage 
for market gardeners. 
Early York.— An 
early variety. Heads 
small, heart shaped, firm 
and tender; of very 
dwarf growth, and may 
be transplanted fifteen 
or eighteen inches apart. 
Early Large York. — 
Succeeds the Early York. 
It is of large size, about 
ten days later, more 
_ robust and bears the heat 
Henderson’s Early 
Sommer. better. 
Henderson’s Early Summer. — The earliest, large 
heading cabbage; growth compact, so that it may be 
set as close as the smaller sorts. Heads large, flat, or 
slightly conical, handsome, and they keep longer with¬ 
out bursting than most of the early sorts. Valuable for 
both family and market. This may be called an im¬ 
provement on the Newark Flat Dutch, which it has 
superseded. 
All Seasons. — A greatly improved strain of F.arly 
Flat Dutch. Heads very large, round, often nearly 
spherical, but usually somewhat flattened; very solid, 
All Seasons. 
and of the best quality, keeping as well as the winter 
sorts. Plant very vigorous but sure heading; leaves 
large, smooth, with dense bloom. Remarkable for its 
ability to stand the hot sun and dry weather. Last 
season heads which were fit for market by July 10th, 
were still salable September 10th, the only change being 
increased size and density. One of the very best sorts 
for general cultivation. 
Chase’s Excelsior.—A medium early cabbage, sim¬ 
ilar to the All Seasons in general character and appear¬ 
ance, but not so uniform. 
Early Dwarf Flat Dutch.—An excellent second 
early sort which does particularly well in the Southern 
States. Head of medium size, solid, flat, grows low on 
the stump and is of good flavor. 
Early Winnigstadt.— One of the best for general 
use, being a very sure header, and will grow a hard 
head under circumstances where most sorts would fail, 
so that those who have failed with other s ^rts could hope 
to succeed with this. It seems to suffci less from the 
cabbage worm than any other sort. Heads regular, 
conical shape, very hard, and keep well both summer 
and winter. 
Filderkraut. — Similar to, but larger, much more 
pointed, and heading up with fewer outside leaves than 
the Winnigstadt, and highly esteemed for making kraut. 
Good either for first or second crop, and succeeds par¬ 
ticularly well on rich prairie soils. 
