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C. pi. ’Reeser, Seedsman and Florist, 
CAULIFLOWER. 
CABBAGE—Continued. 
(ireenglazed.—A glossy pea-green variety, long cultivated In the Southern States. 
Resisting the attack of fleas, bugs and caterpillars better than others, and yet 
producing heads of good size and excellent quality. Per packet, 5 cents, ounce, 
20 cents, one-fourth pound, 60 cents, pound, $2.00. 
LATE AUTUMN AND WINTER VARIETIES. 
Burpee’s Sure Head.—Introduced in 18TT. After ten years’ thorough trial, Bur¬ 
pee’s Surehead Cabbage is unrivalled to-day, being pronounced by thousands of 
growers the surest heading and best main crop Cabbage. See description and 
new illustration, page 122. Per packet, 10 cents, ounce, 3.5 cents, one-fourth 
pound, $1.00, pound.$3.50. 
CABBAGE—Continued. 
weighing as high as flfty to sixty pounds each. The quality, however, is not 
coarse, but on the contrary, delicate and the flavor fine. It is well adapted 
to our Southern States, and is considered one of the most desirable varieties of 
late Cabbages for the warmer latitudes. My seed la the very finest American 
grown, and can be relied upon to produce extra large, solid heads, and yield a 
very profitable market crop. Cheap English seed often only forms loose heads. 
Per packet, 5 cents; ounce, 30 cents; fourth pound, 80 cends; pound_$2.50. 
Burpee’s Large, Late Drumhead.—The “ Sauer Kraut ” Cabbage of the Germans. 
It has a very short stem, and few loose leaves. The beads are very large, extra 
hard, solid, round, flattened on the top. They grow very uniform in size and 
shape, and present a handsome appearance. The beads frequently attain twenty 
or thirty pounds in weight, and are always of the finest quality. For relia¬ 
bility of heading this variety is, from long-continued selection, also remarkable. 
Prom each one hundred plants set out, at least ninety-seven large, solid heads 
may confidently be expected. Per packet, 5 cents; ounce, 25 cents; fourth pound, 
.80 cents; pound.$3.00. 
Bed Dutch, or Pickling.—Very hard, oblong heads, round at the top, medium size. 
It is of a dark-red or purple color, and highly esteemed for pickling. Per pack¬ 
et, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; fourth pound, 50 cents; pound.$1.50. 
Green Curled Savoy.—This, undoubtedly, is the finest type of Winter Cabbage. 
After having been frosted it boils like marrow, and is not surpassed even by 
the Cauliflower, in its best condition. This strain is not to be confounded with 
low priced improved seed. Per packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; fourth pound, 
50 cents; pound.$1.50. 
One ounce will produce about three thousand plants. 
Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt, (True.)—Justly popular everywhere, for extra earll- 
ness, and one of the very best. Large, compact heads, of fine quality. Per 
packet, 10 cents; half ounce, 75 cents; ounce, $1.25; one-fourth pound, $4.00; 
pound.$15.00. 
Erfurt, Large Early White.—An excellent market variety, with large, compact, 
white heads. Seed imported from Erfurt. Per packet, 10 cents; half ounce, 75 
cents; ounce, $1.25; fourth pound, $4.50; pound.$16.00. 
Half Early Paris, or Nonpareil.—One of the best, sure to head, of delicious flavor, 
and good for either early or late. Per packet, 10 cents; half ounce, 40 cents; 
ounce, 75 cents; fourth pound, $2.25; pound.$7.50. 
Early London.—An old variety, rather later than Nonpareil. Per packet, 5 cents; 
ounce, 60 cents; fourth pound, $1.75; pound.$6.00. 
Lc Normand’s Short Stem.—Produces a very close and uniform curd, well protect¬ 
ed by leaves, making it desirable early and late. Of dwarf growth, hardy, and 
stands dry weather. Per packet, 10 cents; half ounce, 40 cents; ounce, 75 cents; 
fourth pound, $2.75; pound.$8.00. 
Algiers.—An extra fine new variety, which has become very popular in Europe, it 
is sure to head, and one of the best for late use. The heads remain firm and 
solid for a long time. This variety is largely grown on Long Island, does well 
even in locations where the Snowball sometimes falls. Per packet, 10 cents; 
hall ounce, 40 cents; ounce, 75 cents; fourth pound, $2.50; pound.$9.00. 
Marblehead Maiiimotli. 
Marblehead Mammoth.—The largest Cabbage in cultivation. This enormous Cab¬ 
bage excels in size all other varieties of its family. 11 you want to surprise 
. your friends with the largest Cabbage ever raised in your neighborhood, this is 
the variety you want. Under high culture It has reached an average weight of 
thirty pounds per head, and in size equals a two-bushel basket, heads sometimes 
CRESS—Pepper Grass. 
The cresses are excellent and healthful salad plants, of a pungent taste, and are 
much prized. Sow the seed quickly in a hot-bed, or later in the garden. 
Cress, Fine Curled.—Superior. Will bear cutting several times. Per packet, 6 
cents; ounce.10 cents. 
Water.—Does well in moist situations, but better on edges of stream. Per packet, 
10 cents; one-half ounce, 25 cents; ounce.40 cents. 
Bloomsdale Large Late Flat Dutch. 
Bloomsdale Large Late Flat Dutch.—One of the oldest varieties in existence, and 
more largely planted than any other sort, producing large, solid heads of bluish- 
green, with a broad and flat surface. When touched with frost, the outer leaves 
become tinted with reddish brown; the head is white, crisp and tender. Too 
much care cannot be taken in the selection of your seed, as one-half sold of this 
variety is spurious. Plant Bloomsdale Flat Dutch, which is grown from the very 
choicest selected heads. Per packet, 5 cents, ounce, 20 cents, one-fourth pound, 
60 cents, pound.$2.00. 
When grown to perfection it is a most delicious vegetable, and well repays gener- 
erous treatment in cultivation. With a deep, rich soil and an abundance of mois¬ 
ture, which in dry seasons must be supplied artificially. Cauliflowers can be grown 
well. The cultivation is similar to that of the Cabbage. For early Fall crops, sow 
in May, and transplant in June, in rows four feet apart, setting the plants two feet 
apart in the row. Water frequently it the ground be dry. Frequent hoeing, and a 
liberal supply of rich liquid manure, to keep up a continuous rapid growth, wiil 
produce splendid heads of the most delicate flavor. It facilitates blanching if the 
leaves are gathered loosely together, and tied over the top of the head to protect 
from the sun. Cut before the flowers begin to open. Sow as late as June 20, for 
late crops, in beds or in hills, covering one-half inch deep. 
Cauliflower, Henderson’s Early Snowball.—See illustration and description in 
Novelties. Per packet, 20 cents; half ounce.$1.50. 
