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JAMES J. H. GBEGOBY & SON'S BET AIL CATALOGUE. 
— Continued. 
REYNOLDS’ EARLY. 
As stated in a former catalogue, it is a scientific cross, made 
by Mr. Franklin Reynolds, between the Schweinfurt Quintal 
and Cannon Ball cabbage, the result being a new variety in 
which are combined the good qualities of both its parents. The 
crossing was made by carefully transferring from selected 
heads the pollen from the stamens of the Cannon Ball to the 
pistil of the Schweinfurt Quintal. We believe we are correct 
in stating that the Reynolds is the only cabbage that was ever 
produced in this country by an actual crossing of two varie¬ 
ties. Most of the new kinds are only strains made by careful 
selections. Planting different varieties of seed cabbage side 
by side does not insure or even make probable a crossing of 
varieties. 
The great drawback to the Schweinfurt was the softness of 
the heads. Now the Cannon Ball is an early cabbage, being 
one of the hardest-heading varieties known; and the result 
has been to produce a new cabbage, which, while as early as 
the Schweinfurt, partakes also of some of the hardness of the 
Cannon Ball. The flavor of this new cabbage is rich, tender, 
and sweet, being superior to the Drumhead class, making it a 
valuable variety for family use, and also for marketing where 
there is not a long transportation. None of the scores of varie¬ 
ties we have ever grown has a shorter stump than this (the 
heads appear to rest directly on the ground), and none is 
surer to head. 
W. W. Wilson, Mt. Sterling, Ky., writes: “I grew the Reynolds cab¬ 
bage to weigh twenty-five pounds, the largest ever grown in this section.” 
“ I raised from one packet of Reynolds’ cabbage one hundred and fiftv 
of the finest cabbage I ever grew.” 
Watertown , N. Y. W. R. Skells. 
Price, per pound, postpaid, $3.00; per ounce, 30 cents; per 
package, 10 cents. 
EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD. 
The standard 
early cabbage in 
the markets of 
New York and 
Boston. Our 
seed stock will 
be found to be 
very choice, be¬ 
ing raised from 
the finest hard 
heads, carefully 
selected. We 
raise two varie¬ 
ties which differ 
in earliness and 
size, the larger 
one being three 
or four days later than the other. Price, per lb., postpaid, 
$3.00; per ^lb., 95 cts; per oz., 30 cts; per pkg., 10 cts. 
GREGORY’S HARD-HEADING (or LUXEMBOURG). 
Owing to its remarkable keeping properties and the 
fact that the head remains as green as when gathered in the 
fall, in this respect differing from all other cabbage, the Hard- 
Heading is the king of all cabbage for late spring selling, 
A.W. Dodge, Commission Merchant, Boston, Mass., writes: “Youmay 
say to any one who may think of growing the Hard-Heading that I say 
they are the finest cabbage that were ever put on Boston market at this 
time, May 11, 1891.” 
Writes Mr. R. M. Edgecomb, from Mapleton, Mich.: “I have iust 
(April 15) taken out a wagon load of your Hard-Heading almost as green 
as when buried.” 
Writes Mr. Jonas C. Schoob, of Cumberland, Pa.: “I put out fifty 
plants, and forty-nine made the heaviest heads I ever saw for their size 
and all so uniform! ” 
John Pawling, Loraine, Wis., writes: “Your Hard-Heading cabbage 
beats them all for keeping.” 
The market gardener who sent us the seed writes: “I have tried all the 
favorite kinds of cabbage, but found no other half so good a keeper, it 
being m good market condition (at Chicago) as late as the 15th of Mav, 
which is a fortnight after all other kinds of cabbage have played out. It 
also differs from all other kinds in making heads as hard as a rock: stand¬ 
ing late frosts in the field better than any other sort, it is especially 
adapted for late autumn, winter, and spring sales; it is from a fortnight 
to three weeks later than Flat Dutch, and has rounder heads.” 
Our summing up of the matter would be this: That for 
early fall marketing we should as soon have the Deep Head, 
Stone Mason varieties; but for late fall when a large propor¬ 
tion is wanted for shipment, or to be stored for winter sales, 
for winter marketing, and pre-eminently for spring and late 
spring sales , when cabbages usually bring their highest price, 
this is the cabbage. Those who raise it will have the 
MARKETS OF LATE SPRING ENTIRELY TO THEMSELVES. Price, 
per pound, postpaid, $3.00; per \ pound, 95 cents; per ounce, 
30 cents; per package, 10 cents. 
IMPROVED AMERICAN SAVOY. 
jLiie oavuys are me 
tenderest and the rich¬ 
est flavored of all cab¬ 
bages, and for boiling 
are decidedly the best, 
being much superior 
to the Drumhead and 
cone-shaped varieties. 
The Improved Ameri-. 
can Savoy is probably 
the best of all the 
Savoys for the general^ 
market. It grows to 
a large size, is as reli¬ 
able for heading as the 
Stone Mason or Premium Flat Dutch, and has as short 
stump as either of these varieties. We heartily recommei 
it to all those market gardeners who grow Savoys by the ac 
for the general market. Price, per pound, postpaid, $2.00; p 
4 pound, 58 cents; per ounce, 20 cents; per package, 5 cent 
