PORTLAND, OREGON 
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♦GILL’S OREGON BALL HEAD— The 
best main crop cabbage. Hard as a rock 
and holds its color after cutting better than 
other cabbage. We have seen it lay for three 
weeks without turning yellow. This makes 
it a fine shipper and a fine retail cabbage 
The market requires a small, hard-headed 
cabbage to bring the best sale and this va¬ 
riety meets this demand. It will mature 
heads in soil where other varieties fail. A 
cabbage sure to head if given half a show. 
After several years careful selection, we 
have developed this strain until we believe 
it to be the best on the market. Through 
successive winters its superior keeping quali¬ 
ties have been demonstrated. It withstands 
more freezing weather than any other kind, 
and last season it withstood the severe at¬ 
tack of aphis better than any other cabbage. 
Last spring we planted heads worth 6 cents 
per pound to grow our seed from, which, 
together with the fact that we only secured 
about one-fifth of a crop, compells us to 
place the prices higher than on other strains. 
We have applied the name Oregon Ball 
Head to this strain so as to distinguish it 
more easily. Our seed is limited and we 
may be compelle.d to limit large orders, 
’let., 15c; oz., 65c; Mb., $2.00; lb., $7.00; 
postpaid. 
Danish Ball Head—Imported seed from 
Denmark. This is a good short stemmed 
strain of this variety and will give good re¬ 
sults. Pkt., 10c; oz., 55c; Mb., $1.75; lb., 
$6.00; postpaid. 
GILL’S OREGON BALL HEAD. 
Danish Roundhead — Largely grown for 
market; larger than Danish Ballhead, and 
somewhat earlier. 
Desirable variety for kraut, but will not 
stand cold weather like Oregon Ball Head. 
Seed is Danish grown and offered subject 
to arrival of seed from abroad. Pkt.. 10c; 
oz., 55c; 4-lb., $1.75; lb., $6.00; postpaid. 
CHICKORY. 
Large Rooted —Chickory does extra well 
in this climate and is considered by many as 
an excellent substitute for coffee. Plant like 
carrots. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; postpaid. 
CAULIFLOWER. 
For early Cauliflower the same culture as for early cabbage may be used. For late cauli¬ 
flower, in the description of the varieties offered, the time of planting seed and plants is 
given. Cauliflower does best in a rich, loamy soil, not a cold, wet location. Plant 2\ to 31 
feet in rows, and 3£ feet between rows. Assoon as the heads are large enough to soon be 
exposed to the light, tie or break the leaves carefully over the head to keep the light away 
from them. Great care should be used in growing plants of any of the early sorts, that 
they receive no severe check in their growth, as this will cause them to produce prema¬ 
ture heads. Success can be had with the early varieties by planting the seed in the field 
where they are to grow, even as late as July 10. However, the soil should be thoroughly 
prepared and several seeds put in a hill, thinning them down to one plant when they have 
reached transplanting size. 
DANISH GIANT DRY WEATHER— 
One of the best varieties for home or garden 
use. The large, heavy, compact, pure white 
heads are shielded from the weather by tall 
leaves which twist and coil about the heads 
making them almost self-protecting. One 
drawback to many varieties for market gar¬ 
deners is the fact that they head out all at 
once, but this variety heads through a period 
of two months. It will also stand longer 
without spreading than most sorts. On ac¬ 
count of its resistance to dry weather it is 
one of the best sorts for early fall growing, 
but does eeually well for later fall purposes. 
For early fall use, plant the seed about April 
15 and transplant about June 15, and for late 
fall plant seed May 5 and transplant July 10 
to 20. Half pkt., 10c; pkt., 20c; i-oz., $1.10; 
oz., $4.00. 
DANISH GIANT DRY WEATHER. 
(Note protecting foliage.) 
