Jane 1,1925 
Fusarium Resistant' Cabbage 
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Table II.— Behavior of selections from Glory of Enkhuizen-Copenhagen Market 
strains of cabbage when grown on yellows-siek soil at Racine, Wis. 
• The method used in numbering the cabbage strains is as follows: A Homan numeral was used to 
designate the original commercial variety from which the selection was made—XXX for Copenhagen 
Market and XXXV for Glory of Enkhuizen. The pair of Arabic figures next appearing—i. e., between 
the dashes (-20-, etc.)—indicate the year (1920, etc.) when the seed was grown, and the last figure is the 
number of the particular strain in question. 
As to type, variation between strains 
is evident throughout. In Series I, 
strain XXXV-20-1, though showing a 
fair degree of resistance, was of inferior 
type and was therefore discarded. 
Although the other strain in the series, 
XXXV-20-4, was ' somewhat better, 
and further selection from it has been 
made, it is likely that it will eventually 
be discarded in favor of more satisfac¬ 
tory strains. Selections from the single 
strain of Series II are being continued 
for further study. The last two series, 
III and IV, offer the greatest promise 
(pi. 2). Of the six head strains in each, 
two from each series have been dis¬ 
carded because of deviation from the 
desired type. From the remaining 
strains, by rigid selection, several 
hundred typical heads have been 
preserved for further trials and for 
stock seed production. 
SUMMARY 
The progress with the selection of 
yellows-resistant second-early varieties 
of cabbage as here reported thus 
far confirms the writers’ earlier belief 
that from any of the standard varieties 
of cabbage desirable resistant types 
may be obtained. While the work 
with the All Head Early and the Glory- 
Copenhagen types has not yet reached 
a finished state, the writers feel that 
they have advanced to the stage where 
the selections are approaching com¬ 
mercial value. They shall continue 
to make such improvements as are 
possible both as to type and as to 
resistance, and it is hoped that within a 
reasonable period these new strains 
will find their place in the regular com¬ 
mercial seed trade channels. 
