YATES’ SELECT 
CABBAGES 
Cabbages do best in a deeply trenched and highly 
manured soil. They may be sown during the greater 
pari of the year, the main planting being made in late 
summer and autumn. Sow in seed beds, and, when 
large enough, plant out in rows 18in. apart and 18in. 
■between the plants. The Drumhead and other large 
varieties will require a little more room than this. 
For private gardens in the cool season of the year we 
recommend the smaller hearted early varieties as the 
most delicate flavoured and tenderest table cabbages. 
CABBAGE FOR MARKET 
To those intending to plant large areas, we wish to 
point out that cabbage grown out of season is a some¬ 
what precarious crop. When conditions of soil and 
season are net altogether favourable the crop is likely 
to vary considerably in earliness, uniformity and type. 
The descriptions are intended only to serve as a guide 
in the selection of varieties likely to be most suitable. 
Utention is directed to Conditions of Sale and Non¬ 
warranty on Page 78. 
Yates’ '‘Vanguard" comes in after Earliball, but the heads are 
a remarkable size for an early sort. 
NOTE Re AUTUMN SOWING —As some varieties, where mentioned, when autumn sown, have a tendency to run to seed in 
the early spring, we recommend delaying until June-August. The following pages of Cabbages are listed in their order of 
Earliness and Maturity: (VE) Very First Early, (E) First Early Variety, (SE) Second Early Variety, (MC) Medium Early 
or Maincrop Variety, (L) Late Variety. 
In Order of Approximate 
Earliness 
YATES’ FIRST EARLY (VE) 
In trials this is the earliest cabbage in 
our list. It is a good, hardy sort, which 
in an average season will produce a very 
high percentage of hard heads which are 
medium in size and of conical shape and 
very compact. This variety is of excel¬ 
lent flavour, and we predict that it will 
be widely grown after growers have 
tested it out. For winter sowing only. 
6d. per pkt., 1/9 per ioz., 2/9 per 4oz., 
4/6 per loz., 13/6 per ilb., post free. 
GOLDEN ACRE (E) 
An early round variety and excellent 
market sort. 6d. per pkt., 1/9 loz., 
2/9 per ioz., 5/- per loz., 14/6 per 
ilb., post free. 
YATES’ GREYHOUND (VE) 
Has repeatedly proved to be one of the 
earliest, being in heart and fit to cut 
weeks ahead of all other sorts usually 
associated with earliness, having ex¬ 
tremely few outer leaves, good sized 
pointed hearts, solid and weighty—in 
fact, in proportion to the size of the 
complete plants, the hearts are really 
large. It is of such compact habit that it 
can' with advantage be planted more 
closely than is usual with other sorts. 
For winter sowing. See illustration. 6d. • 
per pkt., 1/9 per ioz., 2/9 per ioz., 4/6 
per loz., post free. 
YATES’ EARLIBALL (E) 
The smallest and earliest of the round 
varieties. Fine, hard, crisp and tender 
heads; compact growth, very early. Can 
be depended on as a sure, even cropper, 
under any reasonable conditions, In 
either autumn or spring sowing. Yields 
a high tonnage per acre. Is very 
valuable for the early market. In which 
it brings high prices, and Is particularly 
popular with Pukekohe growers. Excel¬ 
lent shape for packing. 6d. per pkt., 1/9 
per Joz., 2/9 per ioz., 5/- per loz., 
14/6 per ilb., post free. 
YATES’ EARLY MARKET (E) COPENHAGEN MARKET (E) 
A first early pyramidal head Cabbage. 
The outer leaves are thick and heavy, 
and the head is firm and solid; a de¬ 
pendable header for spring sowing. Be¬ 
gins to mature extremely early, and 
lasts for several weeks. For Winter 
Sowing only. 6d. per pkt., 2/- per loz., 
3/3 per loz., 8/9 ilb., post free. 
EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD (E) 
A good early market variety, short 
stemmed, with very solid round heads. 
6d. per pkt., 1/- per ioz., 1/9 per loz., 
5/3 per ilb. post free. 
YATES’ Selected SUGARLOAF (E) 
Long, narrow, oval heart, fairly short 
stemmed, compact. 6d. per pkt., 1/- per 
ioz., 1/9 per loz., 4/6 ilb., post free. 
ENFIELD MARKET (E) 
YATES’ SELECTED 
A large conical-headed second 
early sort; a favourite for early 
autumn planting; good flavoured, 
sure header, comes in before the 
Drumheads. 6d. per pkt., 1/6 per 
loz., 4/9 per ilb., 3d. small pkt., 
post free. 
YATES’ VANGUARD (E) 
EARLY DRUMHEAD (MC) 
YATES’ SELECTED 
A strong favourite with growers of some 
districts, and undoubtedly one of the 
best of its class. Heads round and flat, 
always solid and large in size. Admir¬ 
ably adapted for period intervening be¬ 
tween early and late sorts. 6d. per pkt., 
1/3 per ioz., 2/- per loz., 5/- per ilb., 
3d. small pkt., post free. 
Heads larger than Earliball, being 
Df remarkable size, very crisp an 
good flavour. Very compar 
growth, short stemmed and ca> 
ries well. Comes in about a fort 
night later than Yates’ Earlibal 
This variety is specially recom 
mended for market gardens, par 
ticularly for the early summer 
crop. 6d. per pkt., 1/6 per ioz., 
2/9 per loz., 6/6 per ilb. 
Yates’ Greyhound: A reliable early crcrpyer 
in a popular shape. 
First early pointed Cabbage. The heads 
are pointed, of nice size, and very com¬ 
pact. For Winter Sowing only. 6d. per 
pkt., 1/6 per ioz., 2/9 per loz., 7/9 
per ilb., post free. 
FLOWER OF SPRING (E) 
A compact early variety, grown by many 
market gardeners for autumn sowing. 
Being a compact heading variety, many 
more plants per acre can be grown. 
Similar in shape, but more compact than 
Enfield Market. Dependable header in 
either spring or summer. 6d. per 
pkt., 1/3 per ioz., 2/- per loz., 
6/- per ilb., post free. 
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