Cauliflower 
One ounce of seed for 2,000 plants 
EARLY SNOWBALL. Our select 
strain of Early Snowball is far 
superior to the seed ordinarily sold 
of this variety and is the earliest 
Cauliflower grown. A very reliable 
heading variety with rich, snow- 
white, close, compact head of the 
very best quality. I’kt., I Sc; 4 
oz., 50c: % oz., 90c: oz., $i.60: 
Vi lb., $5.50: lb., $20.00, postpaid. 
DRY WEATHER, or DANISH 
GIANT. Our strain of this variety 
is especially selected to produce 
self-protecting leaves which protect 
the heads from the sun and makes 
tying unnecessary. Our strain will 
stand more adverse weather condi¬ 
tions than any other variety and it 
may be grown in hot, dry districts 
where others fail. Large creamy- 
white heads as large as Super- 
Snowball and about 10 days later. Super-Snowball Cauliflower 
Pkt., 15c: Vk oz., 50c: 1/2 oz., 90c: oz., $1.60: Vi lb., $5.50: lb., $20.00, po.stpaid. 
VEITCH’S .AUTUMN GIANT. Large, late variety producing compact white heads. Not 
so dependable as the early sorts except in cool sections. Pkt., lOc; Vz oz., 30c: oz.. 50c; 
1/4 lb., $1.50: lb., $5.00, postpaid. 
SUPER-SNOWBALL. Select market strain. Used extensively for main-crop and second- 
early plantings. Only a few days later than Early Snowball, with heads averaging 11,4 
inches larger. The be.st variety for growers and shippers. Pkt., 20c; Vi oz., 70c; V- oz., 
$1.25; oz., $2.25: lA lb., $7.00; lb., $26.00, postpaid. . . 
EARLY DWARF ERFURT. An excellent early variety. A week later than Early Snowball, 
but larger. Pkt., lOc; Vi oz., 45c: V2 oz., 80c; oz., $1.50; Vi lb., $5.00; lb., $18.00, postpaid. 
FROST-PROOF CABBAGE PLANTS 
These plants are grown in the open field in the South, where the soil and climatic con¬ 
ditions are Just suited for growing tough, hardy cabbage plants during the winter and early 
spring. The plants make a slow but steady growth, until at 8 to 10 weeks of age they are 
very tough and hardy, the buds are purple and the outer leaves a reddish brown. When in 
this condition they can be shipped to territory farther north and be planted in the open 
ground a month or six weeks sooner than the home grown hot bed or cold frame plants. 
These Frost-Proof Cabbage Plants will stand a tem¬ 
perature of 20 degrees above zero. 
Frost-Proof Cabbage Plants should be planted at 
least a month earlier than you would plant home 
grown plants, and they will mature heads 2 to 3 weeks 
earlier. We can supply plants from January 15 to 
June 15. We offer the following varieties only: 
Early Jersey Wakefield, Lightning Express, Golden 
Acre, Copenhagen Market and Premium Late Flat 
Dutch. 
Cabbage plants are sent direct from our growing station and are therefore not shipped with 
seeds or nursery stock. 
PRICES: 50 plants for 40c: 100 for 60c: 200 for $1.00; 300 for $1.40; 500 for $1.75; 
1,000 for $3.00, postpaid. By express, not prepaid: 1,000 for $2.00; 2,000 for $3.50; 3,000 
or more at $1.50 per 1,000. Do not order less than 50 plants, and order only in multiples 
of 50 of one kind. That is, do not order 25 of one variety and 75 of another, as we do not 
break bunches. 
Mature Heads 2 to 3 
Weeks Earlier than 
Home Grown Plants 
.CHIVES or Schnittlauch 
A hardy perennial onion-like plant. 
Highly esteemed for use as a salad, and 
for their small leaves which are pro¬ 
duced very early in the spring and are 
used for giving a mild onion flavor to 
various dishes. Frequent cuttings may 
be made throughout the season, a new 
growth of leaves appearing soon after 
each cutting. Pkt., lOc; V 2 oz., 30c; 
oz., 50c, postpaid. 
PLANTS (small clumps), 20c each; 
4 for 50c; 12 for $1.00, postpaid. 
Burgess' Early Salad 
bage that belongs to the Savoy type, with 
crumpled leaves. The heads are not as tight 
as the smooth leaved varieties, but are of 
superior flavor. When cooked this cabbage 
is the equal of any smooth leaved sort, and 
is especially recommended for .salads and 
eating raw like head lettuce, for which pur- 
po.se it is most delicious. Sweet and tender. 
Pkt., lOc; oz., 30c: Vi lb., 90c; lb., $3.00; 
2 lbs., $5.40; 5 lbs., $12.75, postpaid. 
American Drumhead Savoy 
The Savoys excel all other cabbages in 
flavor. No garden is complete without our 
improved strain of American Drumhead 
Savoy. Crimped leaves: more tender, milder 
and sweeter than the smooth-leaved varie¬ 
ties. Pkt., lOc; oz., 20c: Vi lb., 65c; lb., 
$2.00; 2 lbs., $3.60; 5 lbs., $8.50, postpaid. 
American Drumhead 
Savoy 
Chinese Celery 
Cabbage 
A most delicious vegetable which combines the 
rich celery flavor with that of the cabbage. Can 
be cooked or eaten raw like celery. Makes as 
good salad as the finest head lettuce. The mid¬ 
ribs can be cooked like asparagus, and for cole 
slaw no cabbage compares with it. We are 
offering seed of the three following varieties. 
CHIHLI (Improved Peking). This is the 
earliest, the surest header, and withstands heat 
better than other strains of Chinese Cabbage. 
Heads are 18 to 20 inches in length and SVz to 
4 inches thick: solid, white, very crisp and 
tender, and of best quality. Pkt., lOc; oz., 20c: 
Vi lb., 60c: lb., $1.85, postpaid. 
PE-TSAI. Long narrow heads; large, light 
green leaves; thick, pure white, tender stalks 
are sweet and delicious. Pkt., lOc; oz., 20c; 
Vi lb., 55c; lb., $1.75, postpaid. 
WONG BOK. Short, broad heads; tightly 
folded leaves; agreeably pungent, juicy ribs. 
Pkt., lOc; oz., 20c: Vi lb., 55c: lb., $1.75, 
postpaid. 
SPECIAL OFFER 
Three packets of Chinese Celery ’ Cabbage— 
one each of Chihli, Pe-Tsai and Wong Bok— 
for 25c. 
Celery Cabbage 
Pe-Tsai 
Odorless Cabbage 
CORNELL EARLY. Developed by Dr. C. H. INIyers, of 
Cornell University. Practically odorless, particularly 
while cooking. This variety is of the crumpled-leaved 
or Savoy type, and is extremely mild and delicious. 
Heads are light green, semi-pointed and medium-sized. 
Those who dislike the strong odor of Cabbage will find 
this early variety ideal for their requirements. Pkt., 
15c; oz., 50c; oz., 80c; ^/i lb., $2.50, postpaid. 
MAMMOTH RED ROCK 
oz., 25c; Vi lb., 75c: lb., $2.50; 2 lbs., $4.50; 5 lbs., $10.60, post¬ 
paid. 
POULTRY CABBAGE 
3 Tons in a Space 40x60 Feet 
Poultry Cabbage is a wonderful green feed for poultry 
and has been known to yield 3 tons in a space 40x60 feet. 
One-half pound of seed will grow enough greens to feed 
about 1,000 hens for 4 months: 3 pounds to an acre for 
6,000 hens for 4 months. In the Northern States the seed 
can be sown any time from early spring until the middle of 
July. In some parts of the South the 
seed may be sown throughout the en¬ 
tire year, or from July to September 
for main crop. Sow in rows 24 inches 
apart, allowing about 2 inches between 
the seed. Commence feeding when 
plants are about 4 inches high, pulling 
out and feeding alternate plants. Con¬ 
tinue thinning until plants are about 
one foot apart. These should make 
heads of 5 to 7 pounds in 60 days and 
may be fed immediately or allowed to 
Collards 
One ounce of seed will produce 
3,000 plants 
GEORGIA. A form of loose-headed 
cabbage that succeeds in locations 
where other cabbages cannot be grown 
to perfection. In the South it continues 
to grow all winter. Pkt., 5c: oz., lOc; 
Vi lb., 20c; lb., 60c, postpaid. 
Poultry Cabbage 
stay in ground until cold weather. These heads may be fed whole as they are very tender and 100 per emit” edFble. 
Chopping is not required even for young chickens. Poultry Cabbage will not discolor the yolks of eggs when fed to 
laying hens. Pkt., lOc; oz., 30c; Vi lb., 90c: lb., $3.00, postpaid. ' ' — ' 
Corn Salad or Hardy Winter Salad 
Disease Treated Seeds 
Burgess’ Treated Seeds COST NO MORE, 
and by planting them you are reasonably 
assured of a good crop. 
Leaves served like lettuce during the cool fall and early winter 
months. It is used also for garnishing meat dishes in the same man¬ 
ner as parsley, and can be cooked like spinach. The seed should be 
sown thinly in drills during August or September.• to supply fresh leaves during the cool fall and winter 
months. It is quite hardy, but in the Northern States, after cool weather sets in, it should be protected 
by a thin mulch of straw or leaves. One ounce will plant 40 feet of row. Pkt., lOc; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 40c; 
lb., $1.20, po.stpaid. 
More Beautiful Than Parsley 
CHERVIL, Extra Fine Curled. Resembles 
parsley, but more beautiful and by many con¬ 
sidered superior to it in flavor. The young 
leaves are used in soups and salads and for 
garnishing meats and vegetables. One ounce 
will sow 100 feet of row. I’kt., lOc: oz., 25c: 
Vi lb., 75c, postpaid. 
BURGESS SEED & PLANT CO. 
GALESBURG, MICHIGAN 
