HAVE YOU TRIED CHINESE CABBAGE? 
Select Cabbage 
Early varieties are grown from seed sown in 
hotbeds in February or March, only moderate 
bottom heat being required. Transplant into 
other frames, without much, if any, bottom heat, 
as soon as the plants show the fourth leaf. In 
April, or as soon as the ground can be easily 
worked, set out in rows 3 feet apart, and about 
1 Y% feet between the plants. For a fall crop, 
sow in the open ground in May, in hills the proper 
distance apart, using a liberal quantity of manure 
in the hill, besides that which is plowed in; thin 
out to one good plant in each hill. In the same 
way, crops may be grown to lay in for winter use, 
planting seed as late as July 1. Seeds can also 
be sown in shallow drills, and, when the plants 
are large enough, can be transplanted, setting 
the plants in rows 3 feet apart and 2 feet apart 
in the row. Succeeds best in deep, rich loam. 
One ounce of seed will produce 3,000 plants; 
4 ounces will sow an acre 
©Copenhagen Market. 95 days. The heads 
are very solid with a small core and of fine 
quality; average weight, about ten pounds. 
It matures as early as the Charleston Wake¬ 
field, and will give a much heavier yield; 
the plant is short-stemmed. Leaves are light 
green and very tightly folded. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
J-£oz. 30 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; J^lb. SI.50; lb. $5. 
©Danish Ballhead—Short Stem. 120 days. 
Heads are thick, round, of medium size, and 
as hard as a rock. The stump averages longer 
than with our native sorts. For late mar¬ 
keting, plant about 10 days earlier than 
Drumhead on land liberally manured. Pkt. 
10 cts.; J^oz. 25 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; J4Ib. $1.25; 
lb. $3.50. 
Extra-Early Jersey Wakefield. 85 days. 
The best early variety of Cabbage. Heads 
of medium size, pyramidal, pointed, firm 
and solid, with few outside leaves; they are 
very uniform in shape, size, and time of 
maturing, and are of good quality. Pkt. 10 
cts.; J^oz. 25 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; MIb. $1.25; 
lb. $3.50. 
©Golden Acre. (Originator’s Strain.) 90 days. 
This is a new, early, round-headed Cabbage 
which closely resembles Copenhagen Market. 
As its name implies, it is a money-maker. 
Eight to ten days earlier, smaller, and can 
be planted closer. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 30 cts.; 
oz. 50 cts.; Mlb. $1.50; lb. $5. 
©Improved American Drumhead Savoy. 
110 days. Heads large, solid, with finely 
curled, close, wrinkled leaves, of cauliflower 
flavor. A good-keeping winter Cabbage. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 25 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; J^Ib. 
$1.25; lb. $4. 
Large Jersey Wakefield or Charleston. 97 
days. A selection from Early Jersey Wake¬ 
field, and ten days later, with heads rounded 
and twice as large. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 25 cts.; 
oz. 40 cts.; Mlb. 75 cts.; lb. $2.50. 
©Penn State Ballhead. 130 days. A large, 
somewhat flattened form of the Ballhead, 
producing probably the largest tonnage per 
acre of any variety of Cabbage. Developed 
by Pennsylvania State College. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
V£oz. 25 cts.; oz.45 cts.; }4lb. $1.25; Ib.$3.50. 
Red Dutch. 100 days. Widely grown for 
pickling. A good red Cabbage. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
yioz. 25 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; }£lb. 75 cts.; lb. 
$2.50. 
Select Large Late Flat Dutch. 120 days. 
An excellent keeping variety; the old stand¬ 
by for main crops. Very large; of fine quality. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 25 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; H\b. 
$1.25; lb. $3.50. 
Chinese Cabbage 
Price: Pkt. 10cts.; */ 2 oz.20 cts.;oz. 30 cts.; «41b.7Scts. 
Chi-hili. Tall, attractive, tender, and sweet. 
Pe-Tsai. 70 days. This delicious Chinese vege¬ 
table belongs to the Cabbage family and 
closely resembles a well-grown Cos lettuce, 
but is heavier. Crumpled leaves. Solid creamy 
yellow center. We advise that the seed be 
sown about August 1 (not earlier). 
Wong-Bok. Solid, broad heads; compact, self* 
folding. 
Cardoon 
Thistle-like vegetable valued for its thick leaf¬ 
stalks and midribs which must be blanched by 
hilling them with earth, like celery. Sow in open 
ground; rich soil required. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 
30 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; )4lb. $1.25. 
Carrots 
Carrots succeed best on light, sandy loam, 
which, preferably, should have been well fertil¬ 
ized the previous year, as fresh manure often 
causes the roots to grow pronged and misshapen. 
Sow the seed as early in spring as the ground can 
be prepared, firming the soil down over it. If 
sown late, it should be soaked in tepid water, 
then mixed with plaster or sifted coal-ashes, and 
sown on freshly prepared soil. Quick germination 
and rapid growth are necessary. 
Sow Vi ounce of seed to 100 feet of drill; 
2 Vi lbs. to an acre 
Price: Unless noted, pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; 
Vilb. 75 cts.; lb. $2.50 
Golden Acre Cabbage 
©Asgrow Imperator. 77 days. New. An out¬ 
standing type bred for market-garden use. 
Top medium but strong enough for bunch¬ 
ing. Flesh rich orange color, with indistinct 
core, fine-grained, tender, and of fine quality. 
Chantenay. 70 days. Handsome roots, 
broad-shouldered and smooth, and more 
uniform than the Danvers. 
©Danvers Half-Long. 75 days. Enormously 
productive; adapted to all soils. The roots 
are smooth, thick and intermediate between 
Scarlet Horn and Long Orange in form. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; }A\b. 60 cts.; Ib. $2. 
Early Scarlet Horn. 60 days. Best for forcing 
and early outdoor crops; can be grown in 
shallow soils, and requires no thinning if 
sparingly sown, as the roots are used when 
young for cooking. About 3 inches long. 
©Hutchinson. 72 days. A heavy yielder and 
attractive. 
Improved Long Orange. 80 days. Hardly 
equal to Danvers in quality, but good and 
heavy in yield. Good market-garden variety. 
Nantes Improved Coreless. 90 days. Excel¬ 
lent for home-garden use. Flesh reddish 
orange, crisp, tender, and of very delicate 
flavor, practically coreless. 
Cauliflower 
Sow the seeds for early and late Cauliflower 
crops as directed for cabbage, but do not set the 
early plants in the field too soon, for if too much 
stunted by severe frosts, they begin to form 
heads before they are strong enough to develop 
them well. Plants which have not headed before 
winter sets in may be stored in a cool cellar or 
coldframe, and will form heads there without any 
further attention. A deep, loamy soil, with a 
substratum of moisture during dry weather is 
most suitable for the Cauliflower. Market- 
gardeners find this one of their most profitable 
crops, and amateurs who undertake its culture 
find it easy; but it is a crop in which carelessness 
or neglect will interfere with the best results. 
One ounce of seed will produce 3,000 plants; 
4 ounces will sow an acre 
Price: Pkt. 25 cts.; Vi®z. $1-50; ] /tOZ. $2.75; oz. $5 
©Danish Giant or Dry-Weather. 105 days. 
Finest Danish-grown seed. Very reliable 
header. The leaves curling over the head 
do away with tying to blanch, and give it 
the name of Self-protecting Cauliflower. Ex¬ 
cellent for market or family use. 
Early Snowball. _ 95 days. This early and 
popular variety is largely grown everywhere, 
both for forcing and early crops outside. 
The plants are dwarf and sure heading; of 
fine, delicate flavor. 
©No. 291 SNOWBALL. 95 days. The earliest 
on the market. A few days at the beginning 
of the season may mean a much higher price 
for the market-gardener. 
©SUPER-SNOWBALL. 100 days. An im¬ 
proved strain of Snowball with large, uni¬ 
form heads, maturing evenly throughout the 
crop. Try starting this variety under glass 
for extra earliness. 
Super-Snowball Cauliflower 
W. E. BARRETT CO., Providence, R; I 
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