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BROCCOLI 
1 oz. will sow 100 ft. of drill and produce 
about 4000 plants 
Allied to the Cauliflower, but more hardy. 
The seed should be sown in this district in the 
early part of May and transplanted in June. 
It succeeds best in a moist and rather cool 
atmosphere. 
Italian or Calabrese. 65 days. Plant forms 
a large, solid head which remains green. 
When central head is cut numerous sprouts 
develop from the leaf axils. Pkt. 10c., oz. 
45c., 14 |b. $1.40, lb. $4.25. 
White Cape. 65 days. Heads medium size, 
close, compact and of a creamy white color. 
Pkt. 20c., oz. 65c., 14 Ib. $1.90, Ib. $5.75. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
1 oz. will sow 75 ft. of drill and produce about 
3000 plants 
This is one of the best vegetables for 
Winter use, resembling small Cabbages of 
excellent, mild flavor. By sowing in May and 
planting out in July, it may be had in fine 
condition until December. 
improved Long Island Half-Dwarf. 
75 days. Popular variety, producing 
numerous good sized, compact sprouts. 
Pkt. 15c., oz. 40c., 44 Ib. $1.25, lb. $3.50. 
CABBAGE 
1 oz. will sow 100 ft. of drill and produce 
about 2000 plants 
The early varieties of Cabbage are cul- 
tivated more extensively than any other vege- 
table. They must either be sown in hotbeds 
in February, or wintered over in coldframes. 
The plants are usually set out from the 
middle of March to the middle of April, in 
rows about 2 feet apart and 18 inches between 
the plants in rows. Late varieties are usually 
sown in the early part of May and the plants 
are set out in July. 
Dust your seed with Semesan before 
planting 
Extra Early Jersey Wakefield. 64 days. An 
extensively used and popular extra early 
variety, with small, compact, conical heads, 
7 in. long. Plants small with short stems. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., 44 lb. $1.15, Ib. $3.25. 
Early Golden Acre. 65 days. This is an 
extra early strain of Copenhagen Market, 
maturing 10 days earlier. Heads 6 in. in 
diameter. Stalk short of compact growth. 
Pkt. 15c., oz. 65c., 14 Ib. $2.00, lb. $5.25. 
Chinese Pe-Tsai. 75 days. It grows erect. 
forming a head and resembles Cos Lettuce, 
Its flavor is mild and is used either as a 
salad or cooked. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 14 Ib. 
$1.10, Ib. $3.30. 
Copenhagen Early Market. 75 days. An 
excellent early variety. Heads very large 
and round. Leaves light green, head very 
heavy and it is a very uniform cropper. 
Pkt. 15c., oz. 60c., 14 Ib. $1.80, lb. $5.40. 
Early Summer. 78 days. It is about 10 
days later than the Wakefield, but double 
the size, it may. be classed as the best early 
flat head Cabbage. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 
YY Ib. $1.10, lb. $3.25. 
Succession. 88 days. Early Summer, is 
flat, thick, short stem and a dependable 
cropper. Pkt. 10c., oz. 40c., 14 lb. $1.25, 
Ib. $3.75. 
Chinese Wong Bok. 85 days. A short, stout, 
oval variety, about 7 in. in diameter, com- 
pact, tender and well-blanched. Pkt. 10c., 
oz. 30c., 44 Ib. $1.10, 1b. $3.30: 

Cabbage—Continued 
Danish Ballhead (Short Stem). 116 days. 
A very handsome and extremely hardy 
Cabbage, which is one of our best Winter 
sorts. Heads are round and fine grained. 
Pkt. 15c., oz. 60c., 14 Ib. $1.80, Ib. $5.40. 
Selected Premium Late Flat Dutch. 
110 days. The seed offered has been grown 
from heads uniform in size, large and solid. 
One of the most satisfactory strains of late 
Cabbage. Pkt. 10c., oz. 35c., 44 lb. $1.10, 
Ib. $3.25. 
Savoy, Perfection Drumbhead. 100 days. 
The best of the Savoy type, an excellent 
keeper, heads nearly round, full and hard; 
leaves large, coarsely crimped, dark bluish- 
green and of good quality. Pkt. 15c., oz. 
50c., 14 Ib. $1.60, Ib. $4.75. 
Penn State Ball Head. 120 days. Plant 
medium, with short stems. Heads attrac- 
tive, flattened globe, extremely hard, and 
large. Excellent winter keeper. Pkt. 20c., 
oz. 70c., 44 Ib. $2.00, Ib. $6.00. 
Mammoth Rock Red. 110 days. The head 
is large, round, very solid and of deep color 
inside, as well as outside. The best of the 
red Cabbages. Pkt. 15c., oz. 50c., 14 Ib. 
$1.60, Ib. $4.75. 
CARDOON 
1 oz. will sow 100 ft. of drill 
Cardoon is grown for the midrib of the 
leaf which requires to be blanched in the same 
manner as Celery. Sow early in Spring. 
Large Spanish. Pkt. 10c., oz. 55c., 4 Ib. 
$1.75, lb. $5.25. 
CAULIFLOWER 
1 oz. will sow 75 ft. of drill and produce 
3000 plants 
Any soil that will grow Cabbage will grow 
Cauliflower, as their requirements are similar. 
It may be had by sowing the seeds in the 
hotbed in February and transplanting the 
the plants at 2 or 3 inches apart, in boxes, 
until safe to be planted in the open ground, 
which is usually from the 15th of March to 
the 10th of April. 
Select Strain Snowball. 90 days. Every 
plant forms a fine head. In addition to its 
earliness and certainty to head, its dwarf 
habit and short outer leaves allow it to be 
planted as close as 18in. apart. For forcing 
under glass, this variety is particularly well 
adapted. Pkt. 35c., 4 oz. $3.00, oz. $5.00. 
NOTICE 
We handle a full line of Standard 
Vegetable Plants in season such as: 
CABBAGE, CAULIFLOWER, CEL- 
ERY, EGGPLANT, PEPPER, LET- 
TUCE AND TOMATOES. 
Inquire about prices 
Include with Your Order 
Semesan. To prevent damping-off, 
seed-borne black leg and black rot of 
Cabbage and other vegetables, treat 
your seed with Semesan, a mercuric 
disinfectant. 2-oz. tin 35c., lb. $2.25, 
Ibs. $9.90. 
Cuprocide (Red Copper Oxide). Treat 
all seed with Cuprocide to prevent 
damping-o and other seed-borne 
diseases. 4 ozs. 35c., lb. 90c. 

MARTIN C. RIBSAM & SONS CO. 
