

Allen, Sterling & Lothrop, Portland, Maine 

Cabbage 
Culture—Cabbage is an important crop and should be planted in fresh, rich soil, well 
manured and deeply dug or plowed. For early use sow in 
a hotbed in March, transplant 
to the open ground when danger from frost is past. Plant the early sorts ab l 
t : out 18 inch 
in the rows and the late sorts about 2 feet in the rows and the are about 3 feet parts 
For the late crops sow in the open ground in June. 
selected stock and is equal to any offered in the market 
Our cabbage seed is grown from 
One ounce will produce about 2,000 plants. 
* Wisconsin Ballhead. 
100 days. Most high- 
ly perfected strain of 
yellows-resistant cab- 
bage yet introduced. 
It excels in all the 
qualities that mark a 
good cabbage, besides 
being 100 percent re- 
sistant. A better 
keeper, of finer tex- 
ture and matures 
earlier than Wiscon- 
sin No. 8. We sincere- 
ly recommend this 
for home garden and 
market growers. 
Pkt. 15c; 4% oz: 40c; 
1 oz. 65c; % Tb. $2.00. 
* A. S. & L. ‘Cape 
Elizabeth. A selected 
Danish Ball Head 
type. Seed grown for 
us at Cape Elizabeth, 
Me., a section noted 
throughout the coun- 
try for the excellency 
of its cabbage. Heads 
are hard, solid, tender 
and crisp. 
Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; 
oz. 65c; % Ib. $2.00 
Penn. State Ball Head. A late variety. 
Plants medium with short stem. Heads pro- 
ductive, flattened globe, extremely hard, 6- 
7 inches deep, 7-8 inches diameter, weigh- 
ing 5-6 Ibs. Productive, uniform, desirable 
for winter storage and kraut. 
Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; oz. 65c; % Tb. $2.00. 
Danish Ball Head. (Tall Stemmed). This 
variety produces large, round and compact 
heads. One of the best keepers; plants 
vigorous and hardy, resisting cold and dry 
weather. 
Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; oz. 65c: % Ib. $2.00. 
Chinese Cabbage. Pe-Tsai. The outer 
darker green leaves enclose cylindrical, tap- 
ering heads, which are very compact, white 
tinted with green. Quality excellent. Used 
as a salad, or cooked as greens. 
Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; oz. 65c; % Ib. $2.00. 
Long Island Savoy. Superior to the old- 
fashioned strains of Savoy cabbage. Al- 
though the heads are a trifle smaller, they 
are of excellent color and very sure of head- 
ing. The heads are exceedingly firm, very 
well blanched, crisp, tender and of superior 
quality. 
Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; oz. 65c; % Ib. $2.00. 


Copenhagen Market Cabbage 
Golden Acre. A _ popular’ extra-early, 
round-headed variety of the Copenhagen 
Market type. Earlier than Early Jersey 
Wakefield. Produces a uniform, tightly 
folded, round, well blanched head of superb 
quality. 
Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; oz. 65c; % Tb. $2.00. 
Extra Early Copenhagen Market. An 
extra early variety; heads ball shaped, large 
and solid, averaging about 10 pounds in 
weight. The most evenly maturing and 
large heading early cabbage. 
Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; oz. 65c; % Ib. $2.00. 
Mammoth Red Rock. The largest and best 
red cabbage. Heads round, extremely hard; 
color purplish red; an excellent keeper. 
Crop failure, » 
Red Danish Stone Head. One of the larg- 
est, most solid and compact of the red va- 
rieties. The heads are round, extremely 
hard, purplish red in color and of excellent 
quality. 
Crop failure. 
Chinese Cabbage. 
drical, tender heads. 
or cooked. 
Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; oz. 65c; % Ib. $2.00. 
Chihili. Long, cylin- 
Excellent for salads 
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