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CABBAGE, Early Jersey Wakefield 
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For home use, sow at two-week intervals in rich deep loam, in rows 
18 to 20 inches apart. When plants are a few inches high, thin to 2 to 
3 inches apart. An ounce of seed plants 100 feet of row; 3 to 4 pounds, 
an acre. 
Chantenay. 72 days. Roots 5 to 6 inches long, deep orange-red, 
smooth, tapering. Fine-grained, tender flesh. Desirable for home 
and market-garden use. 
Coreless. 70 days. Excellent for forcing, as well as for home and 
market gardens. Tops very small. Roots bright orange, cylindrical, 
blunt ended. Flesh reddish orange, crisp, tender and of fine flavor, 
practically coreless. 
Danvers Half-Long. 75 days. Roots deep orange, longer than 
Chantenay, crisp, sweet and tender. Good for storing and ship- 
ping. 
Imperator. 76 days. A new variety. Rich orange flesh; root 7 to 8 
inches long, smooth, slender, and attractive. Especially fine for 
bunching. 
Scarlet Nantes (Stump-rooted). 63 days. Roots 3 inches long, 
reddish orange in color, about 114 inches thick at top. Is becoming 
very popular, 
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CABBAGE 
Start indoors in January or February, and transplant to the open 
ground, setting the plants 18 inches apart in rows 2 to 21% feet apart. 
An ounce of seed will produce about 2000 plants. For fall crops, the 
seed may be sown directly in the row. Plenty of nitrogen-rich fertilizer 
and frequent cultivation are necessary. 
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First-Early Varieties 
Charleston Wakefield. 72 days. Seed selected from the best Early 
Jersey Wakefield, but heads will average about 50 per cent larger. 
Pointed heads with dark green outer leaves. 
Copenhagen Market. 65 days. Heads 6 to 7 inches in diameter, 
weighing 3 to 314 pounds. Firm and tender. An early round-head 
variety. 
Early Dwarf Flat Dutch. 72 days. Heads dark green, flat, solid, 
and of good size. 
Early Jersey Wakefield. 64 days. Compact, pointed head. Can be 
planted closer than most varieties. 
Golden Acre. 64 days Heads round, about 9 inches in diameter, 
firm, bright green in color. 
Jersey Queen. 64 days. Identical with Early Jersey Wakefield, except 
that it is wilt-resistant. 
Marion Market. Yellows-resistant strain of Copenhagen Market. 
Later and Winter Varieties 
Danish Ballhead. 103 days. Yellows-resistant. Solid round heads; 
short stems. Good for winter storage. 
Houser. 105 days. Solid, slightly flattened head. 
Large Late Drumhead. 105 days. Very popular. Large, round 
head, slightly flattened. Excellent keeper. 
ee Dutch. 110 days. Large, flat head, very solid and keeps 
well. 
Red Rock. 100 days. Solid round heads, deep red in color. Often 
used for pickling. 
Savoy, Drumhead American. 95 days. Satisfactory for home use 
and market. Heads flattened, globe-shaped, large and firm; short 
stems. 
Surehead. 85 days. Large, solid, thick heads; good shipper. 
Volga. 89 days. Dependable main-crop variety for market garden 
and shipping. Plant dwarf, compact, with thick outer leaves; 
heads globular. 
Wisconsin All-Seasons. 94 days. A yellows-resistant strain of All- 
Seasons. Head large, flat, and hard, on short stems. Good winter 
keeper, used extensively in manufacturing kraut. 
Wisconsin Hollander No. 8. 105 days. A yellows-resistant strain 
of Hollander or Danish Ballhead. Yields well on yellows-infested 
land. Excellent for storing and shipping. 
Chinese or Celery Gabbage 
Chihili. 75 days. Resembles celery and Cos lettuce, with tall cylin- 
drical heads. For early use, sow seeds in hotbed in February; for 
later use, sow early in June. Plants mature in from twelve to 
fifteen weeks; will not stand frost. 
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CABBAGE, EARLY VARIETIES Pkt. Oz. 
Charleston Wakefield 
Golden Acre 
Jersey Queen 1 
Copenhagen Market........... 
All Other Varieties........ 
CABBAGE, LATE VARIETIES 
Danish Ballhead 
Houser San eee ae 
Wisconsin All-Seasons 
Wisconsin Hollander No. 8 
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