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88 VEGETABLE SEEDS
JAMES VICES SO AS, ROCHESTER, N. V.
SELECTED EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD.
VICK'S IMPROVED DANISH BALI. HEAD.
CABBAGE.
If there is any one thing more than another in the vegetable world that should
have the greatest possible care in the growing of the seed crops, it is the Cabbage.
Of late years many gardeners and truckers depend on this crop almost entirely ;
and, realizing this fact, we are making a great specialty of the varieties we offer.
These are grown under our own general supervision, and we know from repeated
trials there are none more reliable and none that can be more implicitly depended
upon. The Cabbage requires a deep, rich soil, and thorough working. For ordi-
nary home use, with either early or late varieties, sow in seed-bed early in spring;
but for early use the plants should be started in a hot-bed or cold-frame. Plant the
large varieties three feet apart; the small, early sorts, from a foot to eighteen
inches. The Savoy Cabbages have wrinkled leaves and are of fine flavor, especially
after a little frost has touched them in the autumn.
One ounce of seed will yield about 3500 plants.
If Cabbages are troubled with insects, use Vick's Insect Exterminator — see
advertisement.
20th Centu ry, Vick's Earliest of All Cabbage.
See Novelty pages.
Extra Early Etampes. A very early sort, producing medium sized heads,
very sharply pointed. Pound, $i.oo ; oz., 15 cents ; Y t oz., 5 cents.
Selected Early Jersey Wakefield. The leading
early variety and most popular for private or market gardeners' use. Our stock
of this standard Cabbage is grown and selected with the greatest care, and can
be relied upon both in vitality of seed and triteness to type. Heads are conical
in shape, solia and compact; the outer leaves are thick and heavy, which make
the Jersey Wakefield the best for wintering over and very early setting.
Pound, $3.00 ; oz., 25 cents ; packet, 5 cents.
Charleston, Or Large Wakefield. This sort forms large, solid heads, of
excellent quality. It is a strain of Wakefield in which the heads are decidedly
larger and not so pointed, and about a week later. Unlike some other early
sorts, it is not liable to burst open when matured. Its solidity of head and long
keeping qualities make it deservedly popular with market gardeners and
shippers. Pound, $3.00; oz., 25 cents ; packet, 5 cents.
New Early Spring. This valuable acquisition is an extra early round fiat
head, coming as early as Wakefield, and yielding one-third more. Truckers
or private gardeners will make no mislake in growing this valuable variety
Pound, $4.00 ; oz., 40 cents ; oz., 15 cents ; packet, 5 cents.
Early WinnigStadt. This is a distinct second early sort, and one of the
best for general cultivation, being very hardy, it is therefore less subject to wet
or drouth, insects or disease ; a sure heading variety, giving entirely satisfac-
tory crops. The heads are uniform in size, conical in shape, and very solid.
It is valuable Tor early use, and on account of its solidity and short thick leaves
it makes also a good winter Cabbage. Pound, $1.25 ; oz., 10 cents ; % oz. t
5 cents.
Improved Early Summer. This is a valuable variety, maturing about ten
days later than the Jersey Wakefield. It is an improved strain of the Newark
Flat Dutch, so popular years ago with the Jersey gardeners for supplying the
New York markets. It is a large heading variety, in form nearly round, some-
what flattened, very solid and uniform in size, and will keep longer without
bursting than most of the early sorts. Seed should be sown in February or
March, as when sown in the fall and wintered over the plants are inclined to
run to seed. Valuable for both family and market use. Pound, $2.00 ; oz., 20
cents; % oz., 5 cents.
All Seasons. A very superior, sure heading, long keeping variety.
As its name indicates, it can be planted early or late. It would be classed as
a second early variety; but whether for medium early, main crop, or late use,
it is unsurpassed by any other sort. The gardeners of Jersey and Long Island
have for years made this their main crop for supplying the New York City
markets, and it is now the standard in that market. The heads are large,
nearly round, somewhat flattened, very solid, and in quality the best. Its
ability to stand the summer heat and dry weather is quite remarkable. In
fact it is a leader and will remain so for years to come. We have for years
had this seed grown for us by a specialist, and its trueness and purity have never
been equaled. Pound, $2.00; oz., 20 cents ; oz., 5 cents.
Fottler's Improved Brunswick. One of the very best second early sorts.
Heads large, flat, solid, and of excellent quality. Stems very short. Pound,
$1.50 ; oz., 15 cents ; # oz., 5 cents.
Improved Succession. A sure-heading, long-keeping variety, about ten
days later than the well-known Early Summer, with larger and heavier heads.