. Descriptive catalog of vegetables for canners. Canning and preserving Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS OF SEEDS FOR CANNERS 11 CABBAGE Native to Western Asia, Cultivated since the Earliest Times Our cabbage seed is produced largely in the Puget Sound section of Washington under our personal direction from seed stocks of highest quality. Some strains are grown for us in sections of Europe where experience has shown that exceptionally high qual
. Descriptive catalog of vegetables for canners. Canning and preserving Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS OF SEEDS FOR CANNERS 11 CABBAGE Native to Western Asia, Cultivated since the Earliest Times Our cabbage seed is produced largely in the Puget Sound section of Washington under our personal direction from seed stocks of highest quality. Some strains are grown for us in sections of Europe where experience has shown that exceptionally high quality is assured. Each year the various varieties are checked at our Milford, Connecticut breeding farms to guard the vital factors of earliness, evenness of maturity and uniformity. Culture: Son' seed in plant bed in drills 8 to 9 inches apart in May and plants will be ready to transplant in the field in July. Plants should be set at distance of 12 to 18 inches in rows 2 to 3 feet apart, so as to allow for machine cultivation. One ounce of seed will produce 4000 plants; 3 to 4 ounces required per acre. Rich, heavy clay loam with abundant moisture is the best soil for Cabbage. Days from setting of plants to market- able heads Diameter of head inches COPENHAGEN MARKET 6y2 Dependably early and uniform, used largely for early kraut; desirable likewise as an early shipper. Few outer leaves, short stem; heads round, solid, and of superior quality. An excellent variety. ALL HEAD EARLY 9 A medium early variety, excellent for kraut and for shipping. Heads flat, slightly rounded at top, 7 inches deep, solid, uni- form in size and color, and of good quality. GLORY OF ENKHUIZEN 8 Used largely for kraut, also by truckers and shippers. Heads large, round, solid, with few outer leaves; of excellent quality. STEIN'S EARLY DWARF FLAT DUTCH 11 to 12 Plant medium, vigorous, a good second early variety, with large, solid, flat heads, 6 inches deep; good for early kraut. Weight of head pounds 3y2 to
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