Gardening for profit; a guide to the successful cultivation of the market and family garden . Fig. 36.—EARLY SUMMER CABBAGE. without cracking. All market gardeners know the valueof this quality, as most of us have lost heavily from thiscause. The seeds will probably be offered next season. Early Wyman.—A valuable early variety and a greatfavorite in the Boston market. Heads large and fine. Early Ox Heart.—This, next to the Wakefield, usedto be our favorite market sort. It is equal to it in earli-ness and size, but not so uniform in heading; for family cul-ture it is a valuable variety, as it i
Gardening for profit; a guide to the successful cultivation of the market and family garden . Fig. 36.—EARLY SUMMER CABBAGE. without cracking. All market gardeners know the valueof this quality, as most of us have lost heavily from thiscause. The seeds will probably be offered next season. Early Wyman.—A valuable early variety and a greatfavorite in the Boston market. Heads large and fine. Early Ox Heart.—This, next to the Wakefield, usedto be our favorite market sort. It is equal to it in earli-ness and size, but not so uniform in heading; for family cul-ture it is a valuable variety, as it is one of the best in quality. Early WinningStadt.—Should hardly be claimed asearly, as it is quite three weeks later than any of theabove, but it is an excellent sort where earliness is not an 144 GARDENING FOR PROFIT. object, as it heads uniformly, and is of large size, oftenweighing 20 lbs. It is a very distinct variety; head pyra-. Fig. 3Y.—EARLY FLAT DUTCH CABBAGE. midal; the outer leaves spiral and spreading, which re-quires it to be planted wider than the early sorts. Forthis reason, together with its lateness, it is not a favoritein gardens where two crops are grown in one season. Early Flat Dutch.—A very dwarf variety with largeround head, almost flat on the top; it is a very excellentvariety for a succession crop, being two or three weeksbehind the earliest sorts. Though not more than 8000 or9000 can be planted on an acre, yet, as it comes in justwhen the glut is over, it rarely sells for less than $12 per100. Its lateness, however, prevents the getting in of asecond crop, and it is consequently not largely grown. VEGETABLES—CABBAGE. 145 CABBAGE.—Late. The manner of cultivating Late Cabbage is not quitebo expensive as tbat for Early, and as a consequence, thereceipts for the crop are correspondingly low. In fact, itis often sold at prices that would not more than repay theprice of manure and labor
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