. A descriptive list of vegetable varieties. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 12 FERRY-MORSE SEED Setfing a field of Cabbage heads for stock-seed production at our Oakview Seed Breeding Station CABBAGE Two trials are made of our cabbage stocks at our Oakview Experimental Gardens each year. In the spring trial, the young plants are set out early in May. In the second or late trial, the plants are set in the field early in July. From the time seed is sown until the plants are ready for the field 30 to 35 days are required. We have indicat
. A descriptive list of vegetable varieties. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 12 FERRY-MORSE SEED Setfing a field of Cabbage heads for stock-seed production at our Oakview Seed Breeding Station CABBAGE Two trials are made of our cabbage stocks at our Oakview Experimental Gardens each year. In the spring trial, the young plants are set out early in May. In the second or late trial, the plants are set in the field early in July. From the time seed is sown until the plants are ready for the field 30 to 35 days are required. We have indicated the average number of days required to produce heads fully fit for market from the date the young plants are set in the field. Days from Setting FIRST EARLY VARIETIES of Plants CHARLESTON OR LARGE WAKEFIELD 71 Desirable for home and market garden. Head broad heart-shaped, 8 in. long, 7 in. broad at base, firm, commonly A—5 lbs. Fully a week later and heads larger and broader heart-shaped than Early Jersey Wakefield. COPENHAGEN MARKET 66 Our stock of this variety is the extra early strain. Splendid for early market and ship- ment, also valuable as an early variety for kraut. Plant small, compact; stem short; heads uniformly round; firm; usually 6 to 7 inches in diameter and weigh 3 to 3^2 pounds. Interior clear white and of excellent quality. EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD 62 Extremely early variety very valuable for home and market garden as well as for shipment. Plants very small and compact, allowing very close planting; stem short. Heads conical, usually 7 in. long, 5 in. thick near base, firm and weigh 2—21/4 lbs. GOLDEN ACRE 66 The earliest round headed Cabbage; especially valuable for early market and shipping. Plants small and compact allowing of close setting; stem short; heads uniformly round; firm, commonly 6 to 7 inches in diameter and weigh 3 to SVz pounds. Interior clear white and of excellent quality. GREEN ACRE (Dark Green Copenhagen) 73 A strain of our own select
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