. Leonard's catalogue of seeds & tools : 1899. Nursery stock Illinois Chicago Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. 8. F. LEONARD, CHICAGO, VEGETABLE SEEDS. 23 EARLY SPRING CABBAGE Our prices are for the seeds prepaid by mail, if wanted by express r freight at purchaser's expenseioc rib. may deduct'd from prices A FIRST EARLY FLAT CABBAGE. Coming in with the Wakefield, and Yielding One-Third More than any other Extra Early. Its great value lies in its being a First Early Flat cabbage, a type much preferred over pointed heads
. Leonard's catalogue of seeds & tools : 1899. Nursery stock Illinois Chicago Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. 8. F. LEONARD, CHICAGO, VEGETABLE SEEDS. 23 EARLY SPRING CABBAGE Our prices are for the seeds prepaid by mail, if wanted by express r freight at purchaser's expenseioc rib. may deduct'd from prices A FIRST EARLY FLAT CABBAGE. Coming in with the Wakefield, and Yielding One-Third More than any other Extra Early. Its great value lies in its being a First Early Flat cabbage, a type much preferred over pointed heads by most people, and it will readily be seen that this variety, with all of the merits of Early Summer, only a trifle smaller, which can be cut as early as Jersey Wakefield, is destined to secure a prominent and lasting place among vegetables. The variety is of Early Summer type, but about one-fifth smaller, having only fom- or five outside leaves, and these so small and growing so near to the head, that it may be successfully planted twenty-one inches apart, 13,- 500 to the acre, as close as any variety we know of. [t possesses wonderful uniformity in shape, being round, slightly flattened at top of head. Stem is short and extends but little into the head ; this fea- ture is valuable, as it makes almost the entire head edible. The whole plant is finely bred; there is no suggestion of coarseness whatever; the veining of the leaves and leaf stems is particularly fine, the whole head being perfect throughout. There is no cabbage we know of having a more solid head; but, added to this, it has the peculiarity of heading firmly at an early stage in its 'growth, so that the finest cabbage, though small, can be obtained long before it has attained its mature size. It is entirely free from any Early Spring Cabbage. rankness of flavor. Its uniformity in shape and large yield per acre renders it particularly valuable for truckers, and its com- pact form and good quality will render it th
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