. DANISH BALLHEAD Late, large, solid, always reliable as a header and noted for its _Heads broad, flat, heavy; earlier than late Drumhead and more showy. Stems short, few outside leaves; a remarkably line Danish BaUhead Cabbage, Tali V Stem (for late Autumn), 120 ;\ A n A winter Cabbage of great celebrity in ^ ;jfo. northern locations because of every '^i- plant heading and because every head is alike, be- ing round in shape, more dense than any other Cab- i bage, pure white within, and of admirable keeping ft' qualities. It is a Cabbage in which almost the whole J / vigor of the plant is


. DANISH BALLHEAD Late, large, solid, always reliable as a header and noted for its _Heads broad, flat, heavy; earlier than late Drumhead and more showy. Stems short, few outside leaves; a remarkably line Danish BaUhead Cabbage, Tali V Stem (for late Autumn), 120 ;\ A n A winter Cabbage of great celebrity in ^ ;jfo. northern locations because of every '^i- plant heading and because every head is alike, be- ing round in shape, more dense than any other Cab- i bage, pure white within, and of admirable keeping ft' qualities. It is a Cabbage in which almost the whole J / vigor of the plant is given to making heads, it having p few outside leaves. No Cabbage has grown in such demand as the Danish Ballhead, five thousand pounds being used every midsummer bj' market gardeners in one small locality. Danish grown . DANISH SHORT-STEMMED ROUND HEAD, 120 DAYS.âDiffering from the Tall-Stemmed Ball Head in being nearer the earth and a little earlier. Notice this is the SHORT STEM ROUNDHEAD LANDRETHS* FLAT STANDARD, 120 DAYS.âLarge, solid, heavy, late, a certain header PREMIUM LARGE LATE FLAT DUTCH, 125 DAYS.â A standard sort of wide celebrity because of its size and solidity. 2 r>o 3 00 70 80 70 90 25 25 30 35 Pkt. 5 5 5 5 2 80 80 30 5 2 80 80 30 5 3 00 90 40 5 1 80 60 20 5 Market Gardeners' Large Late Flat Dutch, 120 A n For a large, heavy, hard, smooth-leaved, late-ripening Cabbage, no strain ;jf O. ig superior and few equal to this. The head is thick, broad, solid and slightly rounded on the top, though the variety is what is termed a flathead. The leaves extend well over the centre line of the head and fold down alternately, tightly forming a compact head. The natural habit of the seeding plants is to develop thick, short, stocky stems; but this quality is affected by the system of growth, for if the seedlings are crowded in the bed or grown among weeds, or under the shade of a house, fence or tree, they reach upward for air and light, resulting, in long, slim st


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