. Cabbages: how to grow them. Cabbage. CiBBAGES, HOW TO GROW THEM, ETC. 47 numerous ; towards the close of the season, the edge of some of the exterior leaves and the top of the heads assume a purple cast. The edges of the exterior leaves and of the two or three that make the outside of the head arc quite ruffled so that when grown side by side with Stone Mason, this distinction between the habit of growth of the twovarieties is noticeable at quite a dis- tance. Stumps short; reliable for heading. Have the rows three feet apart, and the plants from two and a half to three feet apart in the row
. Cabbages: how to grow them. Cabbage. CiBBAGES, HOW TO GROW THEM, ETC. 47 numerous ; towards the close of the season, the edge of some of the exterior leaves and the top of the heads assume a purple cast. The edges of the exterior leaves and of the two or three that make the outside of the head arc quite ruffled so that when grown side by side with Stone Mason, this distinction between the habit of growth of the twovarieties is noticeable at quite a dis- tance. Stumps short; reliable for heading. Have the rows three feet apart, and the plants from two and a half to three feet apart in the rows. This cabbage is very widely cultivated, and in many respects is an ex- cellent sort to raise for late ' marketing. Early Low Dutch. (Burr.) Heads round, me- dium sized, solid. Outside leaves few in number; stalk thick and short. Medium early, tender and of good quality. Plant two and a half feet by two. Stone Mason. An im- provement on the Mason, which cabbage was selected by Mr. John Mason of Marblehead, from a num- ber of varieties of cabbage that came from a lot of seed purchased and planted as Savoys Mr. John Stone af- terwards improved upon the Mason cabbage, by increas- ing the size of the heads. Different growers differ in their standa,rd of a Stone Mason cabbage, in carliness and lateness, and in the size, form, and hardness of the head. But all these varieties agree in the charac- teristics of being very reliable for heading, in having heads, which are large, very hard, very tender, rich, and sweet; short stumps, and few waste leaves. The. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gregory, James J. H. [from old catalog]. New York, Orange Judd company
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