. Cabbages: how to grow them. Cabbage. [from old catalog]. CABBAGES, HOW TO GROW THEM, ETC. 43 of this cabbage, and if we want to try a new drumheadj I will speak a good ,word for this Early Schweinfurt or Schweinfurt Quintal is a new but excellent early drumhead ; the heads range in size from ten to eighteen inches in diameter, varying with the conditions of cultivation more than any other cabbage I am acquainted with. The heads arc flattish round, weigh from three to nine pounds when well grown, are very symmetrical in shape, standing apart from the surrounding leaves. They are not sol
. Cabbages: how to grow them. Cabbage. [from old catalog]. CABBAGES, HOW TO GROW THEM, ETC. 43 of this cabbage, and if we want to try a new drumheadj I will speak a good ,word for this Early Schweinfurt or Schweinfurt Quintal is a new but excellent early drumhead ; the heads range in size from ten to eighteen inches in diameter, varying with the conditions of cultivation more than any other cabbage I am acquainted with. The heads arc flattish round, weigh from three to nine pounds when well grown, are very symmetrical in shape, standing apart from the surrounding leaves. They are not solid, though they have the finished appearance that solidity gives; they are remarkably tender as though blanched, and of very good flavor. It is among the earliest of drumheads, maturing at about the same time as the Early Winnig- stadt. As an early drumhead for the family garden it has no superior ; and where the market is near and does not insist that a cabbage head must be hard to be good, it has proved a very profitable market 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. , 1827- [from old catalog]. Salem, Mass. , Observer steam printing rooms
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