. Alexander's garden and field seed catalogue. ALEXANDER SEED COMPANY, AUGUSTA, GA. 5 CABBAGE Culture—For the earliest crops in the spring set out in February or March plants which have been wintered over, either in cold frames or out of doors. For successive crops sow the early varieties in hotbed or cold frame in January, February or early March. Later sow the early varieties out of doors in March or April. For win- ter cabbage sow in April, May or June, transplanting in July or August, to head up during the late fall and winter. Fall sowings, to make plants for setting out in the fall or ea
. Alexander's garden and field seed catalogue. ALEXANDER SEED COMPANY, AUGUSTA, GA. 5 CABBAGE Culture—For the earliest crops in the spring set out in February or March plants which have been wintered over, either in cold frames or out of doors. For successive crops sow the early varieties in hotbed or cold frame in January, February or early March. Later sow the early varieties out of doors in March or April. For win- ter cabbage sow in April, May or June, transplanting in July or August, to head up during the late fall and winter. Fall sowings, to make plants for setting out in the fall or earlier spring, should be made after Septem- ber 20th ; if sown earlier they will likely shoot to seed, especially the flat-headed kinds. Early varieties should be set 18 inches apart in 2% to 3-foot rows; late varieties, being larger, should be set 2 feet apart in 3-foot rows. One ounce will produce about 2,000 plants; six ounces will make plants for an acre. Use good rich soil, plenty of manure and fertilizer; work frequently and deeply. Plant late crop in May. Insect Remedies.—For flea-beetle in the seed bed, apply Slug Shot while the dew is on. For the green cab- bage worm apply Slug Shot, or mix one ounce of Paris green to six pounds of flour or land plaster, and apply after a rain or when the dew is on the plants. For the terrapin or spotted cabbage bug, hand-picking is the only remedy. Mustard plants in the rows will draw the bugs from the cabbage, and the mustard can be pulled up and burned and the bugs destroyed. Late Drumhead i^gsSSrfg that has held its popularity for years and is still well known and a largely planted kind; is a good solid hard header and good sure cropper. Pkt. 10c; y2 oz. 25c; oz. 45c; y4 lb. 90c; lb. $, postpaid. Succession — ™s. is }&r^}y a market gardener's va- riety, and is used mostly in the South for shipping purposes; is a large flat top va- riety with good color and firmness, being about twice the size of most other large sort
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