. Capitol city seeds for 1961. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. 300. Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard CABBAGE One ounce will produce 2000 to 2500 plants; Vi pound should plant an acre Cabbage is especially valuable for its vitamin C. Culture. Cabbage does best in fresh, rich, well-manured soil deeply prepared. For very early use sow in January or February in hotbeds, transplanting to other hotbeds when ready, or sow in coldframes in March. Transplant, when frost-danger has passed, to open ground, 1}^ to 2 feet apa
. Capitol city seeds for 1961. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. 300. Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard CABBAGE One ounce will produce 2000 to 2500 plants; Vi pound should plant an acre Cabbage is especially valuable for its vitamin C. Culture. Cabbage does best in fresh, rich, well-manured soil deeply prepared. For very early use sow in January or February in hotbeds, transplanting to other hotbeds when ready, or sow in coldframes in March. Transplant, when frost-danger has passed, to open ground, 1}^ to 2 feet apart in the row. Later crops can be sown outside from late March until early May, in drills from trans- planting, or better, sow in the field-rows, thinning out instead of transplanting. Days listed are from setting of plants. Extra-Early Varieties 233. Early Round Dutch. (70 days.) Produces small compact plants; stem short; heads medium dark green; average 4 to 5 pounds. Pkt. 15c; J^oz. 40c; oz. 65c; Hlb. $1-60, postpaid. 200. Golden Acre. (65 days.) A Copen- hagen type with smaller solid round heads maturing 7 to 10 days earlier than Copen- hagen Market. Pkt. 15c; Hoz. 25c; oz. 45c; M\h. $, postpaid. 292. Jersey Wakefield. Selected Stock. (65 days.) The most popular early pointed- head Cabbage. Medium-sized solid heads with few outer leaves. All mature at one time. Pkt. 15c; J^oz. 25c; oz. 45c; J^Ib. $, postpaid. Early Cabbage 266. Allhead Early. (78 days.) This earliest of the large-heading Cabbages produces remarkably solid, flat heads 6 to 7 inches deep. They are uniform in color and size. A good winter keeper. Pkt. 15c; y2oz. 25c; oz. 45c; &Ib. $, postpaid. 243. Copenhagen Market. (70 days.) A dependable market variety maturing high- quality heads averaging 3J4 to 4 pounds each. Pkt. 15c; J^oz. 25c; oz. 45c; Jilb. $, postpaid. 102. Globe. Yellows-Resistant. (80 days.) Heads 834 to 9 inches in diameter, deep, round, solid. Average weight (>y2 pounds. P
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