. Steckler's seed catalogue and garden manual for the southern states : 1901 . Large York. St. Denis or Chou Bonneuil. 42 J. STECKLER SEED CO., I/TD., ALMANAC AND be sold, to any advantage in the New Or-leans market. Jersey Wakefield. Very popular inthe North, but little planted here. It is ofmedium size and heads up well. Barly Flat Dutch. An intermediatekind between the early pointed and latevarieties. It is not, on an average, as heavyas the Oxheart or Winningstadt; but ifraised for the market more suitable on ac-count of being flat. Very good variety forfamily use. Early Drumhead. _ A simi
. Steckler's seed catalogue and garden manual for the southern states : 1901 . Large York. St. Denis or Chou Bonneuil. 42 J. STECKLER SEED CO., I/TD., ALMANAC AND be sold, to any advantage in the New Or-leans market. Jersey Wakefield. Very popular inthe North, but little planted here. It is ofmedium size and heads up well. Barly Flat Dutch. An intermediatekind between the early pointed and latevarieties. It is not, on an average, as heavyas the Oxheart or Winningstadt; but ifraised for the market more suitable on ac-count of being flat. Very good variety forfamily use. Early Drumhead. _ A similar varietyto the above; a little earlier, and not mak-ing as many leaves, it can be planted good earlv spring cabbage. iarge Flat Brunswick. This is alate German variety, introduced here about31 years ago by the late Richard Frotscher,It is an excellent kind, and when wellheaded up the shape of it is a true type of apremium Flat Dutch Cabbage. Requiresvery rich ground if sown for winter crop,and should be sown early, as it is a little. Improved Early Summer. Crecent City Flat Dutch. GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 43 more susceptible of frost than the SuperiorFlat Dutch. It is well adapted for shipping,being very hard, and does not wilt so quickas others. At Frenier, on the Illinois Cen-tral Railroad, this is the kind principallyplanted, and is preferred over all othervarieties. The people living there plantnothing else but cabbage, and have triednearly all highly recommended varieties,and this is their choice. At that place theseeds are sown in October and bulk of the cabbage raised there isshipped North in April and May, and is thefinest which comes to the Chicago market. January for late spring use; it will standmore cold than the Brunswick. Frotschers Superior Large LateFlat Dutch. This is the most popular va-riety for winter cabbage, and cultivated byalmost every gardener who plants for theNew Orleans market. Heads are large andsolid, often wei
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