. Catalogue 1891 : W. R. Strong Company California seeds, trees & nursery stock. Nurseries (Horticulture) California Sacramento Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs. 18 W. K. Strong Company, Sacramento, Cal. each square rod, and cultivate well until the plants begin to die down. The bed may be cut one two or three times, all the short shoots above the surface should be cut, and after final cutting;, give a good dressing of manure, ashes and salt. Ever after that, the bed should give a full crop if annually dressed
. Catalogue 1891 : W. R. Strong Company California seeds, trees & nursery stock. Nurseries (Horticulture) California Sacramento Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs. 18 W. K. Strong Company, Sacramento, Cal. each square rod, and cultivate well until the plants begin to die down. The bed may be cut one two or three times, all the short shoots above the surface should be cut, and after final cutting;, give a good dressing of manure, ashes and salt. Ever after that, the bed should give a full crop if annually dressed with manure, ashes and salt. As soon as the tops are ripe and yellow they should be cut and burned. Conover's Colossal.—A mammoth sort frequently sending up fifteen to thirty sprouts from one to one and a half inches in diameter from a single plant, and spreading less than most sorts. Color deep green; quality good. Palmetto.—It is of very large size, even and regular in growth and appearance. It is a very early sort and highly recommended by Southern market men. 3 Produces heads i n autumn like a C a u 1 i- flower. Sow about the middle of April; trans plant in r i c L s o i 1 andmanage as winter Cabbage. For an early crop It Early Purple Cape.—This is the best for the Northern States, producing com- pact heads, of a brownish purple, and of good flavor. White Cape.—Not as eariy as the above; heads large, crermy white; close and certain to head. Brussels Sprouts. This is one of the best vegetales for win- ter use, produciug from the axils of the leaves an abundance of sprouts resembling small cabbages, of excellent mild 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 W. R. Strong Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Sacramento, C. A. : W. R. Strong
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