. Burpee's prize supplement for 1902. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. Better Than Autumn King. Rev. G. H. A. Murkay, Hatley, Quebec, Canada, writes: "It is a vifjorous and rapid grower, and a sure header. The heads those of the '.\utumn King,' exce|)t that the outside lo;ives spread iiKue widely and grow more closely- to the ground; wliih^ they are more tender, sweeter, and Iiikm- in fiavoi- than those of that variety-. iNunil)er 'S(>venty-six ' protluces very hu ge, soli, I. n nd s> inniet rioally rounded heads, which continue
. Burpee's prize supplement for 1902. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. Better Than Autumn King. Rev. G. H. A. Murkay, Hatley, Quebec, Canada, writes: "It is a vifjorous and rapid grower, and a sure header. The heads those of the '.\utumn King,' exce|)t that the outside lo;ives spread iiKue widely and grow more closely- to the ground; wliih^ they are more tender, sweeter, and Iiikm- in fiavoi- than those of that variety-. iNunil)er 'S(>venty-six ' protluces very hu ge, soli, I. n nd s> inniet rioally rounded heads, which continue to increase in size without bursting until very iiard fiosts ,s(>t in. The bUiish-green foliage, blending \\'i\h the ligiiter colored (almost white) head, gives it a ver\- attractive ap- ; and, besides being a sure cropper, owing to the large leaves being so close to the ground, it stands extremes of dry and wet weather better than any other ; Will Grow Fine Heads in Any Soil. R. ('. IUklkss. )., Rose, N. October , 1901. writes: "No. 7() nia1uie<l, oycvy plant grew to a perfect round hea 1 ten to twelve inclies in diameter; those less in size .-ire just as solid as a rock,—it is like cutting thiough n (•li;v^s(\ . . Upon same soil other cabbages diil not mature over one-half of the l)lants to head. No. 76 1 am satisfied will giow fine heads in any coiuitry and upon any soil. As you state, the outer leives make the liest mulch, and the end so completeh- fiee frcjm outer leaves the cabbage raiser can walk along and cut the heads free from the stump almost as fast as one can ; Delicious in Flavor. S. M. F.^RN'tTM, Crestview, Tenn., October 18, 1901, writes: "Not a plant failed to head. The heads were larger and more solid than thosp of any of the other varieties i)lante I, and very distinct in their appear- ance. ... It c(;oks in less time than any other cabbage I have seen, and is wonderfully tender,—no tough pieces
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