. Catalogue of the Delano Seed Co's, northern grown seeds : for the farm, vegetable and flower gardens for 1895. Nursery stock Nebraska Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs. CABBAGE—Continued. World Beater.—We offer this year, for the first time this new and remarkable acquisition to the gar- den. I his new variety is the result of several years careful selection and crossing of some of the leading varieties of late cabbages by a famous eastern gar- dener. His efforts have been rewarded by the pro- duction of a cabbage that is a wonder to everyo
. Catalogue of the Delano Seed Co's, northern grown seeds : for the farm, vegetable and flower gardens for 1895. Nursery stock Nebraska Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs. CABBAGE—Continued. World Beater.—We offer this year, for the first time this new and remarkable acquisition to the gar- den. I his new variety is the result of several years careful selection and crossing of some of the leading varieties of late cabbages by a famous eastern gar- dener. His efforts have been rewarded by the pro- duction of a cabbage that is a wonder to everyone who sees it. Not only is it a marvel in size, but in quality and flavor as well. This is the same variety that several seedsmen are cataloguing as " Autumn ; We can say without hesitation, that it is the finest Late Cabbage in cultivation; occupying the same place among late cabbages that the Early Jersey Wakefield does among the early varieties The best keeper there is grown, produces enormous, solid heads of a dark green color. Has but a few outside leaves, and can be relied upon to produce more pounds of salable cabbage, on this account, than any other variety. The heads are nearly spherical in shape; with leaves of a peculiar crimped nature. Notice what those who have grown this variety say: "I have raised the finest cabbages that I ever saw. Some of the heads (after cleared off ready for marketi weighed 19 lbs. in September. It is very tender and of fine flavor. J. S. Borne. Editor Post :— We see in the Post of ttie loth inst, notice of a large cabbage measuring 3 feet in circumference. I this day measured what we think is o ir lar^ast, aad it is just 47 inches, clean, solid golds, and weighs 25 pounds. Lots of 3S and 40 inch circumferences and from 18 to 20 pounders. Respectfully, f. m. Huffman, Marquess, W. Va. Pkt., 10; 3 pkts., 25; oz, 30; I lb., $ Mammoth Rock Red.—Very much larger heads than the old Red Dutch. Ninety-five per cent,
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