. Annual catalogue [of] high-class seeds. Nursery stock New York State Catalogs; Nurseries Horticulture New York State Catalogs; Tree Seedlings Prices; Seeds Prices; Vegetables Seeds Prices; Bulbs Plants Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Prices New York State New York; Nursery stock; Nurseries (Horticulture); Flowers; Bulbs (Plants); Vegetables; Trees. iS J. M. Thorburn & Co., 15 John St., New York. EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD. Chou. Berza de refollo fiofil. Culture.—Soil for Cabbage should be rich and heavy loam, with good drainage. On such a soil, with an abundance of
. Annual catalogue [of] high-class seeds. Nursery stock New York State Catalogs; Nurseries Horticulture New York State Catalogs; Tree Seedlings Prices; Seeds Prices; Vegetables Seeds Prices; Bulbs Plants Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Prices New York State New York; Nursery stock; Nurseries (Horticulture); Flowers; Bulbs (Plants); Vegetables; Trees. iS J. M. Thorburn & Co., 15 John St., New York. EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD. Chou. Berza de refollo fiofil. Culture.—Soil for Cabbage should be rich and heavy loam, with good drainage. On such a soil, with an abundance of stable or Thorburn's Complete Manure, excellent crops are sure to be grown. For early spring, sow in fall ; not too early, or the plants are liable to bolt in the spring instead of heading. In a month the plants will be fit to transplant to coldframes, where they are wintered, taking care, in planting, to set the young plants down to the first leaves. Trans- plant in spring as soon as the ground can be worked, setting the plants two feet apart one way and from twelve to eighteen inches the other, according to the variety. If it is desir- able to economize space, Lettuce or Radish may be sown between the rows, as they will be out of the way before the Cabbage needs the room. For late or winter crops the seed is sown in May, and the plants set out in July. In this case they are set in rows two by three feet, so as to work them with a horse and cul- tivator. To destroy the green worm that is so -destructive to the leaves and heads of Cabbage and Cauliflower, an experienced grower says : "Take one ounce of saltpetre and dissolve it in twelve quarts of water ; then take a short-handled whisk broom, dip it in the solution, and sprinkle the plants well. One application is sufficient, unless the stuff is washed off by heavy rains. The liquid, being perfectly clear, never colors the Cauliflower or Cabbage ; To prevent the turnip flea attacking the young plants, sift fi
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