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bhl | titre autumn bulbs catalogue : 1900. | source https://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/16425981456 | description petkr henderson & co., new york.? vegetable seeds for fall sowing. 59 henderson'5 "early spring " cabbage. a new extra ^ arly cabbage, with a round flat head, coming in with the wakefield. the mobt valmiblc t-arly cabbage ever introducfil. tlio variety l» ot early summer type, but about one-fifth kriialler. having only four or five outhlde leaveb, anil thehe ho hniall.and krowinir ho near to the head, that it nmv be hueoeksfully planted twenty-one inches npnrt, ah elose ah any vnrletv wi- know of. itnt its preat value lies in the fact that it is the only first early plat cabbagre. ii pohse.-iscs wonderful uni- formity in kliape, bein;; roninl, wlitlitly lliittened at top of head. stem ib short and exteudh but little into the head ; this feature is valuable, ah it makeb nlmoht the entire head edible. the velidng ot the leaven 1b par- ticularly fine, in which renpect it shows its finely bred ehnrneter, being entirely frp.^ from any coarseness whiilever. there 1h no cabbake we know of havinc a moreboud head; but, added to this, it lia.s the pecul- iarity of headinc fiimly at an early bt.i^re in its prowth.bo that the finest cabbage, thou.;h hmall, can be oblnini-d long before it linh attained its mature size. it ih entlrelv tree from any'ranknehk ot flavor. (.see cut.) price, 15c. per pkt., 60e. "per oz., $12.00 per vi lb., $6.00 per lb. hendehso.s new "eaitly sl'kinc;" cauuaue. c3 o henderson's selected early jersey wakefield. original stock. the standard early cabbage. benderbok 8 early jersey wakekield cabbace. the merits and eharacterlbties of the early jersey wakefield call- bagfe are now ho well known an to hardly need repeatink hire; still asour catalogue annually falls into the hands of tliousandswlio havenot before seen it, we may slate that it is unlverbally considered the best early cab- bage in cultivation. among its merits uiay be mentioned its large size ot head for an early sort, small outhlde toliuge. and its uniformity in pro- ducing a crop. the heads are pyramidal in shape, having a blunted or rounded peak. our seed ot this famous cabbage is very choice, being saved from selected fine hard heads. (.see cut.) price, 5c. per pkt., 35c. peroz., $1.20 jier '/, lb., ?3 7.5 per lb. "had peter henderson done nothing else but introduce the early avakefield cabbnge.it would be a lasting monument to his name. no better variety is in cultivation to-day among the early klndsj" ? country gentleman. or large type of wakefield. for some year.s past cuhtoniers have requested us to procure for them, if possible, acabbage which liad all the characterlhtics of the early .jersey wakefield but of a greater size. with this in view, we carefully belected from one ot our best stocks ot wakefield a larger type, which is now so fi.xed in its character thatwe can offer itwith confidence to those desiring a cabbage of this kind. tliis selection will average about .'?0 per cent, larger in size than the old type ot wakefield, and is only two or three davs later. price, 10c. per pkt. ,40c per oz..$1.25per v4 lb.,f t 00 per lb. the charleston henderson's succession cabbage. is positively the finest cabbage in existence, whether for medium early, main crop or wlater use, &

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