he head being round and full at
the top, and tapering thence to the base, forming a tolerably regular,
inverted cone. The leaves are erect, of a peculiar ashy or bluish-green
hue, spoon-shaped, and clasp or cove over and around the head in the
manner of a hood or cowl.

Though an early cabbage, it is thought to be more affected by heat than
most of the early varieties; and is also said to lose some of its
qualities, if kept late in the season. Head of medium size, seldom
compactly formed; and, when cut and cooked in its greatest perfection,
tender and well flavored.

Transplant in rows two feet apart, and from eighteen to twenty-four
inches apart in the rows.

EARLY WAKEFIELD.

Head of medium size, generally somewhat conical, but sometimes nearly
round, compact; leaves very glaucous; stalk small.

A fine, early variety, heading readily. As the plants occupy but little
space, it is recommended as a desirable sort for early marketing.

EARLY YORK.

According to Rogers, the Early York Cabbage was introduced into England
from Flanders, more than a hundred years ago, by a private soldier named
Telford, who was there many years in the reign of Queen Anne. On his
return to England, he settled as a seedsman in Yorkshire: whence the
name and celebrity of the variety.

In this country, it is one of the oldest, most familiar, and, as an
early market sort, one of the most popular, of all the kinds now
cultivated. The head is of rather less than medium size, roundish-ovoid,
close, and well-formed, of a deep or ash-green color, tender, and well
flavored. The loose leaves are few in number, often revoluted on the
border, and comparatively smooth on the surface; nerves greenish-white.
The plants of the true variety have short stalks, occupy but little
space, and seldom fail to produce a well-formed, and, for an early sort,
a good-sized head. They require a distance of about eighteen inches
between the rows, and fifteen or eighteen inches in the row.

Its earliness and its unfailing productiveness make it a favorite with
market-gardeners; and it still retains its long-established popularity,
notwithstanding the introduction of numerous new sorts, represented as
being as early, equally prolific, and surpassing it in general
excellence.

EAST HAM.

From East Ham, in Essex, Eng. It is not a large, but a fine, early sort,
not unlike the Ox-heart. The head is of an oval form, compact, and
rather regular; the leaves are f