General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

3

Total Parts

62

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Light brown paper envelope-style package bears black and green illustration and text.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

8.2 cm

Width

6.3 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Horticulture

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Fisher

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Brockville

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Presumably used c. 1890; possibly also used later.

Canada

Unknown

Function

General: Used to identify, contain and promote contents. Specific: This package used to contain "Express" variety cabbage seeds.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"CABBAGE,/ EXPRESS", "(Chou Precoce d'Etampes)/ PRICE FIVE CENTS." printed on package front; "EXPRESS/ CABBAGE./ The very earliest cabbage/ grown ; does not keep for winter/ use ; heads of a good fair size,/ oval or tallish shape ; outside/ leaves short and broad./ CULTURE . - Sow early in hot-/ beds, and when six inches high/ transplant to open ground in/ rows 2 1/2 feet apart, setting plants/ 18 inches apart in the row ; they/ do well mixed in with winter/ cabbage to cut out early./ PUT UP BY/ A.L. FISHER, Brockville, Ont." printed on reverse. Parks Canada catalogue no. "x.71.160.170 A2" printed by hand in pencil on package back.

Missing

Package and contents appear complete.

Finish

Light brown paper envelope-style package bears black and green illustration and text.

Decoration

Illustration of stylized whole cabbage decorates package front.