350 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



Medium Varieties. 



Amoug the medium varieties, those of special value are as follows: 



All the Year Bound, from Landreth. This cabbage is about ten days 

 later than the Early Drumhead varieties. Plants are medium size; stem^, 

 short and strong; heads, very solid, large and flat; leaves, dark blue, very 

 thick and leathery, but no amount of extra foliage. As the name might 

 indicate, it is a valuable medium or late variety. 



Brannschixeiger (Salzer), is one of the leading varieties for pickling. 

 The heads are very large, compact, tender and juicy; stem, short and 

 stout; foliage, light green with purple border. It has more superfluous 

 leaves than AU the Year Round, and is a little glazed. 



Long Island, from Brill, resembles the Lupton but is not true to type, 

 hence of no special value. 



Lnpton, from Burpee, was originated in 1888 by J. M. Lupton, one of 

 the most successful cabbage growers on Long Island. The plants are 

 large; heads, thick, flat, hard, crisp and juicy, and are neaily covered by 

 the outside leaves overlapping them. The leaves are of dark bluish green 

 color with purple border, and well filled to the union with the stem. A 

 valuable medium variety for its size of heads, vigor of plants and general 

 high qualities. 



Midsummer, from Maule's seed house, developed the largest per cent of 

 solid heads of any variety in the test. In shape, form and type it resem- 

 bles All the Year Round. The plants were large and vigorous, developing 

 enormous heads that were solid, white, crisp and juicy; stem short and 

 stout; foliage thick, light green with white bloom, growing but a very few 

 outside leaves. This being such a sure header, it promises to be of value 

 to the commercial gardener. 



Salzer's Ideal, Salzer, grows a symmetrical flat shaped head, and is uni- 

 form in size. The heads are solid, crisp, on a short stem, well covered 

 with light green foliage tinted with white bloom. The heads have very 

 few extra leaves and are not as large as Lupton. 



Short Stem, Henderson's, is a variety that is true to type and a valuable 

 cabbage for medium or late use. It grows a little smaller than Midsunimer 

 but is a sure header and identical with it in quality. 



Succession is one of the standard varieties and showed a large per cent 

 of (developed heads. It is about two weeks later than the Early Summer 

 and is all its name implies. The heads are large, flat, thick, very solid and 

 crisp; stems short and stout; foliage medium light with blue white bloom. 

 True to type and valuable for a medium or late crop. 



World Beater, Burpee's, stands with Alidsummer and Siiccession for 

 per cent of heads matured. The foliage is broad, compact, dark green 

 with brown tints; very true to type, developing firm, crisp heads of fine 

 quality, 



Late Varieties. 



Market Gardener's Flat Dutch, Landreth, grows a large, vigorous plant 

 with a short, stout stalk. The foliage is compact, medium, dark green 

 with rf^d and purple border; heads largp, broad, flat, thick and solid, en- 

 cased by the leaves overlapping each other. True to t> pe and a desirable 

 variety. 



Northrup, Braslan, Goodwin and Company's One Hundred Weight, and 

 Johnson and Stokes' Rock Head are identical, true to type, and developed 



