Rural School Leaflet 



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Hamburg (Fig. 7). Suggest that they draw the three types 

 of comb and name the breed on which the spike points downward, 

 straight back, and upward, re- 

 spectively. 



3. The pea comb. — A comb re- 

 sembling three low, thick, slightly 

 serrated, single combs, grown to- 

 gether, the center comb being slightly 

 higher than the other two (Fig. 8). 



The pea comb is found on only 

 a few breeds, the most common 

 being the Brahma (Fig. 8), Indian 

 Game, Buckeye, and Sumatra. 



4. The " V" comb. — A comb consist- 

 ing of two small, divided, horn-like or 

 leaf-like projections, varying in size and 



shape with 

 the differ- 

 ent breeds. 

 Found only 

 on La Flech 



(Fig. 9). 

 coeur (Fig. 



Fig. 5. — Wyandotte 



Rose comb, low, medium, oval, spike following 

 the curve of the head 



Fig. 6. — Rose-Comb White Leghorn 



Rose comb, medium to large, flat top, 

 finely serrated, point horizontal 



Fig. 7. — Hamburg 



Houdan (Fig. 10), Creve- 

 11), Polish, and Sultan. 

 The Polish and the Houdan have combs 

 consisting of very small, horn-like, project- 



Rose comb, medium to large, fiat top, ing points extending upward like a small 



finely serrated, spike inclined upward ox 



"v" (Fig. 10). 



The La Flech has larger horn-like 

 points projecting backward and upward 

 so as to form a large " V " (Fig. 9). 



The Crevecoeur has a larger fleshy 

 comb, irregularly shaped, similar to an 

 oak leaf (Fig. 11). 



The Sultan has two very small spikes 

 arranged in the form of a " V." 



Ask the . class to point out, name, 

 and draw on the blackboard the different 

 types of V-shaped combs as shown in 

 Figs. 9, 10, and 11, and to state the breed on which each may be found. 



5. The strawberry comb. — A fleshy growth so named because of its 

 similarity in shape and color to a ripe strawberry. Found only on the 

 Malay (Fig. 12) and the Silky. 



Fig. 8. — Brahma 



Pea comb, medium, evenly and slightly 

 serrated in three rows 



