THREE DESIRABLE WINTER CABBAGES.—ALL MONEY MAKERS. . 

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MAULE’S PRIZE FLAT DUTCH. — For l Ge 
many years I have pushed this cabbage to the ’ 
front; not on account of a proprietary interest in 
it, but because it is the best obtainable strain of a 
great standard sort; a sort as widely grown as 
any other in the whole country. Continued care 
and critical selection have secured a perfectly 
true stock of seed. The heads of my Prize Flat 
Dutch are large, heavy, solid, flat on top, and of a 
bluish green color. “They are altogether hand- 
some to the eye, and satisfactory to the touch. 
My strain is a low growing variety, with short 
etem and comparatively few outer leaves. The 
quality is fine and the flavor excellent, the, heads 
being white when cut and the inside leaves crisp « 
and tender. My seed has always been American 
grown, coming from the celebrated Long Island 
districts, and whoever purchases this strain may 
be assured of getting the best. Prize Flat Dutch 
is everywhere a favorite market variety, and is 
often grown in extensive operations in the field. 
It requires liberal space, being one of the largest 
cabbages, and may be planted 2'4 feet apart in 
rows 3 to 344 feet apart. This requires from 5,000 
to 6,000 plants per acre. 1t matures slightly ear- 
lier than Prize Drumhead, perhaps 8 to 5 days 
sooner. Both are to be regarded as late varieties. 
Prize Flat Dutch is comparatively free from a dis- 
position to burst, and is one of the most reliable 
winter keepers. I, of course, urge good manuring 
and thorough culture for this and all other cab- 
bages; but I think this strain will do better under 
artial neglect than any other in the world, possi- 
ly exeepting Surehead. It has been so long bred 
to a standard that the heading habit is thoroughly 
established as an essential part of its growth, and 
it will produce a head even when its size is stunted 
by dry weather or other adverse condition. The 
usual custom at the North is to sow the seed 
for this cabbage in May or June, in an open air 
seed bed, and later to transplant tothe field. To 
rush matters, sow in rich ground and keep it 
moist. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c., 44 1b., oUe., 1b., $2.25. 






















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MAULE’S PRIZE SHORT STEMMED DRUMHEAD. 
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MAULE’S PRIZE FLAT DUTCH. 
y having heads of deeper and better shape. 
DANISH BALL HEAD.—A yariety that has 
lately come prominently to the front as an extra | 
profitable market gardener’s cabbage, and of 
which | offer originator’s stock direct from Den- 
mark. In that country for a number of years it 
has been the main reliance for winter use and for 
export. 1 tested it years ago, and listed it in my 
catalogue, but it did not at first find favor with 
the American public, and for a time I dropped it. 
Finally, however, its great worth and truly re- 
markable keeping qualities (it comes out of the 
pit in March and April as fresh as when put in 
and with absolutely no waste) became widely re- 4 



I accordingly re-listed it in 1&96,and have sold 
Jt is a money maker. 
It is a medium to late cabbage, but generally 
grown as a late crop. It is sure to form round 
and very heavy, hard heads. It can be grown in 
close quarters, on account of its compact habit. I 
have already alluded to its extra good keeping 
quality, which in part explains why it is so gen- 
erally regarded as a profit winner. It is popular 
in the markets of the large cities, where it meets 
with ready sale especially so late in the winter. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; 14 Ib., $1.00; Ib., $3.00. 
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DRUMHEAD.—Sureness in heading and regu- § 
larity in growth, have put Maule’s Short * 
Stemmed Drumhead at the top of the list, and 1 il 
have no fear of using words of praise too high for B) 
its merits. It forms very large, hard, solid, flat- 2) 
tened heads, uniform in shape and color, and of &) 
handsome appearance. lt has a very short stem, jw 
and is acompact grower. Shortness of stem is so 
characteristic as to be associated with the very *| 
best strains of this cabbage, and the stock which 
I offer is thoroughbred in this and all other re- 
spects. This cabbage, like Prize Flat Dutch, has 
so long been an established standard that eertain 
peculiarities have been bred into it, and have be- 
come so firmly fixed as to be necessary features 
of growth. It is as natural for this cabbage to 
form a head as to form leaves, and reports of 9% 
marketable heads from 100 plants are of frequent 
occurrence. Nobody will be disappointed in my 
strain of Short Stemmed Drumbhead, for it repre- 
sents the best principles of seed culture applied 
to astandard vegetable. My Prize Drumhead far 
Surpasses the old fashioned strains of the same 
name, being quicker and more certain to mature, 
Short 
Stemmed Drumhead cabbage is a variety of the 
same general type as the Flat Dutch, and should 
have similar treatment in the field, requiring to 
be planted about 2% feet apart in rows 8 to 3% feet 
apart, necessitating the use of 5,000 or 6,000 plants 
to the acre. The head is rather broader and flat- 
ter than the Flat Dutch; but the inside texture is 
much the same, and the flayor is equally good. 
It is a standard sort for winter keeping, and is 
equally available with the Flat Dutch for all pur- 
poses. It sells readily in the winter and spring 
markets. its cultural requirements are the same 
as the other late sorts, the seed being sown at the =) 
North in May or June, and the plants going into ,. 
the field usually as a second crop. It reaches ma- «|| 
turity at the same time as Flat Dutch, or from 3 @ 
to 5 days later. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents; >| ip 
Vf pound, 75 cents; pound, $2.50, > 4 
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