
WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. — 
Vegetable Seeds—31 

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HOUSER 
The Latest Cabbage 
of Them All. 
This excellent cabbage is in very wide 
favor, and thousands of my friends tes- 
tify to its value. It is at least two weeks 
later than any strain of the Late Flat 
Dutch type. Im solidity it is almost as 
hard asthe renowned Danish Ball Head. 
It is very compact in habit of growth, 
the leaves closely surrounding and over- 
lapping the head. The shape and ap- 
pearance are shown in the illustration. 
In size the Houser cabbage will aver- 
age about 12 pounds at maturity, and the 
heads are uniformly handsome. The 
shape is round and deep, as indicated ; 
and when a head cracks or bursts it is 
always at the stem end, which does not 
destroy its use for market. 
In quality the Houser cabbage equals 
the best, being very free from the coarse 
ribs found in most late sorts. In fact, I 
would say that the Houser cabbage is 
very well bred, and in the careful trials 
and comparative tests on my experi- 
mental grounds, it has shown up excel- 
lently with all other late sorts. It isastrong, vigorous grower, 
with ability to withstand drought better than most varieties. 
Its true merit is shown by the demand for it. It 
behaves well in the field and sells well in the market, and 
adapts itself to various conditions of soil and climate. 
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In respect to its keeping qualities, in winter storage, I 
have only to say that it is perfect. Indeed, it is because the 
Houser is so extremely late and is such an excellent keeper 
that it has attained such wide popularity. I offer the origi- 
nal stock. Seed crop a partial failure this year. 
50 cents; quarter pound, $1.50; pound, $5.00. 






1] @ moderate amount of 

MARBLEHEAD MAMMOTH CABBAGE. 
MARBLEHEAD MAMMOTH, 
This enormous cabbage excels in size all other varieties. Under high 
culture it has reached the enormous weight of 50 to 60 pounds per head, 
with a diameter equal to that of a bushel basket, while 30 pounds per 
head is by no means rare. If you wish to have the biggest cabbage in 
the whole neighborhood this is the variety to plant. The quality, more- 
over, is not coarse, and the flavor is delicate and excellent. It is well 
adapted to the South, and is considered one of the most desirable varie- | 
ties of late cabbage for warm latitudes. | 
Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 30 cts.; 14 pound, 85 cts.; pound, $3.00. | 


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Thos Maxwell, Cadosia, N. Y.—My cabbage was the best in years and my beans | 
were fine. My garden was good for the hot summer. | 
| and are extremely firm 
| Short, and there are but * 
/ quality of the cabbage is 
= Somewhat crumpled at 
Red Polish 
Short-Stemmed. 
This grand red cabbage 
is a vigorous grower and 
quite hardy. The heads 
are of a dark red color § 
and heavy. The stem is 
few outer leaves, and it, 
therefore, requires only 
room in the row. The 
excellent, and I feel able 
to recommend it highly. 
The outside leaves are 

the edges, giving the 
plant a pleasing and : 
rather ornamental ap- 
pearance. The well- RED POLISH SHORT-STEMMED CABBAGE. 
shaped head is shown in the illustration. Some of the smaller red cab- 
bages have leaves so spreading as to actually require more room for 
growth than this one. New Red Polish is the most profitable red sort 
with which I am acquainted, and will provejsatisfactory in all respects 
to grower, cook and pickle maker. 
Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 30 cts.; 14 pound, 85 cts.; pound, $3.00. 
THE VOLGA. 
This new cabbage is a great acquisition. In a field of several acres 
frequently not a single plant shows any variation from a true and valu- 
able type, as the heads are of about equal size and shape; weighing from 
12 to 15 pounds each, round as a ball, measuring about 12 inches in 
diameter. The heads are perfectly solid and the stem does not run up 
into the heads nearly so far as in other sorts. Hardy and firm, making 
it a desirable variety for sour krout and other purposes. Heads fully 














Mrs. W. H. Barnett, Boswell, Pa.—I had the best garden in the nelghborhood. I | two weeks earlier than any of our late growing sorts. Good for early 
had cabbage to sell when my neighbors had none for home use. 
I think your 
seeds are the best I ever planted. os 
spring or fall and winter planting. 
Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 30 cts.; 1{ pound, 85 cts.; pound, $3.00. 
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