THREE DESIRABLE WINTER CABBflGES.— AIL MONEY MAKERS. 



DANISH BAL.L HEAD.— A variety that has 

 lately come proniinectly to the front as an extra 

 prorttable market gardener's cabbage, and of 

 which 1 otter 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- 

 cognized, and my customers began to demand it. 

 1 accordingly re-listed it in lSi)6, and have sold 

 large quantities of it since that time, and the de- 

 mand goes on increasing. It 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 

 ^Mth readv sale especiallj so late in the winter. 

 I'kt , 10 < t^ , oz., 25 ( ts ; Yi lb , 73 ( ts , lb., $2.50. 



MAULiE'S PRIZE FLAT DUTCH. — For 



nfiany 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, fiat 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 

 stem 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|-^ feet apart in 

 rows 3 to 3;-^ feet apart. This requires from 5,000 

 to 6,000 plants per acre, it matures slightly ear- 

 lier than Prize Drumhead, perhaps 3 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 

 aud thorough culture for this and all other cab- 

 bages; but I think this strain will do better under 

 partial neglect than any other in the world, possi- 

 bly excepting 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 to the field To 

 rush matteis, sow in inh giound aud keep it 

 moist. Pkt , 5c , o/ , Ik , '4 lb , 50c , lb , »1 50 



MAULE S PR 



MAULE'S PRIZE SHORT STEMMED DRUMHEAD. 



IZE FLAT DUTCH 



MAT I.,E'*. PRIZE SHORT STEMMED 



DUI 31IIEAD.— Suieness in heading and regu- 

 l.uit\ in giovth, ha^e put Maule's Short 

 Stemmed Drumhead at the top of the list, and I 

 lia\ e no f( ar of using w 01 ds of praise too high for 

 its merits It foims \erj large, hard, solid, flat- 

 tened heads, uniform in shape and color, and of 

 handsome appeal ante Ithasa\erj short stem, 

 and IS a < ompa< t giower Shortness of stem is so 

 (haiacteiistic as to be associated with the very 

 best strains of this cabbage, and the stock which 

 I otter lb thoioughbied in this and all other re- 

 spects. This cabbage, like Pn/c Flat Dutch, has 

 so long been an established standard that certain 

 peculiantif s ha^e been bred into it, and have be- 

 come so firmly fixed as to bt necessary features 

 of growth It is as natuial foi this cabbage to 

 form a head as to foim leaves, and reports of 99 

 marketable heads fiom 100 plants ait of frequent 

 ocdirrence Nobody will be disappointed in my 

 strain of Short Stemmed Drumhead, for it repre- 

 sents tlie best principles of seed culture applied 

 to a standard vegetable. My Prize Drumhead far 

 surpasses the old fashioned strains of the same 

 name, being quicker and more certain to mature, 

 having heads of deeper and better shape. 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)4 feet apart in rows 3 to sy^ 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 flavor 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, 20 cents; 

 J4 pound, 60 cents; pound, 82.00. 



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