36 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1916 



THREE GOOD WINTER CABBAGES 



233 Maule's 

 Prize Drumhead 



MAUL 



Packets 



AD CABBAGE. 



, 25 cents; quarter pound, 75 cents; pound, $2.50, postpaid 



Short Stem 



Sureness in heading and regularity in growth 

 have placed this at the top of the list, and we 

 have no fear of using words of praise too high for 

 its merits. It forms very large, hard, solid, flat- 

 tened heads, uniform in shape and color, and of 

 handsome appearance. It has a very short stem, 

 and is a compact gi'ower. Shortness of stem is so 

 characteristic as to be associated with the very 

 best strains of this cabbage, and the stock which 

 we offer is thoroughbred in this and ,all other 

 respects. This cabbage, like Prize Flat Dutch, has 

 so long been an established standard that certain 

 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 99 

 marketable heads from 100 plants are of frequent 

 occurrence. Nobody will be disappointed in our 

 strain of Short Stemmed Drumhead, for it repre- 

 sents the best principles of seed culture applied 

 to a standard vegetable. Our Prize Drumhead far 

 surpasses the old-fashioned strains of the same 

 name, being quicker and more certain to mature, 

 ■with heads of deeper and better shape. It is a 

 standard sort for winter l^eeping, and sells read- 

 ily in the winter and spring markets. 



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The Celebrated Lupton 



A Grand Leading Winter Cabbage of Our 



Introduction. The Only Rival 



of the Famed Surehead 



The Lupton cabbage began its career in 1888, on the eastern end of 

 Long Island, in an extensive cabbage growing district. The origin- 

 ator, whose name the cabbage bears, is undoubtedly the largest 

 grower of flrst-class cabbage seed in America and every prominent 

 seed firm in the country considers him an authority on this important 

 subject. Lupton has some of the best traits of Surehead, with the size 

 and general shape of Maule's Prize Flat Dutch, but is several days 

 earlier than the latter. Its growth Is particularly strong and vigorous. 

 Its color Is a dark bluish green, indicating robust constitution and 

 healthy development. The leaves are broad and well filled out to 

 their juncture with the stem. The stem Is short, and broad under the 

 head, but tapers almost to a point where it enters the ground. The 

 head is thick and flat, with the outer leaves covering it well across 

 the centre. It is very large, solid, and of the most excellent quality, 

 without any features of coarseness, the veins and ribs being well devel- 

 oped, but not prominent. Our seed is, of course, all grown by originator. 



THE CELEBRATED LUPTON CABBAGE. 



Packet, 5 cents ; ounce, 30 cents ; quarter pound, 85 cents ; pound, $3.00, postpaid. 



LATEST CABBAGE OF THEM ALL 



THE 



HOUSER 



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The Houser 



This excellent cabbage is in very wide favor and thousands of our friends testify 

 to its value. It is at least two weeks later than any strain of the Late Flat 

 Dutch type. In solidity it is almost as hard as the renowned Danish Ball Head. 

 It is very compact in habit of growth, the leaves closely surrounding and over- 

 lapping the head. The shape and appearance are shown in the illustration. 



In size the Houser cabbage will average 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 inmost late sorts. In fact, we would say that the Houser cabbage is 

 very well bred, and in the careful trials and comparative tests on our grounds, it 

 has shown up excellently with all other late sorts. It is a strong, 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. 



Its keeping qualities, in winter storage, are perfect. It is because the Houser i.s so 

 extremely late and is such an excellent keeper that it has attained such wide pup- 

 ularity. Owing to the scarcity of seed we cannot ofl'er this variety in larger quanlity 

 this year. Packet, 1 cents ; half ounce, 30 cents; ounce, 50 cents, postpaid. 



