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WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 47 
THREE DESIRABLE GABBAGES.— ALL MONEY MAKERS. 
SUCCESSION CABBAGE. 
This cabbage is one of the Henderson introductions, and is unques- 
tionably an excellent variety. Itis alarge sort, with a flat head, matur- 
ing in midsummer. It can be brought to perfection in the hottest 
SS weather, or may be used as an autumn or winter crop. The heads 
: average ten to twelve inches in diameter, but are frequently larger. The 
S average weight per head is about twelve pounds. 
The introducers say of this cabbage: ‘* We consider it one of our most 
\\) valuable contributions to horticulture. It would be classed as a second 
early variety, coming in a few days later than Early Summer, but it is 
superior to that variety. It is of nearly double the size, and is abso- 
N lutely true to its type under all conditions. In addition to this, it has no 
\ tendency whatever to run to seed. * * It is so finely bred and so true 
\\ to type that in a field of twenty acres every head appears alike.” 
ik It is a very handsome cabbage in make up and habit of growth, as well 
¥ as high-bred in quality. Every plant has a characteristic shape, even to 
the curl of the topmost leaf of the head. Indeed, the introducers are 
justified in regarding Succession as a true and individual ty pe of cabbage. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents; 144 pound, 73 cents; pound, $2.50. 
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MAULE’S PRIZE DRUMHEAD. Re 
Sureness in heading and regularity in growth 
have placed this at the top of the list, and I 
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 
handsomeappearance. It has avery ghort stem, 
and is a compact 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 
respects. This cabbage, like Prize Flat Dutch, has 
8o long been an established standard that certain 
peculiarities have been bred into it, and have be- 
come s0 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 my 
strain of Short Stemmed Drumhead, for it repre- 
sents the best principles of seed culture applied 
toastandard vegetable. My 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. The 
head is rather broader and flatter than the Flat 
Dutch; but the inside texture is much the same, 
and the flavor is equally good. Itisa standard 
sort for winter keeping, and sells readily in the 
winter and spring markets. Packet, 10 cents; = = 7 —= 
ounce, 25 cents; 14 pound, 75 cents; pound, $2.50. MAULE’S PRIZE DRUMHEAD. 
MAULE’S PRIZE FLAT DUTCH. 
For 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 
S 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. 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 Maule’s Prize Flat Dutch may be as- 
\) Sured of getting the best. It is everywhere a 
Y favorite market variety. It matures slightly 
earlier than Prize Drumhead; perhaps three to five 
days sooner. Prize Flat Dutch is comparatively 
free from a disposition to burst, and is one of the 
most reliable winter keepers. I think this strain 
will do better under partial neglect than any 
other in the world, possibly excepting Surehead. 
It has been so long bred to a standard that the 
heading habit is thoroughly established as an es- 
sential part of its growth, and it will produce a 
head even when its size is stunted by dry weather 
or other adverse condition. 
Packet, 10c.; ounce, 25c.; 44 1b. 75c.; 1b., $2.50 
THE HOUSER.—(See yellow pages ) 
