22— Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1909 



SliGGESSSON CABBAGE. 



This cabbage is one of the Henderson introductions, and is unques- - 

 tionably an excellent variety. It is a large sort, with a flat head, matur- 

 ing in midsummer. It can be brought to perfection in the hottest i 

 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 1 

 average weight per head is about twelve pounds. » 



The introducers say of this cabbage : " We consider it one of our most J 

 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 f 

 superior to that variety. It is of nearly double the size, and is abso- 

 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." 



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 



instilled in regarding Succession as a true and individual type of cabbage. 



Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 35 cts.; impound, $1.00; pound, §3.25. 



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MAULE'S PRIZE DRUMHEAD. 



SUCCESSION. 



maule's mim drumhead. 



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 

 handsome appearance. It has a very short 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 

 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 my 

 strain of Short Stemmed Drumhead, for it repre- 

 sents the 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, 

 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. It is a standard 

 sort for winter keeping, and sells readily in the 

 winter and spring markets. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 

 25 cts.; M lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.50. 



MAULE'S PRIZE FLAT DUTCH. 



For many years I have pushed this cabbage to 

 ihe 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. My strain is a low growing J 

 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 

 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. 



Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 75c; lb., $2.50. 



MAULE'S PRIZE FLAT DUTCH. 



