WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Vegetable Seeds — 23 



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The Latest Cabbage 

 of Them All. 



Thia 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. 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 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 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. 



In respect to its keeping qualities, in winter storage, 

 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 stock 

 direct from the introducer. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 40 cents; quarter pound, $1.25; pound, $4.00,, 



NEW RED POLISH 

 SHORT-STEMMED. — 



This new red cabbage is 

 a vigorous grower and 

 quite hardy. The heads 

 are of a dark red color, 

 and are extremely firm 

 and heavy. The stem is 

 short, and there are but 

 few outer leaves, and it, 

 therefore, requires only 

 a moderate amount of 

 room in the row. The 

 quality of the cabbage is 

 excellent, and I feel able 

 to recommend it highly. 

 The outside leaves are 

 somewhat crumpled at 

 the edges, giving the 

 plant a pleasing and 

 rather ornamental ap- 

 pearance. The well- 

 shaped head is shown in 

 the illustration. Some 

 of the smaller red cab- 

 bages have leaves so 

 spreading as to actually 



NEW RED POLISH SHORT-STEMMED. 



MARBLEHEAD MAMMOTH. 



MARBLEHEAD MAMMOTH — This enormous cabbage excels in 

 size all other varieties. Under high culture it has reached the enor- 

 mous weight of 50 to fiO 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, moreover, is not coarse, and the flavor 

 Is delicate and excellent. It is well adapted to the South, and is in favor 

 there, and is considered one of the most desirable varieties of late cab- 

 bage for warm latitudes. Packet, 10 ctg.; ounce, 25 cts.; yi pom nil, 

 75 cts.; pound, 92.25. 



require more room for growth than this one. New Red Polish is the 

 most profitable red sort with which I am acquainted, and will prove 

 satisfactory in all respects to grower, cook and pickle maker. 



Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 25 cts.; ^ pound, 75 cts.; pound, $2.50. p 

 THE VOL.GA.— 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 valuable type, as the heads are of about equal size and shapej. 

 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 two weeks earlier than any of our late growing sorts.. 

 Hood for early spring or fall and winter planting. Packet, 10 cents, 

 ounce, 30 cents; J^ pound, $1.00; pound, $3.00. 



Emmett Dunn. Wilkesbarre. Pa.— I planted your New Early Ideal Sweet Corn 

 this year April 30th. and July 4th the tallest was 7 feet 8 inches high. I had the 

 first corn in market last year, and the size makes it an easy seller at high prices. 



John Gustapson. Robertsdale, Ala —I planted a packet of vour Davis Perfect 

 Cucumber last year, and although the spring was backward.' had some very fine 



cucumbers. All my friends that paw them pronounced them O. K.. and the result, 

 is our association has decided to plant about 40 acres of Davis Perfect, and the 

 Secretary, Mr. Lindterg, is now making up an order for same. 



Mrs. Alice M. Law, C'lavton, New Mexico.— All seeds did well; especially cauli- 

 flower, some heading to the extent of 6 pounds dressed for cooking. 



