14 MAULE'S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1901. 



THE CELEBRATED 



LUPTON CABBAGE. 



MY ORIGINAL INTRODUCTION. 



A Grand, Leading, Main Grop Sort. 



Again I present the great Lupton cabbage as a leading nov- Lupton matures about a week iu advance of the various 



elty. Nothing among the strictly new sorts can approach it in strains of Late Flat Dutch, is an excellent keeper, and for all 



merit and productiveness. No other late cabbage (except purposes of the farmer and gardener, is the best main crop cab- 



Surehead) can rival it. It holds the place of honor among my bage now on the market, its nearest rival being Surehead. 



cabbage trials, just as it has done year after year for a decade. The Lupton cabbage began its career in 1888, on the eastern 



It is at the top of the list, and/ 1 think wil] long remain there, end of Long Island, in an extensive cabbage growing district, 



for it will be hard to find a late cabbage superior to Lupton. The originator, whose name the cabbage bears, grows much 



Lupton has some of the best traits of Surehead, with the cabbage seed to my order, being especially favored with a fer- 

 eize and general shape of Maule's Prize Flat Dutch; but is sev- tile soil and a cool, moist climate. In the autumn of 1888 a 

 eral days earlier than the latter. Its growth is particularly single specimen of a new strain of cabbage was found growing 

 strong and vigorous. Its color is a dark bluish green, indicat- as a sport in a field of Late Flat Dutch. Mr. Lupton, whose 

 ing robust constituting and healthy development. The leaves long experience qualifies him to act as an expert judge, at 

 are broad and well filled out to their juncture with the stem, once recognized a prize in the new sort, and proceeded to prop- 

 The stem is short, and is broad under the head, but tapers al- agate it and to fix the type by a process of careful and re- 

 most to a point where it enters the ground. The head is thick peated selection, and thus the Lupton cabbage had its origin, 

 and flat, with the outer leaves covering it well across the cen- I was given the pnvilege of associating the name of the orig- 

 tre. It is very iarge, solid, and of the most excellent quality inator with the new strain, a privilege which Mr. Lupton 

 and flavor, w ithout any features of coarseness, the viens and would never have granted except in case of a strain in which 

 ribs being well developed, but not prominent. he had the utmost confidence. Mr. Lupton's early judgment 



As a cropper and profitable market sort the Lupton is abso- and my subsequent opinion of this great cabbage have been 



lutely unexcelled by any late cabbage on the market. On fully justified by time and experience, and lean say that it 



this point I am positive. deserves, equally with .Surehead, the celebrated descriptive 



In the Lupton cabbage will be found the perfection of type phrase, "all head and always sure to head " 



and reliability of heading, which are the most desirable fea- I recommend it to the public with great and unreserved 



tures of all cabbages, together with a strong constitution, in- confidence, for it is unquestionably entitled to a place of high- 



suring vigorous growth and perfect heading, even under ad- est esteem among large, late cabbages. The Lupton must be 



verse conditions. accepted as a leader among leaders. 



Beware of Cheap Imitations. Purchase the Original Direct from headquarters. 



My Prices for 1901 ■ Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 40 cents; % pound, $1.25; pound, $4.00. 



