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FAMOUS ROCK RIVER VALLEY SEED FARMS 
Condon's Pedigreed American Grown Cabbage Seed 
CONDON'S 
MAMMOTH PRIZE FLAT DUTCH 
CONDON'S MAMMOTH PRIZE 
FLAT DUTCH 
This cabbage is as widely grown as any other in tlie 
•whole country. Continued care and critical selection liave 
secured a perfectly true stoelc o£ seed. The heads of our 
Prize Flat Dutch are very large, heavy, solid, flat on top, 
and of a bluish gi-een color. Our strain is a low growing 
Tariety, 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. Our seed has always been American grown, 
coming from the celebrated Long Island districts, and 
whoever purchases Prize Flat Dutch may be assured of 
getting the best. It is everywliere a favorite marliet 
variety. It matures slightly earlier than Drumhead; 
perhaps tliree to five days sooner. Prize Flat Dutch 
is comparatively free from a disposition to burst, and is 
one of the most reliable winter keepers. We thinl5 -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 iiabit is thor- 
loughly established as an essential part of its growth, and 
it will produce a head even when its size is stunted by 
dry weather, or other adverse conditions. Packet, 4 cents; 
ounce, 15 cents; ]A pound, 50 cents; H pound, 90 cents; 
pound, $1.75. 
LARGE LATE DRUMHEAD 
It makes a large, round, firm head, unifoi-m in shape 
_and color, which seldom bursts or rots. It is a standard 
sort for winter keeping and sells readily in the winter 
and sprmg markets. One of the most profitable varieties 
to grow, and will give unbounded satisfaction. Packet, 4 
cents; ounce, 12 cents; pound, 45 cents; Yi pound, 85 
cents; pound, $1.60. 
LOUISVILLE DRUMHEAD 
Excellent. It is planted both for mciiium late and winter; makes 
large, hard, solid heads of uniform size, is short-stemmed, has few 
outside leaves, and is of compact growth. We have selected home- 
grown seed of this variety from the best and most careful growers 
here. Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 15 cents; !4 pound, 50 cents; Vz pound, 
SO cents; pound, $1.75. 
ST. LOUIS MARKET 
This is a distinct strain of quick growth and early maturity, so that 
It can be grown in a short season, or a good crop can be secured by a 
Jater planting. Well-grown heads measure 13 inches across and weigh 
from 10 to 12 pounds. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 30 cents; pound, 90 
cents; H pound, $1.60; pound, $3.00. 
Culture. — Cabbage thrives best in a rich soil which is well drained. For 
early varieties plant seed in hotbeds in January or February. Transplant as 
soon as ground is in good condition. Set plants in rows 2'/i feet apart, 18 
inches between plants. For late crop sow in May or early June, in open 
ground in a cool, moist place, and transplant when 4 to 6 inches liigh. One 
ounce of seed for 3,000 to 4,000 plants; three to four ounces per acre. 
NEW RED DANISH ROUND HEAD 
This new red cabbage originated in Denmark, and is considered 
one of th6 best strains introduced. The plants are strong and com- 
pact in growth, producing dark red, round, solid heads of laiige size, 
equally as hard and handsome in appearance as our famous Danish 
Ball Head. The red color extends to the center of each head, making 
it a valuable sort for the market oi^ pickling. Best imported Danish 
grown seed. Originator stock. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; 
pound, 90 cents; Vz pound, $1.60; pound, $3.00. 
MAMMOTH RED ROCK 
One of the finest red cabbage on the market. Heads average over 
10 pounds each7 and are always of rich color. Try it. 
Packet, 4 cents; ounce, 12 cents; ^ pound, 45 cents; Yt 
pound, 80 cents; pound, $1.50. 
IMPROVED AMERICAN SAVOY 
Very Valuable Variety. 
Adapted for private use. Grown in fall and allowed to 
be touched by frost; it is one of the most delicious of all 
vegetables. Packet, 3 cents; ounce, 12 cents; Vt pound, 
35 cents; Yz pound, 65 cents; pound, $1.25. 
BURPEE'S PRIZE SUREHEAD 
Sureness in heading and regularity in growth have 
placed this at the top of the list, and we liave no fear 
of using words of praise too high for its merits. It 
forms very large, hard, solid, flattened 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 
we offer is thoroughbred in this and all other respects.. 
This cabbage, like Prize Flat Dutch, has so long been an 
established standard tlmt certain peculiarities have been 
bred into it, and have become 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 occur- 
rence. Nobody will be disappointed in our strain, for if 
represents the best urinciples of seed culture applied. 
Packet, 4 cents, ounce, 15 cents; V4 pound, SO cents; 
pound, 90 cents; pound, $1.75. 
BURPEE'S PRIZE SUREHEAD 
