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CABBAGE. Shumway*s Sup 
erior Late Winter Storage Varieties 
Dear Mr. 
Shumway: 
Your Ex¬ 
celsior Late 
Flat Dutch 
Cabbage 
Seed I plant¬ 
ed last year 
produced a 
wonderful 
crop, all uni¬ 
form heads 
weighing 
from 13 to 
141/2 pounds 
each. I tried 
four differ¬ 
ent other 
Seedhouses, 
but yours 
are far the 
best. 
S. E. Wi n- 
klenian, Box 
133, Black 
LickyPenna. 
I 204 (110 days.) Efxcellent 
I for late fall or winter.]' 
I Forms very large, hard. | 
j solid, flattened heads, uni- | 
If form in shape and color, | 
l| and of handsome appeap- | 
I ance. It has a very short | 
li stem, and is a compact I 
■i grower. It is as natural for i 
this cabbage to form a head 
as to form leaves. Pkt., 5 ets.; oz, 
111., .HI.7.1; 2.- 
lbs., it'3.40, postpaid 
290 Premium Late Flat Dutch 
105 Days. One of the Best Large Late Cabbage 
Heads round, flat, firm and of good quality. Popular for home and 
market garden and for fall shipment. Keeps well throughout the win¬ 
ter. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 18 cts.; i^ lb., 54 cts.; Vz lb., 96 cts.; lb., $1.75; 
2 lbs,, $3.40, postpaid. 
289 Shumway’s Excelsior Late Flat Dutch 
105 days. In my judgment the very best late flat sort. A variety which produces 
very large heavy flat uniform heads. When opened the leaves are very white, crisp 
and tender. A good keeper. Weight 12 to 14 lbs., is a splendid shipper, giving satis¬ 
faction everywhere; also an excellent home garden sort. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 24 cts.; 
1/4 lb., 73 cts.; 1/2 lb., $1.33; lb., $2.50; 2 lbs., $4.75, postpaid. 
Ferry’s Hollander 
A wonderful variety of late 
cabbage. Heads become firm 
while still rather small, reach 
good marketable size 90 to 
100 days after setting plants 
in the field, but continue to 
enlarge, becoming mature in 
about 120 day.s. Plants me¬ 
dium small, allowing closer 
planting than any other late 
short stemmed; 
281 Mammoth Red Rock 
80 days. A standard sure heading red cab¬ 
bage. The largest and surest heading red cab¬ 
bage. The plant is medium size and very vig¬ 
orous. Heads are large, round, very solid, and 
of an attractive deep red color. Fine for cole 
slaw and pickling. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 24 cts.; 
1/4 lb., 73 cts.; 1/2 lb., $1.33; lb., $2.50. 
. . cabbage 
. erect and compact; extremely 
Ipi ^ ^ hardy. Heads spherical; 6% 
7 inches in diameter, 
weight, 6 to 7 lbs.; remark¬ 
ably firm and solid, of splen- 
I did quality, and keep perfectly in 
^ storage until late spring. Pkt., 10 cts.; 
oz., 30 cts.; 1/4 lb., 90 cts.; 1/2 lb., $1.70; 
lb., $3.25; 2 lbs., $6.25, postpaid. 
297 Wisconsin Red Hollander 
110 days. The- only yellows resistant red 
cabbage. Round, solid, dark red heads of a 
solidity that is truly astonishing. The plants 
make a strong and compact growth. The 
heads are of medium size, of a rich dark color 
which extends into the very center. It re¬ 
quires a full season to come to maturity but 
may be used as soon as fully grown or stored 
for winter and spring use. It is a splendid 
variety for the home garden and m.arket. Pkt., 
12 cts.; oz., 45 cts.; % lb., ijil.ZS; 1/2 lb., 32.50. 
285 Cabbage—New Wisconsin Ballhead 
“Yellows Resistant.’’ 100% Yellows Resistant— 
Latest Introduction—Entirely new and distinct. 
Earliest of all Ballheads. Fine texture, flesh pure 
white, very uniform type. This new strain was 
developed to answer, a persistent demand for a 
Yellows Resistant late storage variety. It has taken 
a good many years to breed up this strain from an 
entirely different family. We have had it in sick 
soil now for several years and it is 100% Resistant 
to the Yellows, which cannot be said of any other 
variety. Pkt., 15 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; Vi lb., $1.40; 
V2 lb., $2.60; lb., $5.00, postpaid. 
The 
World’s 
Best 
Winter 
Cabbage 
Shumway’s 
Danish 
Ball 
Head 
‘Big Money 
Maker” 
Wonderful 
Keeper 
282 Wisconsin Hollander, No. 8 
. -- _ 110 days. A “Yel- 
lows Resistant’’ strain 
of Hollander. Excel- 
A, lent late cabbage, 
. A heavy-yielder; bred up 
1 : • -J from a selected strain 
i, f Hollander for yel- 
lows resistance in soil 
where crops of other 
strains are ruined by 
the disease. Hardy and 
vigorous. Heads are large in 
size, round, and slightly flat- 
tened in shape, very solid. 
Weight 8 to 9 pounds. Well 
suited for shipping and winter 
use and good as a kraut cabbage. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 33 cts.; Vi lb., 
■■ 98 cts.; 1/2 lb., $1.83; lb., $3.50; 
2 lbs., $6.50, postpaid. 
1 Market .. 
Gardeners 
and Large Planters 
May Rely on This 
286 Siiumway’s Danish Ball Head 
110 Days. My Strain of This Seed Is Unsurpassed 
My Danish Ball Head cabbage produces its crop in about 110 days, 
sure to head; the heads are large flattened globe shape 8 to 9 inches 
by 6 to 7 inches deep. It can be grown in close quarters, on account 
compact habit. As to its keeping qualities, it comes out of the pit in 
or April as fresh as when put in, and with no waste. It is popular in the 
Celery Cabbage—Wong Bok 
292 Chinese or 
Celery Cabbage—Chihili 
A tall sure Iiendiiig sort. A vigorous 
growing variety with erect dark green 
leaves which enclose a cylindrical pointed 
The shortest stalk of* all. A compara¬ 
tively short type with a blocky, pear-shaped 
head about 8 to 10 inches high, tightly 
folded, rich creamy white in color. Tender, 
drumhead 
of all the large cities. My seed of this popular cabbage comes to me direct from 
the best growers in Denmark. Produces wonderful tonnage per acre. Pkt., 10 
cts.; oz., 24 cts.; V4 lb., 73 cts.; 1/2 lb., $1.33; lb., $2.50; 2 lbs., $4.75, postpaid. 
crisp, delicious flavor. Celery Cabbage re¬ 
quires rather cool growing weather. Pkt., 
10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; % lb.. 60 cts.; % lb., 31 . 10 ; 
lb., 32.00; 2 lbs., 3^t.75, postpaid. 
head 18 to 20 inches long. The heads are 
tender, crisp, very compact and are white 
with a delicate tint of green. Pkt., 10 cts.; 
oz., 20 cts.; Vi lb., 60 cts.; Va lb., 31 . 10 ; lb., 
32.00; 2 lbs., 36.75, po.stpald. 
