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rather abruptly upward, oval, usually strongly spoon-form, 
often reflexed, border undulate or ruffled, surface smooth; 
stem very short. 
‘One of the oldest and best of the late cabbages; proba- 
bly no other heading cabbage occupies so important a place 
in field culture.”—Vil. At the Station this cabbage has 
proved among the most reliable for heading. | 
Correctly figured in The Vegetable Garden, p.’ 118; Les 
plantes potagéres, p. 114. 
No. 27. Russian FLAT Grant—Ben., ’86. 
A large, loose and spreading, pale green cabbage, peculiar 
from its outer leaves growing almost straight outward 
from the stem, at an angle of about 45 degrees; head 
strongly flattened, scarcely paler than the outer leaves, 
moderately compact, outer leaves oval, narrowing to the 
base, surface slightly blistered, border nearly plain ; lower 
leaves petioled ; stem rather tall. 
No. 28. SCHWEINFURT, VEG. GaR.; Vil., ’85. 
Syn. Large Early Schweinfurt, Hen., ’86; Round Schweinfurt, Land., ’86; 
Harly Schweinfurt, Grea. ; Sib., .°86; Schweinfurs Largest White, Ben., ’83; 
Schweinfurth, Sib., 83; Schweinfurth Quintal, Vil., ’84; Schweinfurt Quin- 
tal, Greg., 83, °85, 86; Schweinfurt Quintal Drumhead, A. de 1 ey 
Chou de Schweinfurt, Vuu., 84, °85; Ch. de Schweinfurth, A. de Cl.; Ger. 
Schweinfurter grosses Kraut, Vil. ; Schweinfurter sehr grosser fruher Kopf- 
kohl, A. de Cl. 
Plant remarkably vigorous, growing to an immense size, 
often three feet or more in diameter, dull, dark, slightly blu- 
ish-green, considerably glaucous; head very large, but never 
solid ; very pale green, rather strongly flattened; outer head 
leaves overlapping, but not always closely, apex often 
slightly recurved; outer leaves extremely large, roundish, 
inclining to horizontal, nearly flat, borders often reflexed, 
strongly undulate, margin more or less sinuate. 
This cabbage is superior for family use, being extremely 
tender and crisp. The heads though rather loose are csm- 
pact in appearance, but too brittle to bear transportation. 
It is said not to bear the heat well. In season it is second 
early, or about the same as the Winnigstadt. At the Sta- 
tion it has proved very reliable for heading. 
The cut of this cabbage givca in The Vegetable Garden and Les plantes 
potageéres shows the foliage more strongly blistered, and the borders more 
ruffled than they have ever appeared in our plantings. The large cut in 
Album des Clickés, No. 47,380 is, however, an exact representation of it. 
