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No. 29. Silver Leaf Drumhead—Brill.,’86; Hen., ’86; Thor., 
83, 86. 
A strain of the Large Late Drumhead, slightly paler in 
color ; head rather strongly flattened ; and much washed 
with purple on the top. It has proved very reliable for 
heading. | 
No. 30. St. Denis DRUMHEAD—Vea. Gar., Vil., ’85. 
Syn. Bloomsdale Harly Drumhead? Land., ’86; Harly Drumhead (incor 
rectly), Land., ’86; Harly Flat Dutch (incorrectly), Land., 86; St. Denis 
Drumhead, Greg., °82; St. Denis Large Drumhead, Vil., 84; St. Denis Largé 
Early Drumhead, Land., 86; Fr. Chou de St. Denis, Viu., ’84, °85; Ch. 
@Aubervilliers, Vil.; Ch. cabus gros de Laon, Vil.; Ch. des Vertus ; Ger. 
Angelberger mittelfruhes Kraut; Griechisches Centner Kr., Vil.; Saint 
Denis grosser Kopfkohl, A. de Cl. 
Plant of rather large size, rather low and spreading, dark, 
distinctly bluish-green, with a slight lustre; head medium 
or large, distinctly flattened, pale green, occasionally tinted 
with dark brown at the top, very compact; outer head 
leaves distinctly recurved at the top of the head; outer leaves 
numerous, roundish, flat or spoon-form, sometimes reflexed, 
borders undulate, surface slightly blistered, stem medium 
or short, the lower leaves seeming to start at the surface of 
the ground. 
This cabbage appears to be somewhat allied to the Pre- 
mium Flat Dutch. The leaves are stiffer and less reflexed, 
the color slightly deeper-bluish green, and the surface has 
a little more lustre. The plants are more uniform than in 
that variety. 
Correctly figured in the Vegetable Garden, p. 114; Les 
plantes potagéres, p. 110. 
Largely grown for the Paris market, but comparatively 
little known in this country. 
No. 31. Stonk Mason;—GREG., ’85, ’86; Hen., ’86. 
This cabbage, as grown at the Station, has seemed very 
poorly fixed, and has borne considerable resemblance to the 
Premium Flat Dutch. I quote Mr. Gregory’s description : 
‘‘An improvement on the Mason, which was selected by Mr. 
John Mason, of Marblehead, from a number of varieties of 
cabbage that came from a lot of seed purchased and planted 
as Savoys. 
‘“Mr. John Stone afterwards improved upon the Mason, 
by increasing the size of the heads. Different growers 
differ in their standard of a Stone Mason cabbage in earli- 
ness and lateness, in the size, form and hardness of the 
head, but all these varieties agree in the characteristics of 
being very reliable for heading, in having heads which are 
