
NORTHRUP, KING & CO.’S VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS 



CABBAGE—Late and Midseason Varieties (Continued) 
Late Flat Dutch 110 days 
Heads very large, solid, flat on top, and 
of a medium green color. Low growing with 
short stem and few outer leaves. Inside 
leaves white, crisp, tender, and of excellent 
flavor. A good keeper. 
Mammoth Rock Red 95 days 
The largest of the red cabbages, the 
round heads weighing 6 to 8 lbs. Intense 
dark red color. A sure header. 
N. K. & Co.’s Holland Short Stem 
105 days. Plants are vigorous and hardy. 
Short stems and deep heads of medium size, 
averaging about 6 lbs. Excellent quality and 
a wonderful keeper. About the best cabbage 
for keeping qualities. 
Penn State Ballhead 115 days 
A strain of Danish Ballhead developed 
by Prof. C. E. Myers at Penn State Col- 
lege. The selection was made for yield and 
uniformity. We consider it one of the best 
strains on the market. Heads are globe, 
slightly flattened on the top. They are very 
solid, weighing 8 to 9 lbs., and are excellent 
keepers. Plant is vigorous and a good 
grower. This variety has yielded the heaviest 
tonnage per acre of any Ballhead types. 

American Drumhead Savoy 
Red Dutch Pickling 100 days 
Leaves red or purple. Head medium size, 
round, solid, deep red color. Stems of medi- 
um length. Good keeper. 
Stein’s Early Flat Dutch 93 days 
A large headed second early type. Heads 
solid, flat, deep, firm and very large, weigh- 
ing 9 to 10 pounds. Slightly smaller and 
earlier than Premium Late Flat Dutch. A 
good home and market garden variety. 
CABBAGE— Yellows Resistant Varieties 
Bugner 100 days 
A newly developed yellows - resistant 
strain of ballhead type heads, very large, 
flattened globe in shape and weighing 8 to 
10 pounds. Very high yielding, a good keep- 
er and well adapted fer kraut, late market 
or storage. 
Improved Globe 82 days 
A selection of Glory of Enkhuizen de- 
veloped in Wisconsin for resistance to Yel- 
low’s disease. Heads round, medium large, 
deep, solid, weighing 7 to 8 lbs. Used for 
making kraut. 
Jersey Queen 70 days 
A strain of Early Jersey Wakefield de- 
veloped at the University of Wisconsin for 
resistance to Yellow’s disease. This stock 
can be used on Yellow’s infested soil. It is 
later than Jersey Wakefield and the heads 
are slightly smaller. 
80 days 
Marion Market 
A selection of Copenhagen Market. It is 
ten days later in maturity than Copenhagen 
Market, forms a larger plant. Head is large 
and nearly round. A very heavy yielder, 
excellent for kraut. 
Racine Market—Golden Acre Type 
68 days 
Round solid heads of fine quality. Gray- 
green shade, similar in shape to Copenhagen 
Market. Resistant to yellows disease. 
Red Hollander 105 days 
The only red cabbage bred and introduced 
for resistance to Yellow’s. The head is round, 
solid and dark red in color. It is a good stor- 
age cabbage. 
Resistant Detroit (Golden 
Acre) (Yellow Resistant) 65 days 
A yellows resistant strain of Golden Acre. 
Early, small, round heads about six inches in 
diameter and average three pounds. Earlier 
than Racine Market but not quite as resis- 
tant to yellows disease. 
Wisconsin All Seasons 95 days 
Selection from All Seasons. Forms a 
large, solid, flat head. Does not crack eas- 
ily, and is a heavy yielder. 
Wisconsin Ballhead Short Stem 
95 days 
A new introduction in Yellow’s resistant 
canbages that appears to have merit. It is 
a true short stem Ballhead, much more uni- 
form than Wisconsin Hollander No. 8 and 
earlier in maturity. 
Wisconsin Hollander No. 8 110 days 
A selection from Danish Ballhead. It ma- 
tures ten days later, has a rather tall stem, 
and forms a larger head. A heavy yielder. 
Head tends to flatten at maturity. 
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