It succeeds best on well drained soil. The plants are started in frame or seed 
bed, and afterward transplanted. Seed for early cabbage may be started in autumn in a 
cold frame, or in early spring in a hot bed. For main crop, summer and autumn cab- 
bage, the seed should be sowed in a rich border in the open air, in May or June. Sow shal- 
low; 1 ounce of seed for 4,000 plants; 3 to 4 ounces for an acre. Set the plants 244 
to 344 feet apart each way. Give frequent and clean cultivation. 
ES Corre Er Tse cabbage is a gross feeder, and well repays heavy manuring and high 
culture. 
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EARLY CABBAG 

EARLIEST EXPRESS.—I first introduced this cabbage in 1887, and the 
events of the past twelve years prove that it vame to stay. It still holds 
the place as the earliest cabbage in cultivation, as it has frequently pro- 
duced fair sized, marketable heads in 70 days from the sowing of the seed. It 
is a few days earlier than the justly celebrated Earliest Etampes, but does 
not form so large a head. Still, a cabbage capable of heading in from 70 to 
80 days is a wonderful variety, and a valuable addition to the list of 
_ profitable sorts. 


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EARLIEST EXPRESS. 
MAULE’S PRIZE WAKEFIELD.—This cabbage, under various 
names, has been for many years the leading early cabbage in Amer- 
ica, and is unquestionably the best on the market. It was formerly 
the Early Jersey Wakefield, then the Improved Early Jersey Wake- 
field, then the Large Early Jersey Wakefield, etc. The parentage of 
all the strains of Wakefield cabbage is the same, and the type is one 
of the best ever put upon the early market. The main difficulty has 
been to get a perfectly satisfactory and reliable strain of Wakefield 
seed, and failure in this respect has caused many disappointments. 
Buyers will find in Maule’s Prize Wakefield, the genuine article, in BEX WA QQ3 \ ASS SN 
its highest development. I grow the seed on Long Island, in soil and ( ; SS \\\ W\ 
climate perfectly suited to the cabbage, under circumstances favor- FF K ( 3 AKC 
able to the purity and vigor of the choice Wakefield stock, and gar- & BS 
deners may be assured of its good character. The head of the Wake- 
field is larger than Etampes and nearly as early. It has few outer 
leaves, and in compactness and regularity my strain cannot be sur- 
passed. It frequently matures inside of 100 days from the seed. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; 144 pound, $1.00; pound, $3.50. 
EARLIEST ETAMPES.—This admirable early cabbage has come into very wide 
fame within a comparatively few years. It is ten days to two weeks earlier than any 
other variety except the Harliest Express. It forms a fine, hard, pointed head, of extra 
quality. It has a short stem, and grows close to the ground, and by reason of having so 
few outer or ‘oose leaves the plants may be set 144 feet apart in rows 2% feet apart, some- 
times, even closer. With good soil 
and high culture almost every plant 
makes a head. The Etampes is in 
every way one of the most desirable ° 
early cabbages ever introduced. The 
seed may be sown under glass in 
March and set out in time to produce 
marketable heads of cabbage by the 
first of June. The growth of Earliest 
Etampes in popular favor has been 
such that it must now be recognized 
Aas one of the best standard sorts 
either for home or market gardens. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 
lf pound, 50 cents; pound, $1.50. 
MAULE’S WINNINGSTADT. — ee 
This is another old and famous type = = a —— 
of early cabbage, well known to the whole horticultural public, and asin the case of Wake- 
field the main difficulty is to get a strain of seed representing the highest grade of excellence 
of the type. Such astrain will be found in Maule’s Winningstadt. It-is almost as early as 
Wakefield. The heads are slightly larger, of the 
proper cone-shaped form, and of best quality. It 
is a sure header, even where other sorts may fail, 
and seems to be less liable to the attack of the 
cabbage worm than many other varieties. On ac- 
A count of its very hard heads it keeps well both in 
winter andsummer. It is sometimes planted in 
'} autumn, because of its excellence and quick ma- 
turing qualities. Market and private gardeners 
can confidently rely upon the strain of Winning- 
stadt to which I have been willing to lend my 
name, for it is equal to the very best upon the 
American market. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 
cents; 4 pound, 60 cents; pound, $1.60. 
ALL HEAD EARLY.—A comparatively new 
_ flat head cabbage, of distinct characteristics, now 
widely planted. It has proved itself to be adapt- 
able to a wide range of both soil and climate, and 
is now worthy of recognition as a standard 
American sort. Nothing better of its kind is 
within thereach of cultivators. It is a money 
maker for gardeners. It is the earliest of large 
= cabbages, being at least a week inadvanceof any 
) seaiara T of the strainsof EarlySummer. In size it is one- 
* third larger than Early Summer. The deep, flat heads are remarkably uniform in shape, size and 
color. The introducer called it a “thoroughbred,” and I believe it is fully deserving of the name. 
= Good quality and tenderness are marked features. Tenderness in a cabbage is mainly the re- 
\) Sult of rapid growth, and as this is quicker in heading than any other flat cabbage, it is conse- 
\ quently more tender and delicate. The veins and mid-ribs are finer than in other flat head kinds. 
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EARLY SPRING.— An 
extra early, round, flat 
headed variety,particularly 
valuable for truckers. 
(See specialties.) 
=< growth of All Head Early cabbage, renders close planting feasible. The introducer named 8 feet 
j SS = by 14% feet as proper planting distances. This allows for over 9,500 plants per acre, cf which 95 
ALL HEAD EARLY. per cent. should produce heads. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 20 cts.; 4 pound, 60 cts.; pound, $2.00. 
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