



WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Vegetable Seeds—25 
Early Cabbages. 
Earliest Express. 
I first introduced this cabbage in 1887. With First Harly it holds the place 
as the earliest cabbage in cultivation, as it has produced fair sized, market- 
able heads in 80 days from the sowing of the seed. It is a few days 
earlier than Etampes. There are few loose leaves, and almost every 
plant forms a head. It can be planted close, and yields a large crop. 
This is the earliest of the many early cabbages of the catalogues, 
excepting Maule’s First Early, which matures about the same tlme. 
Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 25 cts.; 14 pound, 75 cts.; pound, $2.50. 


















EARLIEST EXPRESS CABBAGE. 
Maule’s Prize Wakefield. 
This cabbage has been for many years the leading early cabbage 
in America. The main difficulty has been to get a perfectly satis- 
factory and reliable strain of seed Buyers will find in Maule’s Prize 
Wakefield the genuine article. I grow the seed on Long Island, in 
soil and climate perfectly suited to the purity and vigor of choice 
Wakefield stock. It has few outer leaves, and in compactness and 
regularity my strain cannot be surpassed. The thick stout leaves 
and compact habit makes it the best sort for very early setting. It %’% 
frequently matures inside of 100 days from sowing. 
Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 35 cts.; 4 pound, $1.00; pound, $3.50. 
Earliest Etampes. 
It is ten days to two weeks earlier than any other excepting Express and First Early. 
It forms a fine, hard, pointed head, ofextra quality. It has a short stem, and grows close 
to the ground, and by reason of having so few outer or loose leaves the plants may be 
set 1144 feet apart, in rows 2144 feet apart; sometimes even closer. 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. Packet, 10 cents; 
ounce, 25 cents; 14 pound, 60 
cents; pound, $2.25. 
Maule’s 
Winningstadt. 
This is another old and famous 
type of early cabbage, but as in the 
case of Wakefield the main diffi- 
culty is to get a strain of seed rep- 
resenting the highest grade of excel- 
lence Such a strain will be found in Maule’s Winningstadt. It is almost as early as Wake- 
field. 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. 
Pkt., 10c.; 0z., 25c.3 14 1b., 60 cts.3 lb., $2.25. 
All Head Early. 
Barly Orders It has proved itself to be adaptable to a wide 
Always rN < = \ 7. i range of both poll and climate, ane Eh 
i iY Wyo i / PEN worthy of recognition as a standar m 
AppRe ciated: ey) i ny ¢ fi ESS sort. It is a money maker for gardeners. It is 
: the earliest of large cabbages, being at least a 
week in advance of any of the strains of Early 
Summer. Insize it is one-third larger than arly 
Summer. The deep, flat heads are remarkably 
uniform in shape, size and color. The intro- 
= ducer called it a “thoroughbred,” and I believe 
it is fully deserving of the name. Good quality 
and tenderness are marked features. It is suit- 
able for growth in spring and early summer, or 
for use as a winter sort. The compact habit of 
growth of All Head Early cabbage renders close 
planting feasible. The introducer named 8 feet 
by 144 feet as proper planting distances. This allows for over 9,500 plants per acre, of which 9 
per cent. should produce heads. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; ly pound, 85 cents; pound, $3.00. 
9 have not been supplied to dealers or merchants to sell again since } 
MAULE S SEEDS 1989. If wanted they must be ordered from Philadelphia or through] 
some one who is making up a club order in your neigbborhood. 










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