EARLY CABBAGES. 



CtTTiTUBK. — The cabbage is a gross feeder, and well repays heavy manuring and high i 

 culture. It succeeds beet on well drained soil. The plants are started in frame or Beed i 

 bed, and afterward transplanted. Seed for early cabbage may be started in autumn in a' 

 told tiame, 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 2}^ 

 to 3^2 l^eet apart each way. Give frequent and clean cultivation. 



KARLIEST EXPRESS.— I first introduced this cabbage in 1887, and the 

 events of the past twelve years prove that it came 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. The quality is good, there are few loose leaves, and 

 ^Z" \ almost every plant forms a head. Like Etampes, it holds its head t 

 f«.-/^ admirably. It can be planted close, and yields a large crop. The 

 ~ item of earliness is a matter of dollars with many market gardeners, 

 and I desire to emphasize the point that this is the earliest of the 

 many eaily t.ibbages of the catalogues. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 

 ^ 20 cents, ' t pound, (jO cents, pound, &2 00 



EARLIEST EXPRESS. 



MAULE'S PRIZE WAKEFIELD.— This cabbage, under various 

 names, has been for many years the leading eailv cabbage in Vmei 

 ica, and is unquestionably the best on the maiket It «as foimerU 

 the Early Jersey Wakefield, then the Improved Early Jeisey Wake 

 field, then the Large Early Jersey Wakefield, etc The paicntage of 

 all the strains of Wakefield cabbage is the same, and the t-s pe is one 

 of the best ever put upon the early market. The main dithcult\ h is 

 been to get a perfectly satisfactory and reliable stiain of Wakefield 

 seed, and failure in this respect has caused man\ disappointments 

 Buyers will find in Maule's Prize Wakefield, the genuine aiticle, in 

 its highest development. I grow the seed on Long Island, in soil and 

 climate perfectly suited to the cabbage, undei circumstances favoi- 

 able to the purity and vigor of the choice Wakefield stock, and gai- 

 deners may be assured of its good character The head of the W ike- 

 field is larger than Etampes and nearly as eaily It has few outer 

 leaves, and in compactness and regularity mj strain cannot be sur- 

 passed. It frequently matures inside of 100 da>s fiom the seed 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; i4 pound, $1 00, pound, Si 00 



EARLIEST ETAMPES This admirable early cabbage has come into very wide 



fame within a comparatively few years. It is ten daj s to two weeks earhei than anv 

 other variety except the Earliest Express. It foims a fine, haid, pointed head, of e\tia 

 quality. It "has a short stem, and grows close to the ground, aud b> reason of having so 

 few outer or loose leaves the plants may be set \Yi feet apart in rows 2^ feet apart, some 



times, even closer With good soil 



EARLIEST ETAMPES 

 EARLY SPRING. — An 



extra early, round, flat 

 headed varietv, particularly 

 valuable f o i ti uckers. 

 (See spevia ties ) 



ALL HEAD EARLY. 



and high culture almost eveiy plant 



makes a head The Etampes is in 



eveiy way one of the most desiiable 



early cabbages ever intioduced. The 



seed mav be sown under glass in i 



Maich and set out in time to piodnce 



marketable heads of cabbage bv the 



first of June. The growth of Eailiest 



Etampes in popular fa^or has been 



such that it must now be recognized 



as one of the best standard soits 



either for home or market gardens 



Packet, 10 cents ; ounce, 20 cents , 



I4 pound, ()0 cents, pound, ?2 00 

 MAULE'S WINWINGSTADT. — 



This IS another old and famous type 



of eaily cabbage, well known to the whole horlu ultui il \ iiblK , and .is in the case of \\ ,ike 



field the main difficulty is to get a stiain of seed representing the highest grade of excellence 



ofth'^tjpe. Such a strain 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- ' 

 count of its very hard heads it keeps well both in 

 ■winter and summer. 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; \^ pound, 50 cents; pound, $1.50. 



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 the reach of cultivators. It is a money 

 maker for gardeners. It is the earliest of large 

 cabbages, being at least a week inadvanceof any 

 of the strains of Early Summer. In size it is one- 

 g* third laigei than EaiU Summei The deep, flat heads are remarkably uniform in shape, size and 

 coloi The introdU( ei called it a "thoroughbied, ' and I believe it is fully deserving of the name. 

 Good qualit'v and tenderness aie mai ked featuies. Tenderness in a cabbage is mainly the re- 

 . suit of rapid giowth, and as this is quicker m heading than any other flat cabbage, it is oonse- 

 ^) quently moie tender and delic ite The veins and mid-ribs are finer than in other flat head kinds. 

 ^|( It IS suitable foi growth m spring and eai Iv summer, or for use as a winter sort. Seed sown in 

 .jkJ^L July, and the plants set m August, will pioduce good beads for wintering. The compact habit of 

 1^^^ giowth of All Head Early cabbage, renders close planting feasible. The introducer named 3 feet 

 by I^ feet as proper planting distances. This allows for over 0,500 plants per acre, of which 95 

 per cent, should produce heads. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 15 cts.; 14 pound, 50 cts.; pound, $1.50. 



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