WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Vegetable Seed Novelties — 23 



Maule's Tirst Early Cabbage. 



Earliest Cabbag^e in Existence. A Flat=Headed Rival of the Famous 

 Wakefield. Earlier, Hardier, Heavier and Better Than That Sort. 



This splendid and profitable extra early 

 iat cabbage was first introduced in 1901. 

 [t was immediately accorded a wide public 

 'avor. The last 6 years' experience with it 

 'ully sustained its reputation for commer- 

 jial value as well as for extreme earliuess. 



The only variation in the reports reach- 

 ng me concerning it are that it is larger 

 ;han was anticipated. 



For more than a quarter century the 

 Early Jersey Wakefield held the undis- 

 puted position of leader among the early 

 cabbages. Now the Early Jersey Wake- 

 tield has a flat-headed rival; a cabbage bet- 

 ter in points of weight and hardness, and 

 equally good in all other respects — and at 

 times a week or more cidiicr. 



In 1887 I first introduced Earliest Ex- 

 press, and till First P'arly appeared on the 

 scene, it held the proud position of being 

 the earliest of the cabbage family. Maule's 

 First Early is as early as Express, with a 

 flat head. This is enough to say in its favor, 

 even if it had nothing else to recommend it. 



Its shape, habit of growth and general 

 aspect are well shown in the photograph. 

 It can safely be planted as close as Wake- 

 field and is a sure header. It excels Wake- 

 field and all other early cabbages in solidity 

 af head ; in fact, the "head is as hard as a 

 stone. It is a choice market sort on account 

 of both shape and quality. It is a beautiful 

 cabbage in appearance, being handsome in 

 color and general uniformity. No wonder 

 the buyers of early cabbages select these 

 attractive heads when displayed on the 

 market stalls. Almost anybody would pick 

 out one of these solid flat-heads in prefer- 

 ence to a round or pointed headed variety. 



A Testimonial That Means Something. 



Mk. Wm. Henry Maule, Dear Sir: I send you a photograph of a wagon load of your 

 First Early Cabbage taken 4th of July. The one ounce of cabbage seed has and will bring 

 me 5,000 cabbages, and my cabbage brings me 10 cents more the dozen than any other in 

 the market, so it was the cheapest seed after all, even at $1.00 an ounce. My first cabbage 

 went to market the 28th of June; would have been sooner, but we had no rain here until 

 the 28th of June from the time it was set in the field. — J. J. Cobo, Columbus, Ohio. 



Packet, to cents; ounce, 30 cents; quarter pound, $1.00; pound, $3.00. 



HermaD Ude. Suffield, Conn, (Sunnyside Farm.)— I have the finest field of 

 your New Imperial Tomatoes, I or anyone here lias ever seen, I had ttiree acres, 

 which averaaed me J900 per acre. From July 7th to August 3rd, they brought me 

 10 and 12 cents per pound, or i3.00 per basket. The tomatoes were nearly all 

 perfect, very few seeds, and bore until the frost killed the vines in October. Truly 

 the best tomato I ever tried, and I try very nearly all of them to get the best for a 

 fancy market. Your pansies give great satisfaction, especially Phenomenal. 



W, D. Mcintosh, Cheniere, La,— I sent for 20 cents worth of your Model Musk- 

 melon seed last season, and we made nearly ?30. 00 on the melons. We are well 

 pleased with your garden seeds, and will use no others, 



W, C, Steinhoff, Fessenden, No. Dak,— "We learned two years ago by experience 

 of the excellent value of vour seeds, which have proven a regular gold mine to us. 

 A patch of 10x30 CJolden Self- Blanching Celery brought us foO.OO. 



L, Bradshaw. Carthage. Mo,— I have used your seeds for 10 years, and find them 

 the best of all, both in quality and growth; I would use no other, I have raised 

 fine beets from your Maule's Blood Turnip; one measured 20 inches around, and 

 weighed 6 pounds. I also marketed the finest tomatoes of anyone in this neigh- 

 borhood, from Maule's Earliest of All, getting 10 cents a pound for them. 



Samuel E, Locke, Brooklyn Centre, Minn,— From 2.5 cents worth of your Silver 

 Bean n e had more than we could use of the best tasting bean I ever ate, and soldi 

 14 bushels in the Minneapolis market at ?1.00 per bushel, when we could get only 

 40 cents tor some others. Have also a good thing in your Perfection Melon. 



N. Stevens, Guntown, Miss,— I consider Maule's Seeds cannot be beat. Your 

 Panmure All Heart Melon is true to name, as it has a very large solid heart, is of a> 

 beautiful color and excellent flavor. The New Honey is the best selling musk- 

 melon I ever put on the market; fine size, handsome shape and delicious fiavor, 



Lawrence Trosclair, Gibson, La,— Your All Heart and Sugar Melons cannot be 

 surpassed, I purchased one dollar's worth of cabbage and watermelon seed from 

 you last season; planted about one-fourth of the seed and cleared $90.00, 



J. C, Roder, Greeneville, Tenn,— Your seeds are the best we ever planted. I trie* 

 .vour cabbage this year; sold two wagon loads, and have lots yet; my heads will 

 weigh from 8 to 20 pounds. 



K, Prot.v, Walton, Kan,— From your First Early Cabbage we had cabbage ready 

 for market the 1st of June; Earliest of All Tomatoes by the 1st of July, and of you» 

 Extra Early Cucumber, we had plenty by the 10th of June. 



Panmure All-Heart 

 Watermelon. 



Here we have an entirely distinct variety that Is sure 

 to excite the admiration of all lovers of fine watermelons. 

 It is not only of superb flavor, but is all its name implies. 

 Solid as a cannon ball, and while it has a thin rind, the 

 skin is firm, consequently makingita good shipper. At 

 Panmure our trial patch of about three-quarters of an. 

 acre contained more than 3,600 watermelons, of whicb 

 3,500 would have commanded the highest market price. 

 New Jerse.v is a great melon district, but for miles- 

 around the neighbors drove to see the Panmure All 

 Heart, and were astonished at its superb flavor and won- 

 derful productiveness. Seeds are about the same size 

 as an apple seed; but, notwithstanding this fact, the 

 average weight of the melon is 30 to 40 pounds. The 

 shape, size, etc., is well shown in illustration. Not a 

 single one of my customers who grow watermelons 

 should fall to make a trial of Panmure All Heart this 

 season, as it is sure to please the most exacting. This la. 

 only the fourth year for All Heart. As the seed is stll» 

 scarce I advise early orders. 

 Pkt., 10 cents; oz., 15 cents; \i pound, <0 cents; pound, %1.M, 



