18 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1917 



CABBAGE. 



Culture.— Cabbage Is a very gross feeder, and -well repays beavy 

 manuring ana hlgb culture. It succeeds best on -nell drained soil. 

 The plants are started in frame or seed bed. and afterward transplanted. 

 Seed for early cabbages mav be started in autumn in a cold frame, or in 



earlv spring in a hot bed. For main crop, summer and autumn cat 

 bage, the seed should be sown in a rich border in the open air, in Ma 

 or June. Sow shallow; 1 ounce of seed for S.OOO plants; \^ pound fd 

 an acre. Set the plants 2 to 3 feet apart each way. Culti-vate frequentlj 



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 CABBAGE 



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m Maulers First Early Cabbage 



A Great Money Maker and a Trade Holder for the Market Gardener 



A flat headed rival of the famous Wakefield. Produces fine, solid, 

 good sized heads, fit for market 70 to 90 days from sowing the seed. 



This splendid and profitable extra early flat-bead cabbage 

 was first introduced in 1901. During the last sixteen years 

 it has fully sustained its reputation for commercial value, as 

 well as for extreme earliness ; all reports received concern- 

 ing First Early are that it is even earlier than anticipated. 



Its shape, habit of growth and general aspect are well 

 shown in the illustration. It can safely be planted as close 

 as Wakefield and is a sure header. It excels Wakefield 

 and all other early cabbages in solidity of 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 cab- 

 bage in appearance, being handsome in color and genera 

 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 preference to a round or pointed headed variety. 



INIany of our customers have cleaned cfi" their entire crop 

 of INIaule's First Early before they have started to cut Early 

 Wakefield, or All Head Earlv. It certainly deserves the 

 place of honor at the head of our list of cabbages. 



Packet, 15 cents; half ounce, 25 cents; ounce, 40 cents; } pound, $1.10; pound, $4.00, postpaid. 



The seed that we bonflht Irom yon last year was certainly grand, it all came up Would hke to say that I am delighted with the result of the seedS I 

 line. Maulcs First Early cabbage was the earliest on the Evansville market; we got from VOU for hot bed planting. It seemed that almost every seed 

 had cabbage 2 weeks earlier than any gardener. We also had the earliest red beets „„^ Yonr earliect rnhhanp cnnliflnuipr cpvprnl vnripti<>« nf tomatoes, 

 on the market, they were Mantes Dark Red Egypllon, and your 1834 or All Year 9^^^- "•'•r earuesi caODage, cauUUOwer, several varieues 01 lomaioes. 

 Round radish are the finest radishes we ever raised. We certainly are pleased peppcrs, egg plants, celery, asters and pansies are doing fme. 

 with your seeds. Bappel Bros.. EvansvlUe. Ind. 1 Mrs. \, g. Mutz, Auburn, Nebraska. 



