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CuULTURE.—The cabbage is a gross feeder, and well repays heavy manuring and high 
Fa rly el b ba es culture. It succeeds best on well drained soil. The plants are started in frame or seed 
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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,U00 plants; 8 to 4 ounces for an acre. Set the plants 
216 to 344 feet apart each way. Give frequent and clean cultivation. 
EARLIEST EXPRESS.—1 first introduced this cabbage in 1887, and the 
events of the past nineteen years prove it came to stay. With First Early 
it holds the place as the earliest cabbage in cultivation, as it has produced 
fair sized, marketable heads in 70 days from the sowing of the seed. It is a 
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MAULE’S PRIZE WAKEFIELD.—This cabbage, under various / 
names, has been for many years the leading early cabbage in Amer- 
ica. It was formerly the Early Jersey Wakefield, then the Im- 
proved Early Jersey Wakefield, then the Large Early Jersey Wake- 
eld, etc. The parentage of all the strains of Wakefield cabbage is 
the same. The main difficulty has been to get a perfectly satisfac- 
tory and reliable strain of seed, and failure in this respect has 
caused many disappointments. 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 the, {@ 
choice Wakefield stock, and gardeners may be assured of its good £7, y 
character. The head of the Wakefield is larger than Etampes and NOK { ) ) 
nearly as early. It has few outer leaves, and in compactness and (Si) Mais ws 
regularity my strain cannot be surpassed. It frequently matures ¢ WW NN AY) 
inside of 100 days from the seed. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents; =< y (i) 
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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 excepting Express and First Early. 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 loose leaves the plants may be set 114 feet apart, in rows 214 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 Harliest 
Etampes in popular favor has been 
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as one of the best standard sorts 
either for home or market gardens. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents; 
ly pound, 75 cents; pound, $2.25. 
MAULE’S WINNINGSTADT. — : 
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of early cabbage, well known to the whole horticultural public, and as in 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 a strain wil: 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- 
4 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, 25 
cents; 14 pound, 75 cents; pound, $2.25. 
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 well 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 in advance of any 
peer of the strains of Farly Summer. 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 2 cabbage is mainly the 
result of rapid growth. The veins and mid-ribs are finer than in other flat head kinds. It is 
suitable for growth in spring and early summer, or for use as a winter sort. Seed sown in 
July, and the plants set in August, will produce good heads for wintering. The compact habit of 
growth of All Head Early cabbage renders close planting feasible. The introducer named 8 feet 
by 14 feet as proper planting distances. This allows for over 9,500 plants per acre, of which 95 
per cent. should produce heads. Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 25 cts.; 14 pound, 75 cts. ; pound, $2.25. 
I take postage stamps to any amount same as cash. * 
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