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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 4,000 plants; 8 to 4 ounces for an acre. Set the plants 
2X to 34 feet apart each way. Give frequent and clean cultivation. 
EARLIEST EXPRESS.—I first introduced this cabbage in 1887, and the 
events of the past seventeen 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 isa 
few days earlier than the justly celebrated Earliest Etampes. 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 almost every plant forms a head. Like 
Etampes, it holds its head admirably. It can be planted close, and 
ZB 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 early cabbages of the catalogues, ex- 
cepting Maule’s First Early, which matures about the same time. 
Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents; !4 pound, 75 cents; pound, $2.25. 
CULTURE.—The cabbage is a gross feeder, and well repays heavy manuring and high 
a rl ea b ba culture. It succeeds best on well drained soil. The plants are started in frame or seed 
a bed, and afterward transplanted. Seed for early cabbages may be started in autumn in a ® 
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proved Early Jersey Wakefield, then the Large Early Jersey Wake- > 
field, etc. The parentage of all the strains of Wakefield cabbage is 
the same. The main difficulty has been to get a perfectly satisfac- e 
tory and reliable strain of seed, and failure in this respect has > 
caused many disappointments. Buyers will find in Maule’s Prize 2 
Wakefield the genuine article. I grow the seed on Long Island, in 4 
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inside of 100 days from the seed. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents; 
14 pound 75 cents; pound, $2.50. 
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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 144 feet apart, in rows 24% 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 
firstof June. The growth of Earliest 
Etampes in popular favor has been 
such that it must now be recognized 
4as one of the best standard sorts 
either for home or market gardens. 
Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 
lg pound, 60 cents; pound, $2.00. 




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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 
Ae of the type. Such a strain will be found in Maule’s Winningstadt. It is almost as early as 
VA 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. Onac- 
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, 5 cents; ounce, 20 » | 
» cents; 14 pound, 60 cents; pound, $2.00. 
>» ALL HEAD EARLY.—A comparatively new # 
flat head cabbage, of distinct characteristics, now 
widely planted. It has proved itself 10 be adapt- = 
able to a wide range of both soiland 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 
of the strains of Early Summer. In size it is one- 

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result of rapid growth. The veins and mid-ribs are finer than in other flat head kinds. Itis 
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 3 feet ¢ 
by 144 feet as proper planting distances. This allows for over 9,500 plants per acre, of which 95 
Z . —_—sa per cent. should produce heads. Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 20 cts.: 44 pound, 60 cts.; pound, $2.00. 
ALL HEAD EARLY. I take postage stamps to any amount same as Cash. 
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