WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Vegetable Seeds — 17 



Early Cabbages. 



Culture. — The cabbage is a gross feeder, and well repays heavy manuring ana high 

 culture. It succeeds best on well drained soil. The plants are started in frame or seed 

 bed, and afterward transplanted, seed for early cabbages may be started in autumn in a 

 cold frame, or in early spring in a hot bod. 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 shallow; 1 ounce of seed lor 4,UUU plants; 3 to 4 ounces lor an acre. Set the 

 plants 2% to B}^ leet apart each way. (jive liequent and oeau cultivation. 



EARLIEST EXPRESS — I first introduced this cabbage in lbb7. With 



First Eariy it hoids the piace as the earnest cabbage in cu.tivatiou.as It has 



produced lair sized, marketable heaus in 7u days from the sowing of the 



seed. It is a lew uays earner than the justly celebrated Karliest Etampes. 



A cabbage capable of heaumg in lrom 70 to 80 days is a wonderful variety, 



and a vaiuau.e auunion to tne list of profitable sorts. The quality is 



good, 'iheie are lew loose leaves, and almost every plant forms a 



nead. It can be pianted ciose, and yields a large crop. Ihis is the 



eaniest of the many eany cabbages of the catalogues, excepting 



Maules First Eany, which matures about the same time. t*»ck*t, 



10 couts; ounce, 25 cents; J 4 pound, 75 cents; pound, $2.50. 



EARLIEST EXPRESS. 



JIU'LE'S PRIZE WAKEPIEI.D This cabbage, under various 



names, has been for many years the leading early cabbage in Amer- 

 ica. The main difficulty has been to get a perfectly satisfactory 

 and reliable strain of seed, and failure in this respect has caused 

 many disappointments. Buyers will find in Maule's Prize Wake- 

 field 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 charac- 

 ter. The head of the Wakefield is larger than Etampes and nearly 

 as early. It has few outer leaves, and in compactness and regularity 

 my strain cannot be surpassed. It frequently matures inside of 100 

 days from sowing. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; % lb., SI. 00; lb., $3.50. 



EARLIEST ETAMPES.— 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 IJ^feet apart, 

 In rows 2)4 feet apart; sometimes even closer. 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 Earliest 



Etampes in popular favor has been 



such that it must now be recognized 



as one of the best standard sorts 



either for home or market gardens. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 25 o-ntx; 



'.,' ponnd, 75 cents; pound, $2.25. 

 MAULE'S WINMISGSTADT.- 



This is another old and famous type 



of early cabbage, well known to the 



whole horticultural public, and as 



in the case of Wakefield the main 



difficulty is to get a strain of seed 



representing the highest grade of excellence of the type. Such a strain will be found Id 



Maule's Winningstadt. It is almost as early as Wakefield. The heads are slightly larger. 



of the proper cone-shaped form, and of hest qual- 

 ity. It Is a sure header, even where other sorts 

 may fall, and seems to he less liable to the attack 

 of Ihe cabbage worm than many other varieties. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 75 cts.; lb.. $2.25. 



ALL HEAT) EARLY It has proved itself to 



be adaptable to a wide range of both soil and 

 climate, and is well worthy of recognition as a 

 standard American sort. It Is a money maker 

 for gardeners. It is the earliest of large cab- 

 bages, being at least a week In advance of any 

 of the strains of Early 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 "thorough- 

 bred," and I believe it is fully deserving of the 

 name. Good quality and tenderness are marked 

 features. 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 

 p habit of growth of All Head Farly cabbage renders close planting feasible. The introducer 

 named 8 feet by 1% feet as proper p'anting distances. This allows for over 9,500 plants per acre, 

 of which 95 per cent, should produce heads. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; ^ lb., 75c; lb., $2.50. 

 ^if I tnke postage stamps to any amount same as c»»li. 



ALL HEAD EARLY. 



have not been supplied to dealers or merchants since 1889. 

 wanted they must be ordered from Philadelphia or throi 

 some one who is making up a club order in your neighborhood. 



A^^llllG S lGCd^ wan ted" they must ''be" ordered from ^biiadelphw or Jlirough 



