Filbert Str 
MAULE’S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1904 

This splendid and profitable extra early 
= flat cabbage was first introduced in 1901. 
= It was immediately accorded a_ wide 
* public favor. Last year’s experience with 
it fully sustained its reputation for commer- 
cial value as well as for extreme earliness. 
The only variation in the reports reach- 
ing me concerning it are that in some in- 
= stances it is larger than was anticipated. 
= It is not offered as a large cabbage, but as 
a first early sort; yet the photograph on the 
eet, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S. A. 
s page shows that it is by no means a small f 
_: head. 
= 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- 
* field 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 earlier. 
I first offered this splendid cabbage to the 
z public in 1901, and it at once made thous- 
ands of friends. For years I have enjoyed 
* the reputation of introducing only novelties 
z of sterling worth and merit, and I am 
pleased to know that this new cabbage has 
met with a royal reception. It will, 
-~ beyond a doubt, supersede all others of its 
3 class as soon as its superlative excellence 
2 becomes generally known. 
Maule’s First Early Cabbage is of the 
fiat-headed type, as already stated. Its 
shape, habit of growth and general aspect 
are well shown in the photograph. 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. 
sort on account of both shape and quality. 
cabbage in appearance, being handsome in 
M. HENR 
order 
Addres 
Page 7.—Annual Catalogue for 1904 of Maule’s Four-Leaf Clover GUARANTEED SEEDS. 

It is a choice market 
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. 

A PHOTOGRAPH OF A FIELD TAKEN JUNE 15, 1902. 
Packet, 10 cents; half ounce, 25 cents; ounce, 40 cents; quarter pound, $1.25; pound, $4.00, 
MAULE’S FIRST EARLY CABBAGE. 
The Earliest Cabbage in Existence. 
A Flat-Headed Rival of the Famous Wakefield. Earlier, Hardier, Heavier and Better Than That Sort. 


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A Testimonial That Means Something. 
Mr. WM. HENRY MAULE, Dear Sir: Lsend 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. 
Those among my customers who desire to make early cab- 
bages pay, and pay well, must plant largely of Maule’s First 
Early. It is a thoroughly first-class early business-cabbage 
and equally as good for home consumption. The history of 
the cabbage is as follows: 
Some years ago, one of the most prominent market gardeners 
in the country called my attention to a flat-headed early cab- 
bage that had proven with him decidedly 
earlier than Express, Etampes, Wakefield, 
Early Spring, Early Parisian, etc. I was 
immediately very much interested in the 
matter, and discovered he had procured a 
small sample of the seed from a brother 
gardener, who had been growing cabbage 
largely for years, and who claimed to have 
originated the variety, but had no seed for 
sale. For years I tried to get a supply of 
this seed, but without success, the origina- 
tor claiming that to be four or five days toa 
week earlier in market than any of his 
neighbors was sufficient for his purposes, 
and he did not purpose to let it go out of 
his hands. I, however, at last succeeded 
in obtaining a sufficient quantity to offer 
my customers. 
I have no doubt that the demand for 
Maule’s First Early Cabbage seed this year 
will exceed the supply, on account of the 
reception accorded it in 1902 and 1903. I 
have received hundreds of letters endorsing 
Maule’s First Early as the earliest of all. 
No one who planted it last season was dis- 
appointed, but in every case it surpassed 
the highest expectations of all my custo- 
mers, both for home use and for marketing. 
It is certainly a money maker, and if you 
should only purchase a single packet of 
seed from this catalogue that one packet 
should be Maule’s First Early Cabbage. 
It is a beautiful 
color and general 

Seep Sown in Hot Bev Marcu 25. 
