WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Vegetable Seeds — 21 



Our Frost Proof Cabbage Plants 



Will Double Your 

 Profit, Why? 



There are a mimber of sea Islands along the South Carolina sea coast 

 where the soil and cliniatic conditions are just suited for growing 

 tough, hardy cabbage plants during the winter and early spring. The 

 seed is planted in the open field In the nronths of October, November, 

 December, January and February. The plants make a slow but steady 

 growth, until at S to 10 weeks of age they are very tough and hardy, the 

 buds are purple and the outer leaves a reddish brown. When In this 

 condition they can be shipped to territory further north and planted in 

 the open ground a month to 6 weeks sooner than the hoine-grown hot 

 bed or cold frame plants could be planted. These frost proof cabbage 

 plants will stand a temperature of 8 to 10 degrees above zero without 

 injury, the land freezing, or the plants being covered with ice, sleet or 

 snow after thej' are planted will not Injure them. 



The top of the plant does not grow until your regular spring weather 

 opens up, but the roots grow from the time they are planted and just 

 as soon as spring weather starts, the established root growth assimi- 

 lates the fertilizer In the soil, the plants grow very fast, maturing 

 headed cabbage 10 days to 3 weeks sooner than you can mature them 

 from hot bed and cold frame plants. You know what the dilference In 

 profit will be if your crop is matured and marketed before the general 

 crop from home grown plants is matured. 



To GET THE ADVANTAGE OF THE.SE FROST PROOF CABBAGE PLANTS 

 THEY MUST BE PLANTED A MONTH OR SIX WEEKS EARLIER THAN 

 YOLT WOULD PLANT HOME GROWN PLANTS. 



Our cabbage plants are grown from the best Long Island grown seed 

 and are shipped direct from our growing station In (South Carolina by 

 mail or express. We can fill orders from December 1st to April 15th. 

 We guarantee plants to arrive in good condition. 



The plants will be somewhat wilted and have a hard, stunted appear- 

 ance, which will be disappointing to persons who have never used these 

 plants before. Regardless of appearance, they wlU produce the results. 



Can suppl;^ only the follon'iii^ varieties of frost proof cab- 

 bage plants: Early .Jersey Wakefield, Charleston or Large Wake- 

 field. Succession and Early Flat Dutch. 



Plants packed 500, 1,000 or 2,000 to the crate. Order in these quanti- 

 ties, they weigh about 25 pounds per 1,000 crated for shipment, and can 

 be shipped to any point where they will arrive within 4 or 5 days. 

 No plants shipped C. O. D. 



Prices : By mall, postpaid, 35 cents per 100. By express, purchaser 

 paying charges, which under special rates are very low, .500 for $1.00; 

 In lots of 1,000 to 4,000 at $1.50 per 1,000; in lots of 5,000 to 

 9,000 at $1.25 per 1,000; in lots of 10,000 at $1.00 per 1,000. 





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Maule's Genuine Surehead Cabbage 



All Head and Always Sure to Head 



I watch with great care all the new cabbages, and test them 

 at Briar Crest aud Paumure, but I still thiuk that Surehead 

 for main crop will do the most good for the most people. No 

 other cabbage in America today has all the merits of Maule.'s 

 Geuuine Surehead. 



People who have never sown iSFaule's Surehead do not 

 know what good cabbage is. The Surehead is the greatest 

 and most profitable cabbage ever introduced, that has, for such 

 a long term of years, maintained so wide a popularity. This 

 is proved by the testimony of over 100,000 planters, in all 



sectious of the country, representing all conditions of soil, 

 elevation, climate and cultural treatment. I can truthfully 

 repeat the statements made in former catalogues, that while 

 no serious complaints, even in isolated cases, have ever been 

 made against this justly celebrated cabbage, thousands of 

 tongues and pens are ready to tell of its worth. 



Maule's Surehead is a late variety, with head as large as 

 Flat Dutch. It is almost absolutely uniform in growth. The 

 heads are firm and hard, elegant for kraut; the cabbage keeps 

 well, is a splendid shipper, giving satisfaction everywhere. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 35 cents; quarter pound, $1.00; pound, $3.50, postpaid 



