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EARLIEST ETAMPES Earliest Etampes has 



fairly sprung into popular favor. Full ten days to two 

 weeks earlier than any other variety, excepting New 

 Express, It forms line, hard and solid pointed 

 heads of extra quality, much larger and finer than 

 the Early York. It has a short stem growing close to 

 the ground, and by reason of its few outer leaves, can be 

 planted much closer together than any other. It Is In 

 every way one of the most desirable extra early 

 Cabbages ever Introduced. Sown In March, It Is 

 frequently ready for use by the first of June. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; % Lb., 60 cts.; lb., 82.00. 



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MAULE'S WINNINGSTADT Is very early 



forming large, cone-shaped heads of excellent quality 

 and is very certain to head, as it will grow a solid head 

 in seasons' when other sorts fail to produce anything. 

 On account of its very hard heads, it keeps well both 

 Winter and .Summer. It seems to suffer less from Cab- 

 bage worms than any other sort. Market gardeners 

 and others desiring a choice strain of this popu- 

 lar Cabbage ought to sow Maule's Seeds. Packet, 

 10 cts.; ounce, 25 cts.; % lb., 75 cts.; lb., S2.25. 



IMPROVED BRUNSWICK, Short-Stemmed.— Many people 

 who only grow one variety of Cabbage, prefer the Brunswick to any 

 other, as it is most excellent, planted early or late. Always a reliable 

 header, and with ordinary cultivation, will readily weigh 20 to 30 lbs. 

 In quality it is most desirable, while there is no question It is the ear- 

 liest of all the large, hard-heading Drumhead varieties of Cabbage. I 

 have long taken pride in furnishing my customers with an extra strain 

 of Short-Stemmed Brunswick Cabbage seed, and for this reason my 

 prices are a little higher than for the ordinary strains of Brunswick 

 generally offered, but the seed Is well worth the difference. 

 Packet, 10 cts., ounce, 25 cts.; % lb., CO cts.; lb., $2.00. 



MAULE'S PRIZE WAKEFIELD.— There is no question that the Wakefield is 

 the best early Cabbage in America to-day, consequently it is not to be wondered at that 

 I should take particular pains in furnishing my customers with an extra choice strain 

 of seed of this variety. I feel perfectly safe in saying that I consider I have to-day the 

 finest and truest stock of Jersey Wakefield in America. Neither pains, trouble nor ex- 

 pense have been spared in producing or selecting my seed of this variety, which 1 have 

 grown for me right at the fountain head of the Wakefield Cabbage— on Bong Island. The 

 strain I offer is just the sort for market gardeners and all others who look for quality 

 first and then cost of seed afterwards. Forms an unusually large head; almost as early 

 as Earliest Etampes, while for compactness and regularity of growth it cannot be sur- 

 passed. It has remarkably few outer leaves, and is always sure to mature fine, market- 

 able heads, fre- 

 quently in 100 

 days from plant- 

 ing. Market or 

 private garden- 

 ers cannot make 

 a mistake by 

 sowing Maule's 

 strain of this 

 justly celebrated, 

 popular and pro- 

 fitable market 

 variety. Pkt., 

 10c; oz., 30c; % 

 lb„ 81; lb., $3.00. 



AI I HFAH CADI V My friend, Mr. Burpee, has this to say about All Head Early : ' 

 «»I-»L< \ ldr\U Cr\rv.L« I . claims made for this distinct new Cabbage are, first, earliness. 

 It Is the earliest of all large Cabbages, being at least a week earlier than any of the various 

 strains of Early Summer Cabbage. Second, size. It is fully one-third larger than the 

 Eanv Suiumer'Cabbage, and therefore much more profitable to the market garden- 

 er. Third, uniformity. The All Head Early is unquestionably the nearest ap- 

 proach to a thoroughbred Catibagc of any variety yet introduced, both as --'TN '^~7>~. 

 regards size and uniformity of development. Selection, the means .\ *>*-»**^ 



employed to establish this variety, has been constant ly made to 

 secure t he largest early heads, with the fewest loose leaves. 

 The deep, Hat heads are remarkably solid and uniform 

 in color, as well as in shape and size. Fourth, qual- 

 ity. The main feature of a good Cabbage Is ten- 

 derness, and In this respect it surpasses all 

 others. Tenderness Is the result of rapid 

 growth, and as the All Head Early comes 

 in quicker than any of the other flat Cab- 

 bages, it is consequently more tender: 

 veins and in id-ribs of leaves are also finer 

 than those of anv other variety. Fifth, 

 adaptation. While All Head Early Is all 

 that can be desired for earllness, It is also 

 valuable for a late or Winter Cahhaee. 

 s. ed sown in July and set out about the 

 middle of August, Will bring heads, large 

 and solid, which are sure to winter well. 

 Sixth, yield. By reason of the compact 

 hal.it of its grow th, and absence of loose 

 leaves, fully one thousand more heads can 

 be set to the acre than of most other va- 

 rieties. Set plants l.S In. apart in rows, 

 with :i ft. bet ween t he rows; him) plants ca n 

 be set per acre, 95 per cent, of which. In an 

 ordinary season, will make good heads. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; ! 4 ' lb., 75c; 1 lb., $2.25. 



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