EARLY CABBAGES. 



CUT.TURE.-The cabbage is a gross feeder, and well repays heavy manuring and high 

 culture. It succeeds best on well drained soil. The plains are started in frame or seea 

 bed, and afterward transplanted. Seed for early cabbage may be started in mtnmn in a 

 cold frame, or in early spring in a hot bed. For main crop, summer - and autumn cab- 

 Id be sowed in a rich border in the open air, in May or J une. Sow sbal- 

 ce of seed for 4,000 plants; 3 to 4 ounces for an acre. Set the plants ty t 

 apart each way. Give frequent and clean cultivation. 



.ARLIEST EXPRESS. — I first introduced this cabbage in 1887, and the 

 ents of the past thirteen veais prove that it came to stay. It still hoias 

 place as the earliest cabbage in cultivation, as it has frequently pro- 

 Bd fair sized, marketable heads in 70 days from the sowing of the seed. It 

 few davs earlier than the justly celebrated Earliest Etampes, but does 

 form so* large a head. Still, a cabbage capable of heading in from i 70 to 

 80 davs is a wonderful varietv, and a valuable addition to the list oi 

 profitable sorts. The quality is good, there are few loose leaves, and 

 % almost every plant forms a head. Like Etampes, it holds its head 

 m admirably. It can be planted close, and yields a large crop. I he 

 ■i^jM item of earliness is a matter of dollars with many market gardeners, 

 ^"Sy and I desire to emphasize the point that this is the earliest or the 

 many early cabbages of the catalogues. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 

 % 20 cents; ^4 pound, U0 cents; pound, $2.00. 



EARLIEST EXPRESS. 

 MAPLE'S PRIZE WAKEFIELD. — This cabbage, under various 

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



of the best ever put upon the early market. The main difficu tj has 

 been to get a perfectly satisfactory and reliable strain of W akeneld 

 seed, and failure in this respect has caused many disappointments. 

 Bavers will find in Maule's Prize Wakefield, the genuine artie e, in 

 Its highest development. I grow the seed on Long Island, in son ana 

 climate perfectly suited to the cabbage, under circumstances favor- 

 able to the puritv and vigor of the choice Wakefield stock, and gar- 

 deners may be assured of its good character. The head of the A,\ ake- 

 fleld is larger than Etampes and nearly as early. It has few outer 

 leaves, and in compactness and regularity my strain cannot be sur- 

 passed. It frequently matures inside of 100 days from the seed. 

 Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; % pound, S1.00; pound, s-LoO. 



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and high culture almost every plant 

 makes a head. The Etampes is in 

 every wav one of the most desirable 

 early cabbages ever introduced. The 

 seed mav be sown under glass in 

 March arid 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, 5 cents; ounce, 25 cents; 



EARLIEST ETAMPE 



First Early Cabbage. 



The great cabbage nov- 

 elty of the year. See col- 

 ored plate in specialties. 



ALL HEAD EARLY. 



y. pound, 75 cents; pound, $2.00. 



MAULE'S WISXIXGSTADT. — 

 This is another old and famous type 



of early cabbage, well known to the whole horticultural public, and as in the case or \\ ake- 

 fleld 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 in Maules Wlnningstadt. It is almost as early as 



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 he less liable to the attack of the 

 cabbage worm than many other varieties. On ac- 

 count of its vtry 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 relv 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; 54 pound, 60 cents; pound, $1.60. 



ALL HE\D EARLY — A comparatively new 

 flat bead cabbage, of distinct characteristics, now 

 widely planted. It has proved itself to be adapt- 

 able to a wide ransre of both soil and climate, and 

 is now worthy of recognition as a standard 

 American sort. Kothing 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 lnadvanceof any 

 of the strains of Early Summer. In size it is one- 

 third lareer than Earlv Summer. The deep, flat heads are remarkably uniform In shape, size and 

 color. The introducer' called it a "thoroughbred," and I believe it is fully deserving orthe name. 

 Good quality and tenderness are marked features. Tenderness in a cabbage is mnir.lv tne re- 

 sult of rapid growth, and as this is quicker in heading than any other flat cabbage, it is conse- 

 quently more tender and delicate. The veins and mid-ribs are finer than In other flat head Uinas^ 

 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 Aueust, will produce good heads for wintering. The compact habit or 



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