. The Maule seed book for 1905. ome incolor and general uniformity. No wonderthe buyers of early cabbages select theseattractive heads when displayed on themarket stalls. Almost anybody would pickout one of these solid flat-heads in prefer-ence to a round or pointed headed variety. Those among my customers who desire to make early cab-bages pay, and pay well, must plant largely of Maules FirstEarly. It is a thoroughly first-class early business-cabbageand equally as good for home consumption. Its history is asfellows : Some years ago, one of the most prominent market gardenersin the country ca
. The Maule seed book for 1905. ome incolor and general uniformity. No wonderthe buyers of early cabbages select theseattractive heads when displayed on themarket stalls. Almost anybody would pickout one of these solid flat-heads in prefer-ence to a round or pointed headed variety. Those among my customers who desire to make early cab-bages pay, and pay well, must plant largely of Maules FirstEarly. It is a thoroughly first-class early business-cabbageand equally as good for home consumption. Its history is asfellows : Some years ago, one of the most prominent market gardenersin the country called my attention to a flat-headed early cab-bage that had proven with him decidedly earlier than Ex-press, Etampes, Wakefield, Early Spring, Early Parisian, was immediately very much interested iu the matter, anddiscovered he had procured a small sample of the seed from abrother gardener, who had been growing cabbage largely foryears, and who claimed to have originated the variety, butPacket, lO cents; ounce, 30 cents; 9. A Testimonial That Means Something Mr. VVm. Henry Maule, Dear Sir: I send you a photograph of a wagon load of yourFirst Early Cabbage taken 4th of July. The one ounce of cabbage seed has and will bringme 5,000 cabbages, and my cabbage brings me 10 cents more the dozen than any other inthe market, so it was the cheapest seed after all, even at an ounce. My first cabbagewent to market the 28th of June; would have been sooner, but we had no i-aln here untilthe 28th of June from the time it was set in the field.—J. J. Cobo, Columbus, Ohio. had no seed for sale. For years I tried to get a supply of this seed, but without success, the originator claiming that to be four or five days to a 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 suc- j ceeded in obtaining a sufficient quantity to offer my customers. ! I have no doubt that the demand for Ma
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