SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 



J. MANNS & CO.. Forrest and Hillen Sts.. Baltimore. Md. 



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EGG PLANT 



1 ounce will produce 1,000 plants. 

 Sow in March in hotbeds, and transplant when 2 inches high into a second 

 hotbed, or let them remain and thin out to 4 inches apart. When the weather 

 becomes settled, transplant into the open ground 3 feet apart each way. Good 

 culture is quite as important as good seed. Work the ground deep, make it rich 

 with well-rotted manure and hoe often. 



Mammoth Smooth Stem Lr^'ptpi'^in^.^TutV'sizeln'iTJut 



The plants are large and vigorous, leaves of a light green shade, stem smooth, 

 fruit large, oval, early and of a fine deep purple. 



Black Beauty The most beautiful and earliest of all large Egg Plants. 



Vlfwitln ffinh Krieh Very vigorous and productive; of upright growth 

 r lUllUU £H,yn UUHtl Voiding the fruit well oflf the ground; color light 

 purple of oblong shape. 



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KOHLRABI 



Black Beauty Egg Plant 





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Early White Vienna 



1 ounce will produce 1,500 plants. 



This forms a bulb above the ground and its flavor is 

 somewhat similar to Cabbage. Sow in April in rows IS 

 inches apart, thinning out to 8 inches between the plants. 



Rnrhi Whifp VlPnnn Excellent for forcing 

 Hi any rvnue Vienna and of fine quality. The 

 bulbs grow to the size of an apple when ready for use, 

 and are a pale whitish green. 



ENDIVE 



1 ounce to 100 feet of drill, 3 pounds to the acre. 



Filler Whifp Clirlpil Plants moderately dense; 



EjVer nniiei^UrieU leaves coarser than those 



of the Green Curled, but the mid-rib is yellow and the 

 leaves almost white. 



Broad-leaved Batavian P^*=f ""*l ^^*''^! 



M^i vMu/ •/wi«<^^<« »^M.v»»»yn*.» broad and almost 

 plain; color light green. 



drppit Ciirlpti This is the hardiest variety, and 

 <j-#cc« K^uii,t^u ^gj.y desirable for the home and 

 market garden. The deep green leaves are beautifully 

 cut and curled, easily blanched and become very crisp, 

 tender and fine flavored. 



LEEK 



1 ounce to 50 yards of drill. 



Sow early in the spring in drills 1 inch deep and 12 

 inches apart, when about 6 inches high transplant into 

 deep, rich soil, B inches apart; use a dibble and plant 

 deeply, close to their leaves. 



Monstrous Carentan Leek 



LaraP Lnndnn Flan ^ favorite market variety, of 

 UUiyv UUnuun r luy enormous size, leaves large 

 and broad; flavor mild and pleasant. 



Monstrous Carentan §f e'x?r7^?rge^°stT°t?e 



leaves are fan-shaped, of a dark green color; the edible 

 stem is 6 to 8 inches long and 3 inches in diameter. 



FENNEL (Florence) 



(Finocchia) In great demand with Italian trade and de- 

 serves to be more generally used. The leaf stalks are clus- 

 tered in a bulb-like formation, and when these are about 1% 

 inches wide, the plants should be hilled up to about half 

 their height. 



KALE (Also see Borecole, page 8) 



Broadcast, 2 to 3 pounds per acre; 1 ounce to 200 feet of drill. 



The Kales are more hardy than Cabbage, and make excellent greens for 

 winter and spring use. For early spring use, sow broadcast in September and 

 protect during winter. It may also be sown in April or May for later use. 



Extra Curled Long Standing ^^^^^^^"cuHed'KaTe-l^b'eS 



fully curled, of strong, vigorous habit, perfectly hardy and slow shooting to seed. 



Kale, Extra Curled — Long Standing 



Variety PRICES Pkt. 



EGG PLANT— Black Beauty $ .10 



Florida High Bush 10 



New York Improved Purple 10 



Lons Italian .10 



Mammoth Smooth Stem .10 



ENDIVE — Broad-leaved Batavian 10 



Ever White Curled 10 



Full Heart Batavian .10 



Green Curled .10 



FENNEL— Florence .10 



KALE— Extra Curled Long Standing (10 lbs. $6.50) .10 

 Siberian Kale (Extra Early) (10 lbs. $3.00) 

 Spring, Smooth Leaf (10 lbs. $2.00).. . 

 KOHLRABI— Early White Vienna .10 



LEEK— Large London Flag 10 



Monstrous Carentan 10 



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