SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. [23] 
PUMPKINS 
1 ounce to 15 hills; 4 pounds per acre, in hills 10 by 10 feet apart. 
CULTURE.—Sow in good soil in May, when the ground has become 
warm, in hills 8 to 10 feet apart each way, or in fields of corn about 
every fourth hill; always avoid planting near other vines, as they 
will hybridize. 
4 ; This is the best of all Pumpkins for 
Sugar Pie Pumpkins pies. The fruit is small to medium 
in size, flesh solid and fine grained, the seed cavity small, and it is a 
splendid keeper. 
ro It is oval in shape, and tapers toward each end; of 
Quaker Pie a creamy color, both inside and out. Being fine 
grained and rich flavored, it makes a superior quality of pies. 
4 , Used principally for feeding stock, shape 
Connecticut Field almost round, of medium size, skin deep 
yellow and smooth, fiesh yellow. 
Cushaw, or Crookneck One of the most popular varieties 
; to grow for pies as well as for stock 
feeding. Fruits 2 feet in length, with long, solid neck, most frequently 
curved in form; seeds are located in the lower bulb-like end. Skin 
striped with mottled bands of creamy white. Flesh rich, creamy yellow, 
tender and of exceptionally fine flavor. 
: Excellent for pies, pear-shaped, medium sized, 
Sweet Potato flesh and skin creamy white, fine grained, sweet 
and delicious; first-class keeper. 
, Crookneck variety, with extremely small seed 
Japanese Pie cavity; nearly all solid meat; quality extra fine; 
seeds distinct in appearance, being curiously sculptured in the manner 
of Chinese letters. Productive, ripens early, medium size, good keeper. 
King of Mammoths This giant variety grows to enormous 
size. Deep yellow, glossy color. Splen- 
did to grow for stock and exhibition purposes. PARSLEY 
1 ounce to 150 feet of drill. 
Sow in rows 1 foot apart and 1 inch apart in the row. The 
seed is slow to germinate, and should be given the most 
favorable conditions. A deep, rich, loamy soil is required. 
For winter use a few plants placed in a box in the cellar 
will give a supply. 
Champion Extra Dark Moss Curled %*° 
leaves are very heavily crimped and curled. Very produc- 
tive and most attractive, both on account of its dark green 
coloring and fine mossy appearance. 
He. The large fleshy 
Turnip-Rooted, or Hamburg [>< Son. 
sembles the root of a Parsnip, and is highly esteemed for 
flavoring soups, stews, etc. 
Sugar Pie Pumpkin 
PRICES 
Variety Pkt. 1%4Lb. Lb. 10 Lb. 
PARSLEY 
Champion Extra Dark Moss 
Gurledsé 2524.53! eee. $ .10 $ .20 $ .60 $5.00 
Greeni@astler Ss . Saaas20S26- 25% 10 30 8=6©1.00 =8.50 
= = Turnip-Rooted, or Hamburg... .10 -25 -75 
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, nies I . * Hollow Crown, or Large Sugar .l 12, 6 A 
Mann’s Parsley grown in N. J., under Irrigation [Poe ee ea 10 30 100 8.50 
PARSNIPS PUMPKINS 
Connecticut Field............. 10 25 75 5.50 
it ounce to 150 feet of drill. Cushaw, or Crookneck......... 10 30 1.00 8.50 
Parsnips are well known as a delicious table vegetable, but Japanese mae aay Oleg CAN Ys te 5 sae zat 
their value for the purpose of feeding cattle and stock is but Gu: Tae Sess 62s s ee a0 0 “ab 750 
little appreciated. The parsnip is rich in saccharine food, SENS B® [TI sueeeue veces "10 30 ‘90 «7:50 
which adds greatly to the richness of the milk when fed to ‘ Ss 
cows, while the fresh, succulent roots a = Sweet Potato ..........-.---- 10 = Sua 
increase the flow of milk as greatly | ee a, 
as does the use of fresh, green food [ ; ag i ge : 
in the spring. It is especially valu- i rv - Ss. 5255S ae 
able for the purpose from its extreme Yet - gs ig 
hardiness, as the roots can be left in BE tame 
the ground all winter and improve in : : “ 
quality by the continued freezing. 
P Lee 
All American ee 
The outstanding 4 ahd) A 
parsnip in the All ie hd § 
American trials. A , ¥ Oe 
Mid-West market YS err 
garden strain. 
Hollow Crown Parsnip 
