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J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. 
SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 
ditions. 
TOWwSs. 
Early Bird 
ers. 
Alaska. 
Long Pod Alaska 
PEAS 
1 quart to 100 feet of drill; 1144 bushels per acre. 
Peas grow best on a light, rich, mellow soil under cool and moist weather con- 
Fresh manure and very rich or wet mucky soil should be avoided. 
The extra early varieties are very hardy and should be planted as soon as the 
ground can be made ready, while the larger wrinkled varieties, which are not as 
hardy but of superior quality, may be planted when the soil has become slightly 
warmed, as the seed will rot if planted too early. 
For private use, sow the seed in double rows, 18 inches apart and 8 inches apart 
in the row; for market, in single rows 2 to 3 feet apart and 1 inch apart in the 
The peas will give quicker returns if covered only one inch deep, and where 
earliness is most important they may be treated this way. Larger pods and greater 
quantity will be produced if the seed is planted in trenches three to six inches deep 
and covered with only one to two inches of soil. 
inches high, fill the trench level with the surface. 
prevent mildew and prolong the bearing season. 
full depth at first, or if water is allowed to stand in the trenches the seed will not 
germinate or grow well. 
use, as even a few ripe pods left on the vines tend to retard the development of the 
young pods and prevent the formation of new ones. 
FIRST EARLY SMOOTH VARIETIES 
Extra Early Alaska 
straight and blunt at the end. 
Seed round, blue, slightly pitted. Matures crop very evenly. 
The most used and best extra early, large podded Dwarf now 
on the market. 
Seed is practically smooth, dark green in color, can be planted as early as the 
Produces a strong, vigorous vine, dwarfed in length. 
profusion and are long, large, pointed and well filled with good sized peas. 
When the plants are five or six 
This will result in deep rooting, 
If the peas are covered to the 
The crop should be gathered as fast as it becomes fit for 
Vine strong and vigorous, 2 to 2% feet high, of a 
peculiar light green color, pods 3 to 3% inches long, 
Is ready for picking 49 to 50 days from planting. 
Very desirable for market gardeners and truck- 
Pods produced in 
Is an 
excellent cropper and has replaced practically all other extra early varieties. 
. Resembling the Alaska in general habit of 
Bountiful growth. Vine 36 inches, foliage gray-green. 
Pods 3% inches in length, pointed, gray-green in color. Fit 
for table use 55 to 57 days from planting; a prolific bearer, 
making it a valuable variety. Seed blue, medium pitted. 
Mammoth Podded Extra Early 42. &<er- 
tionally 
early, large podded variety. Matures practically with Alaska 
and much more productive. Height 3 feet, pods 4 inches 
long, very dark, broad and round. 
FIRST EARLY WRINKLED 
VARIETIES 
, An extra early variety of excellent 
Early Surprise quality, growing only 15 inches high 
but producing an abundance of dark green pods 4 to 5 inches 
long, very broad and well filled. The earliness, quality and 
the wonderfully prolific characteristics of this variety make 
it a very profitable sort for market gardeners. 
Extremely early, of high quality and 
Early Wonder very productive. Pods are very dark 
and can be safely shipped long distances. Will soon become 
very important as a market gardeners variety. 
An improved strain of the Laxtonian 
Blue Bantam type. Very early and produces pods a 
Vines are 16 to 18 inches 
little darker than the Laxtonian. 
EDIBLE PODDED PEAS 
Mammoth Melting Sugar 
the true sugar or edible podded Peas. 
high. 
This is by far the 
largest and finest of 
PRICES 
Variety 8 : 
Alaska—Wilt-resistant ............. $ .35 $2.00 $6.50 
Blue Bantam eorsiserehiesrcice oe eee AD eeese se OL00 
Bountiful’: 22. sc eee on oe ae oD) 2.00) 97-50 
Early ‘Bird)::::. 22253 eee ee oD) 2200) d.00 
Barly Surprise: .-.oese eee 45 2.25 8.00 
Early Wonder: 2-0..sc5: dancer AS ~ 2:25) 18:00 
Extra Early Alaska.> eee 25 @6©62.00 ~=6.50 
Improved@bilotiace ocr eer eee errr 245) eeeOS-00 
Long, PoddedyAlaskass-. teenies iy PA | Yast) 
Mammoth Melting Sugar............. -60 4.00 Sac 
Mammoth Podded Extra Early........ 35 62.00 = 7.50 
Pedigree’ Extra Early --.). 0+.) 200- 35 @6©6©.2.00 ~=—« 6.50 
Prolific Early Market................ 
Black Eyed Peas 
A favorite with truckers and 
Long-Podded Alaska shippers to Northern mar- 
kets, producing a very early crop of large, broad, well-filled, 
dark green pods. Equally as hardy as Extra Early Alaska 
and much larger. The vines usually grow three feet high 
and the crop will remain fresh a long time after picking. 
Improved Pilot ee 
planted early, vines three feet. 
A very early smooth pea with large 
Very productive, 
can be 
Ps ee 
Left - Disease Stricken Right - Resistant to Wilt-Disease 
Anne Arundel County field of two popular varieties. It has 
been found in many sections of Maryland, Wisconsin, ete., 
that peas are often badly damaged by Wilt, near Wilt, root- 
rot and other diseases. Some of these diseases are controlled 
by proper rotation of crops but Wilt can only be avoided on 
Wilt sick soils by using Wilt-Resistant strains. 
The University of Maryland has been working on this 
problem in the canners varieties, accomplishing wonderful 
results. If you have not found it possible to grow a success- 
ful pea crop in recent years, try Wilt Resistant strains. 
It will mean success instead of failure if your soil is infected 
with Wilt. 
Peas, being legumes, are greatly 
benefited by inoculation with Nitra- 
gin, the legume bacteria fixing mate- 
rial. Nitragin increases yield and 
quality and also improves the soil. 
9 oz. can treats 1 bu. seed, 50c; 5 bu. 
size $2.25. (Specify “C.’’) 
INOCULATE ALL LEGUMES 
WITH 
The Original Legume Inoculator 
