SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 
J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. [7] 
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Detroit Dark Red Beets 
Crosby’s Egyptian eee globe shaped, deep red 
color, tender, sweet and 
richly palatable when served. This should not be confused 
with Flat Egyptian as it is similar only in point of earliness. 
Crimson Globe An excellent main crop variety of 
medium size, globe shaped, with a 
remarkably smooth surface and high in quality, being tender, 
crisp and sweet, never stringy. The flesh is very deep pur- 
ple, slightly zoned in lighter and darker shades. Is without 
rootlets and the foliage is small and attractive. 
Perfect in shape and of a beautiful 
New Model red color, very uniform in shape and 
size, the entire crop maturing during the same week. 
Forces well under glass. This variety fills a definite 
need among the market gardeners and has met with 
success. Practical growers realizing the superior qual- 
ity of this strain are ordering in 25, 50 and 100-pound 
lots, using this one variety throughout the entire season. 
Being entirely free from white zones, extremely dark, 
smooth, with short tops and excellent quality, it always 
commands the highest market price. 
BEETS—MANGEL AND SUGAR 
Sow 1 ounce to 100 feet of drill, 6 pounds to the acre in 
drills and 15 to 20 pounds to the acre is sown broadcast. 
Plant from middle of May to middle of June in drills about 
2% feet apart and 1 inch to 1% inches deep. When the 
plants are about three inches high begin thinning out and 
continue at intervals until they stand 8 inches apart in the 
rows. 
Attains enormous size, pro- 
Mammoth Long Red ducing thirty to fifty tons 
per acre. The roots are straight, well formed and much 
thicker than other sorts. Grows well above the ground and 
is therefore easily gathered. The flesh is white tinged with 
rose. Highest feeding qualities. 
TABLE BEETS 
1 ounce to 50 feet of drill; 5 pounds per acre. 
The soil for beets should be light, rich, fine and deeply 
cultivated. Smooth beets cannot be grown if fresh manure 
is used. If wanted very early, sow in hot beds and trans- 
plant, cutting off the outer leaves. For early outdoor crop 
plant the seeds about 1 inch apart and 1 inch deep in rows 
1 to 2 feet apart, firming the soil about the seeds by walking 
on the row. This should be done as soon as the ground can 
be worked and for table use, plantings should be made every 
three weeks. Thin out the plants to 3 inches apart. For 
main crop sow in the early part of May while for winter use 
they may be planted up to July Ist. 
Extra Early Flat Egyptian earliest, excellent 
for forcing and early crop. Roots are distinctly flat, very 
dark red, have very small tap root and are of fine quality 
when young. They measure 2 inches in diameter when 
mature and have very small tops. 
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Manns Early Spring a wonderful dark red color, 
and of exceptional quality, Manns’ Early Spring Beet offers 
an unusual opportunity for profitable production. 
Detroit Dark Red Careful comparison with other 
prominent strains of this va- 
riety show that our stock is unsurpassed in quality and 
appearance. The tops are small and upright in growth and 
the roots are globular, of medium size, very smooth and of 
a wonderful dark red color throughout. Very desirable for 
canning. 
One of the very 
BROCCOLI 
Calabrese Green Sprouting or Heading 
This plant is somewhat similar to cauliflower in its 
nature of growth, but produces a large solid head which 
remains green. When this head is cut, numerous 
sprouts develop, forming small heads which command 
a fancy price among Italian trade. It is rapidly becom- 
ing popular and is being generally used in leading hotels 
because of its delicious, rich asparagus flavor. 
, ; Known in the South 
[Italian Green Sprouting Yom in 3 Soot 
grows more “greens” than seven top turnip and is fairly 
hardy in Maryland, making a profitable cover crop. Sow in 
August broadcasting two to three pounds per acre and the 
first sprouts will be ready for market during February or 
early March, at which time they usually command a very 
good price. 
PRICES 
BEETS Pkt. %4Lb. Lb. 10 Lbs. 
Crimson Globe $0.10 $0.25 $0.75 $6.00 
Crosby’s Egyptian 10 25 aE 6.00 
Detroit Dark Red 10 25 75 6.00 
Edmand’s Blood Turnip 10 DAS Ye 6.00 
Eureka 10 29 75 6.00 
Extra Early Flat Egyptian 10 <2 Ye 6.00 
Mammoth Long Red 10 20 50 4.00 
Mann’s Early Spring 10 50 1.25 10.00 
New Model 10 .25 75 6.00 
BROCCOLI Pkt. Oz. % Lb. Lb. 
Calabrese Green Sprouting or 
Heading ...... Een eg $ .10 $ 50 $1.50 $5.00 
Italian Green Sprouting 
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