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J. MANNS & CO., Elisor and Forrest Sts., Baltimore, Md. 



SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 



PEAS 



CALIFORNIA MAMMOTH— A very profuse bearer of large, 

 handsome, dark green, pointed pods. Medium early and a 

 very profitable variety to grow as a succession to Early 

 Bird or the Laxtonian Types. Qt., 40c; pk., $2.25; bu., $8.00. 



GILBO — A new, very prolific main crop variety of excellent 

 quality, 10 days later than Early Bird, somewhat hardier 

 than the average wrinkled seeded sorts, vine 24 to 28 inches, 

 dark green, pointed pods, 4% to 5 inches long. Qt., 40c; pk., 

 $2.50; bu., $9.00. 



No. 95 ICER — Very productive 2-foot vines, pods dark 

 green and pointed, averaging 4% inches long. Five days 

 later than Gilbo. A high quality type developed in the West 

 for shipping to our Eastern markets; hence the name "leer." 

 Qt., 40c; pk., $2.50; bu., $8.50. 



RUTABAGA 



NEW CANADIAN — Grown for a number of years in the 

 North and held very closely by private individuals, the seed 

 of this variety has always been extremely difficult to procure 

 in a true and reliable type. After three years of searching 

 and checking in our trial grounds, we have found the correct 

 strain and offer it with every assurance that it will soon 

 become the only Rutabaga grown in this section. Pkt., 10c; 

 oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 



RADISH 



SCARLET GLOBE No. 8— So uniform in its maturity that 

 each sowing can be entirely gathered and bunched at one 

 pulling, with practically no waste. This means more bunches 

 per row, more time saved in bunching, and the ground ready 

 for the next crop a week earlier. % lb., 25c; lb., 75c; 10 

 lbs., $6.00; 100 lbs., $50.00. 



COMET — A new Dutch variety, winner in the 1935 "All 

 American" trials. Very long-standing, acquiring large size 

 for such an early variety before becoming pithy. Globe to 

 olive shaped, bright scarlet, uniform roots, crisp and solid. 

 Oz., 15c; 14 lb., 25c; lb., 85c. 



Radish, Scarlet Globe No. 8 



ASPARAGUS 



1 ounce to 60 feet of drill; 1 pound per acre; 

 3,000 plants per acre. 



Sow in spring in drills about eighteen inches apart and 

 two inches deep in light, rich soil, planting fifteen to twenty 

 seed to each foot of row. Thin to about one inch apart and 

 give frequent and thorough cultivation during the summer. 



Set the plants about four inches deep and one to two feet 

 apart in rows four to six feet apart. After the plants are 

 well started, give frequent and thorough cultivation. Early 

 the next spring spade in a heavy dressing of manure and 

 about one quart of salt and double the quantity of fresh 

 wood ashes to each square rod and cultivate well as long as 

 the size of plants will permit, or until they begin to die 

 down. The next season the bed may be cut over two or 

 three times. After the final cutting, give a good dressing 

 of manure, ashes and salt. 



MARY WASHINGTON— Superior to Martha Washington 

 and Washington Pedigree, in quality and equally resistant 

 to disease. It is larger and earlier and produces remark- 

 ably tender dark green stalks with very compact purplish 

 green tips. Pkt., 10c; 2 ozs., 15c; % lb., 25c; lb.. 75c. 



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Spinach, Isolated Plants Caged for Stock Seed. 



(See page 32) 



SPINACH 



NEW SUMMER SAVOY— Stands warm weather without 

 bolting to seed better than any other Savoy-leaved type. A 

 great improvement even on Bloomsdale Long Standing. Very 

 dark green. Lb., 25c; 10 lbs., $1.90; 25 lbs., $4.25; 100 lbs., 

 $15.00. 



TOMATOES 



Improved Advance 

 Rutgers Certified 



Special Marglobe 

 Scarlet Dawn 



(See page 36) 



RUTGERS tomato has become so popular due to its quality 

 and yield that it naturally has had wide distribution and 

 publicity. It is very important however that seeds of this 

 new variety be purchased from the most reliable sources, as 

 some stocks have been grown more carefully than others 

 and preservation of the original qualitites has been an expen- 

 sive item in its reproduction. Manns' stock of Rutger's is 

 not only certified but has been produced from stock seed 

 which we have proven to be superior to two other certified 

 stocks. Oz., 40c; % lb., $1.25; lb., $4.00. 



-, Georgia. 



J. Manns & Co. 

 Ensor and Forrest Sts. 

 Baltimore, Md. 



Gentlemen: 



No doubt you will be interested to know of my experi- 

 ence with the Rutgers Certified tomat,o seed that I got 

 from you last spring. 



These seeds were planted at the same time as four 

 other varieties I was testing. They began to ripen as 

 soon as the earliest varieties and I continued picking on 

 them until frost. As an all around producer, I consider 

 them the best of any tomato I have tried. 



Yours very truly, 



J. W. RAPPE. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS 



From one to two years may be saved by planting Asparagus 

 roots instead of seed. Choice, 2-year-old roots, all leading 

 varieties. $1.25 per 100; $8.00 per 1,000. MARY WASHING- 

 TON, $1.25 per 100; $8.50 per 1,000. 



ARTICHOKE 



LARGE GREEN GLOBE — About 500 plants from 1 ounce. 

 The scale-like leaves of the flower heads are used as a salad 

 or boiled, making a delicious dish which is very popular with 

 the French and Italians. Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c; % lb., $1.50; 

 lb., $5.00. 



JERUSALEM OR TUBEROUS ROOTED— Grown exclu- 

 sively for their large potato-like roots which are valuable 

 for feeding hogs. Price, % pk., 45c; pk., $1.25; bu., $4.00. 

 Expressage extra. 



