Varieties of Special Merit 



OUR general stocks are unexcelled in quality and better seeds cannot be purchased at any price. The following 

 recently improved strains, however, are worthy of special consideration and should be grown by every pro- 

 gressive market gardener. 



BEETS 



MANNS' NEW MODEL — Has become a favorite with market 

 gardeners supplying the most critical trade. A thoroughly 

 established strain, dependable year after year for its uniform 

 maturity, deep red color, freedom from light zones, and good 

 bunching tops. New Model is no longer "new." It has been 

 grown for nearly ten years in the vicinity of Baltimore, and 

 each year our sales of it have increased over the previous 

 year. We do not know any beet that will beat New Model 

 as a main crop variety for this section. % lb., 25c; lb., 85c; 

 10 lbs., $7.50. 



CARROT 



SUNRISE — A favorite with market garden trade becaust 

 of its fine quality, perfect shape and attractive color. 

 Specially valuable for medium and late use, an excellent 

 keeper and thoroughly dependable. Oz., 15c; % lb., 30c; Ib^ 

 $1.00; 10 lbs., $8.50. 



CELERY 



MANNS' GOLDEN (Special)— A more uniform strain of 

 Golden Plume, has better hearts, is earlier and more easily 

 blanched than other types. Strictly dependable for com- 

 mercial production. Oz., $1.00; % lb., $3.50; lb., $12.50. 



CORN 



MANNS' EARLY SUPERIOR— This new variety is of 

 remarkable size considering its earliness. The ears are 8 

 inches long and have 16 to 20 rows of rather narrow deep 

 grains. The quality is excellent and the attractive appear- 

 ance of the rich, tender, well-filled ears make it a very 

 desirable sort for the Market Gardener. Qt., 35c; pk., $1.75; 

 bu., $6.00. 



MANNS' No. 56 — The best, largest, most saleable early 

 market corn we ever have known. It can be planted ex- 

 tremely early without danger of rotting, which makes it 

 possible to produce marketable ears at least five weeks ahead 

 of Stowell's Evergreen. Resembles sugar corn, an excellent 

 shipper and a money maker. Qt., 50c; pk., $3.25; bu., $12.00. 



HYBRID CORN 



Every market gardener should now "get wise" to hybrid 

 corn if he has not already done so. The increased yield of 

 handsome, prime quality ears assures far greater profits 

 than is possible with regular varieties. The crop matures 

 uniformly and can therefore be cut in large quantities at 

 one time. (See pages 14 and 15.) 



PEAS 



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; bn., $9.00. 



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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. ^4 lb., 25c; lb., 75c; 10 

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



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; M lb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 



TOMATOES 



IMPROVED ADVANCE— An extra early, large tomato 

 of high quality, round or slightly flattened shape, and 

 exceptionally smooth for such an early variety. As early 

 and hardy as Earliana and yielding more fruit both in the 

 first and subsequent pickings. It is more shapely, more 

 free from cracks and shows less green about the stem than 

 other extra early sorts. With Improved Advance the grower 

 can produce a crop which will stand superior in appearance 

 and quality, in competition with the other extra earlies and 

 command the fancy prices of an early market. Oz., 50c; 

 y, lb., $1.75; lb., $6.00. 



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. 



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. 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; V4 lb., 25c; lb., 75c. 



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. 



Superior Seeds 



J. MANNS & CO., Baltimore, Md. 



