Manns' Improved Advance 



TOMATOES 



1 oz. to 2,000 plants; % lb. per acre. 



All our tomato seeds are grown from stocks, exclusively for seed purposes, by the orii^inators, experienced growers and 

 experts. We are fully convinced of the merit of all new varieties before placing them In our catalog, and therefore strongly 

 recommend our strains as being absolutely reliable. 



For early, the seed should be sown in hotbeds during February or the first week in March, in drills B inches apart and 

 half an inch deep. Later sowing may be made until the last of April. When the plants are 3 or 4 inches high they should 

 be set out 4 or 5 inches apart in another hotbed or cold frame, or removed into small pots allowing a single plant to the 

 pot. Expose to the air as much as possible to harden. Water freely at time of transplanting, and shelter from the sun a 

 few days until the plants are established. Cultivate thoroughly as long as the vines will permit, but the last two or three 

 workings should be very shallow or the crop may be badly injured, especially if the cultivator is run too near the plants. 



Extra Early Varieties 



Improved Advance Jrhig^ quafitirTounT 



tomato 

 or 

 slightly flattened shape, and exceptionally smooth for such 

 an early variety. As early and hardy as Earliana and yield- 

 ing 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 compe- 

 tition with the other extra earlies and command the fancy 

 prices of an early market. 



Break O'Dau ^^' ^'"^'^ ^' '^^'^^'^^^^^ <>' t^e u. s. Dept. 



of Agriculture describes his new crea- 

 tion as follows: "Very productive, early variety, highly re- 

 sistant to wilt and somewhat resistant to blights. Fruits 

 large, smooth, meaty, red, globular." 



Scarlet Dawn Z?T °' * ^.f'^^^t!■•"/v^i^^t 



All American Trials. This hybrid of 

 Clark's Early and Marglobe has the shape and structure of 

 Marglobe, but a brighter scarlet color. It is earlier than 

 Bonny Best and yields as heavy as Break-O'Day. Excellent 

 shipping quality as well as being desirable for home growing. 



PRICES 



Pkt. Oz. «4 Lb. Lb. 



Bonny Best Certified $ .10 



Break O'Day 10 



Earliana 10 



Early Detroit .10 



Enormous 10 



Glovel .10 



Greater Baltimore (Ind.) .10 



Grothens Globe 10 



Improved Advance .10 



Marglobe Special 10 



Market Champion .10 



Maryland Pride .10 



New Deal 10 



No. 600 — "Red Ponderosa" .10 



Oxheart 10 



Penn State 10 



Ponderosa 10 



Prltchard (Certified) 10 



Rutgers (Certified) 10 



Scarlet Dawn 10 



Scarlet Topper (Certified) 10 



Sensation 10 



Stone (Improved) 10 



Pear Shaped Red 10 



Pear Shaped Yellow 10 



Yellow Plum 10 



.3.5 



$1.25 



$4.00 



.30 



1.00 



3.50 



.30 



1.00 



3.50 



.30 



1.00 



3.50 



.40 



1.25 



4.00 



.40 



1.35 



5.00 



.30 



.90 



3.00 



.40 



1.35 



5.00 



.50 



1.75 



6.00 



.30 



1.00 



3.50 



.30 



1.00 



3.50 



.40 



1.25 



4.50 



.75 



2.50 



7.50 



.40 



1.35 



5.00 



.45 



1.35 



5.00 



.40 



1.35 



5.00 



.50 



1.50 



5.00 



.40 



1.00 



3.50 



.40 



1.25 



4.00 



.45 



1.35 



5.00 



.40 



1.00 



3.50 



.40 



1.35 



5.00 



.20 



.60 



2.00 



.30 



1.00 





.30 



1.00 





.30 



1.00 





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J. MANNS & CO., Baltimore, Md. 



Superior Seeds 



