Varieties of Special Merit 



/^UR general stocks are anexcelled in quality and better seeds cannot be purchased at any price. The followins 

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

 gressive market gardener. 



BEETS TOMATOES 



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. Page 7. 



CABBAGE 



CHIEFTAIN SAVOY— Received the award of Merit, 1938 

 All-American selection. Produces well formed, medium sized 

 firm heads, outstanding in uniformity and quality. Page 9. 



CARROT 



STREAMLINER — An ideal new bunching carrot for shippers 

 and market gardeners. Tops short, rather sparse, dark green, 

 and strong. Roots long slender, nearly cylindrical; at 

 maturity 8 to 10 in. long by IVt to 1% in. at shoulder; grow 

 completely underground. Color very deep orange, cores small 

 and uniformly red. Page 12. 



SUNRISE — A favorite with market garden trade because 

 of its fine quality, perfect shape and attractive color. 

 Specially valuable for medium and late use, an excellent 

 keeper and thoroughly dependable. Page 12. 



RADISH 



MANNS' SUPERIOR GLOBE— A trial ground selection 

 consistently producing outstanding yields of deep globe- 

 shaped, bright red, solid meaty fruits. Picking begins early 

 mid-season and continues well until frost. Superior Globe 

 has yielded heavier crops of No. 1 Grade than Rutgers, 

 Marglobe or any of the other numerous varieties in our 

 Parkville trials. Seed supply limited. Pkt., 25c; oz., $1.00; 

 M lb., $3.50; lb., $12.50. 



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 tbit 

 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'i is 

 not only certified but has been produced from stock seed 

 which we have proven to be superior to two other certified 

 stocks. See page 36. 



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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. Page 30. 



ARTICHOKE 



GREEN GLOBE — Tender perennial producing edible flower 

 buds the second year. Pkt., 10c; Oz., 85c. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS 



From one to two years may be saved by planting roots 

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



MARY WASHINGTON, 25 for 85c; $2.85 per 100. 



ASPARAGUS 



1 ooBce 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 tammer. 



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— Resistant to disease, large, early 

 and produces remarkably tendpr dark green st.ilks with very 

 compact purplish green tips. Pkt., 10c; ^ Ib^ 50c; lb., $1.50. 



paradise; — New early, extremely strong, vigorous produ- 

 cer, rust resistant. Pkt., 10c; oz., SOc; H lb., $1.50; lb., $5.00. 



Superior Seeds 



J. MANNS & CO., Baltimore, Md. 



