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J. MANNS & CO.'S CHOICE SEEDS. 



LETTUCE. 



— ^aiticli. 



i oz. to 2500 plants; 3 lbs. to the acre. 



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For early Spring, sow in a seed-bed in 

 September or October, and protect through 

 the Winter with cold frames. Seed sown 

 in hot-beds in March will, if kept from 

 cold, make good plants in April. Trans- 

 plant in good rich soil in rows eighteen 

 inches apart, and eight to ten inches in the 

 rows. For a later supply plant every two 

 weeks from the middle of April until July, 

 choosing varieties according to their heat 

 resistance. 



BOSTON MARKET, OR WHITE SEED 

 TENNIS BALL — White; crisp; best for early 

 forcing, making" small, compact heads. Pack- 

 age, 5c; oz., 15c; % lb.. 30c; lb.. $1.00. 

 __- PHILADELPHIA BUTTER. _ An early 

 variety, grown extensively by market garden- 

 ers; does not stand the heat well. Package, 

 5c. ; oz., 15c; % lb., 35c; lb.. $1.00. 



- MANNS' DEFIANCE SUMMER This 



new variety, introduced by us several years 

 ago, has made a very eventful impression upon 

 the grower, as well as the consumer. In ap- 

 pearance it outclasses all others. It forms 

 handsome solid heads of enormous size, al- 

 most as large as cabbage heads, which remain 

 in good saleable condition long after all others 

 have gone to seed. The flavor is excellent; the leaves are 

 of a beautiful light green. Very profitable for market gar- 

 deners. Oz., 20c; Yx lb., 60c; lb., $2.00. 



*; NEW TRIUMPH—First appeared in the form of a sin- 

 gle " sport " plant in a bed of our Defiance Lettuce; resem- 

 bles this variety very much, except in color, it 

 being of a rich creamy yellow, retaining the re 

 sistance of Summer heat, and quality of 

 the Defiance. Package, 10c. ; Ya lb., 75c. 



^BUTTERCUP,- The plant is very 

 distinct and attractive; the leaves are 

 of beautiful yellow color, and re- 

 maining in condition for use a „. 

 longtime. Package. 5c. ; oz., _ 

 15c; Yx lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 



GOLDEN YELLOW 'f I 

 STONEHEAD A fine va- 

 riety ; very solid heads of 

 great beauty. As early as the 

 White Tennis Ball ; has 

 larger heads and unsur- 

 passed for table use. We rec- 

 ommend it most highly for 

 forcing or early Spring crop. 

 Package, 5c: oz., 20c; Yx lb., 

 40c; lb., $1.25. 



MANNS' DEFIANCE SUMMER LETTUCE. 



\IlARGE WHITE LOAF Solid large heads for frames 



and outdoors; very popular. Package, 5c; oz., 15c; Yx lb., 

 33c: lb., $1.00. 



A, LARGE WHITE RUSSIAN, OR BIG HEAD — Very 

 large, crisp, tender and of good flavor; a very good all-the- 

 year-round Lettuce. Package, 5c; Yx lb-, 

 30c: lb., $1.00 



BALTIMORE OAK-LEAVED. 

 This differs from all other varieties 

 in the fact of its having oak- 

 shaped leaves, which are very 

 tender and crisp, one of the 

 best to withstand the Sum- 

 mer heat. Package, 5c: oz., 

 ; Yx lb., 35c; lb., $1.00. 

 ARDY WINTER.- Very 

 a'rdy and forms a solid head; 

 tender and of many merits. 

 Age., 5c: Yx lb., 35c; lb.. $1. 

 njTHICK HEAD YEL- 

 LOW. -As its name indicates, 

 this new Lettuce grows a re- 

 markably solid head, much 

 ike a Cabbage. It defies rain 

 and bad weather, therefore is 

 a sure grower, as well as a 

 rapid one. This quick growth 

 gives exceeding tenderness 

 and fresh, good flavor to its 

 pretty, light green leaves. 

 , 40c; lb., $1.25. 



good size, 

 ioc. ; Yx lb., 



15c; Ya lb 



H 



BIG BOSTON — Is about 

 one week later in maturing LAR6E WHITE RUSSIAN, 



than the famous Boston Market Lettuce, but nearly twice Racket, 5c. ; oz 



the size. Its hard heading qualities at all seasons of the \j PREMIUM CABBAGE — Well-formed, 



year and uniformity of heads makes it a profitable variety close and a little flattened. Package. 5c. ; oz 



for market gardeners and truckers. Oz., 15c; Ya lb., 30c; 35c; lb., $1.00. 



lb., $1.00. 



AVING paid special attention 

 to the growing of Lettuce for 

 several years, and our continued ef- 

 forts having been rewarded by in- 

 troducing the now famous Defiance 

 Lettuce, which for its great resist- 

 ance of Summer heat has not as yet 

 found its equal, we now for the first 

 time shall offer our " New Triumph 

 Lettuce," as quoted above. 

 See cut on last cover page. 

 Sample packets free on applica- 

 tion. 



PREMIUM CABBA6E LETTUCE 



THICK HEAD YELLOW. 



OUR SEEDS ARE GUARANTEED TO GROW. 



