J, MANNS & CO.'S CHOICE SEEDS. 



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General List of 



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MANNS' Choice 



Vegetable Seeds. 



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i oz. for 60 feet drill; 400 plants. 



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To grow plants from seed, sow in April or May, in drills about one inch 

 deep, in rows a foot apart. Keep the soil mellow and free from weeds. During 

 the Summer " thin out," and the following Spring the plants may be set out in 

 beds, 6x6 feet wide, with a path two feet wide on each side ; set the plants 

 about a foot apart each way, with the plants four inches below the surface. The 

 deeper the soil and the more manure used, the greater the crop. Annually, after 

 the first cutting, the bed should be given a liberal top-dressing of manure, 

 ashes and salt, which should be well cultivated into the soil. As soon as the 

 tops turn yellow in the Fall they should be cut and removed from the beds, and 

 just before Winter cover the beds with four inches of coarse strawy manure or 

 leaves, which should be removed in the Spring. 



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COLOSSAL — The standard variety. The shoots are of the largest size 

 productive and of the best quality. 5c. a package ; 15c. % lb.; 40c. lb. 



THE PALMETTO — This variety .is not only much earlier, but is also a better 

 yielder, and is more even than the Old Favorite. The Palmetto has now been 

 planted in all parts of the country, and the reports we hear indicate that it is equally 

 well adapted for all sections, North and South. Package, 5c: % lb., 15c; lb., 40c. 

 ASPARAGUS ROOTS — Any variety, $1.00 per 100. two-year-old. 



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Dwarf or Bush— goljnim* 



1 pint to 50 feet of drill; 2 bus. to the acre. 



Plant as soon as the ground is warm and dry, in drills two and one-half feet 

 apart, and drop the beans three inches apart. For a succession sow every three 

 weeks until the 15th of August. Hoe often, but never when wet with dew or 

 rain, as earth will rust the leaves and injure the crop. 



IMPROVED RED VALENTINE — This is the most 

 popular of all green-podded Short Snap Beans. It is at 

 least ten days earlier than the old early Red Valentine. 

 Vines very uniform, making little or no top growth, and 

 producing enormously. Qt, 20c; peck, 90c; bus., $3.50. 



EARLY RED VALENTINE — The old standard va- 

 riety; early round pods and very prolific. Bus., $3.25. 



NEW STRINGLESS GREEN POD — This new bean, 

 of recent introduction, has already found first place in the 

 list of Short Snap varieties, and is the first and only string- 

 less green pod dwarf bean in cultivation. It surpasses all 

 others in crisp, tender flavor, and is also very prolific. The 

 pods are ready to market two weeks earlier than the Im- 

 proved Red Valentine. 



The illustration shows the width and thickness of the 

 beautiful, straight green pods, which are always absolutely 

 stringless, full and fleshy. 



Per quart, 20c; peck, $1.10; bus., $4.25. 



EXTRA EARLY REFUGEE— The earliest of the 

 green-podded kinds, furnishing a fleshy pod of fine quality. 

 The vines are a little smaller and more upright growing 

 and the leaves distinctly lighter colored than those of the 

 late Refugee, though the dry beans are of the same shape 

 and color. Quart, 20c; peck, 80c. ; bus., $3.00. 



REFUGEE, OR THOUSAND TO ONE — Maturing 

 later than Extra Early Refugee, with larger foliage; very 

 prolific. Quart, 20c; peck, 80c. ; bus., $3.00. 



WHITE VALENTINE.—The seed of this bean being 

 white, gives it additional value, as it can be used green as a 

 snap bean or as a Winter shell bean. 20c. a quart, 90c. 

 a peck, $3.50 a bushel. 



OUR SEEDS ARE GUARANTEED TO GROW. 



