SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 
J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. 
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TOMATOES 
1 oz. to 2,000 plants; 14 Ib. per acre. 
All our tomato seeds are grown from stocks, exclusively for seed purposes, by the originators, 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 5 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. 
few days until the plants are established. 
Water freely at time of transplanting, and shelter from the sun a 
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 
: An extra early, large tomato 
Improved Advance of high quality, round 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. 
Developed in Ontario, Canada, for 
Early Canadian adaptability to their very short 
growing season. Extremely early, perfectly shaped and quite 
prolific. 
; ? 7 This is an extremely early variety 
Sparks Earliana and produces large clusters of 
fair-size fruits, which are very uniform in size and shape. 
It is hardy, and can be set out early. Color of flesh deep 
red, very solid and fine flavor. 
7 , A very productive and quite 
King of the Earlies early variety, very similar to 
Sparks’ Earliana; the vines are somewhat heavier and leaves 
more plentiful, which furnish great protection for the fruit; 
and for this reason it has become a favorite with many 
growers. 
Second Early and Main Crop Varieties 
Th i f st , vig- : 
Matchless Sees. Seeaet i. etl ae with 
fruit, the foliage is very rich, dark green color. 
They are entirely free from core, of a very 
rich cardinal red color, and are not liable to 
erack from wet weather. The fruits are of 
the largest size, and this is maintained 
throughout the season, the healthy growth of 
foliage continuing until killed by frost. 
PRICES 
Pkt. Oz. % Lb. Lb. 
Bonny Best.......... $ .10 $ .25 $1.00 $3.50 
Chalk’s Early Jewel.. .10 .30 85 3.00 
Cometieer sean as -10 1.00 3.00 ae 
Early Canadian....... -25 -60 2.00 7.00 
Early Detroit........ 10 50 1.50 5.00 
Enormous ........... 10 40 1.25 4.00 
Greater Baltimore.... .10 -40 85 §«=3.00 
Improved Advance.... .10 00 1.50 5.00 
IXL Extra Early..... 10 30 -90 §=3.00 
John Baer............ -10 .30 85 3.00 
King of the Earlies.. .19 -30 90 3.50 
Kelley’s Red......... -10 25 -15 2.50 
Livingston’s Beauty.. .10 -30 -90 3.00 
Livingston’s Globe.... .10 35 8 ©=6©1.00 §=—3.50 
Livingston’s Paragon. .10 25 -75 =. 2.50 
Marglobe ............ 25 45 1.385 5.00 
Maryland Price...... -10 -30 -90 3.00 
Matchless ........... -10 -30 -90 3.00 
Ponderosa ........... -10 0 1.50 5.00 
Red Rock............ 10 .30 -85 3.00 
Sparks’ Earliana..... -10 .30 -90 «3.00 
Stone (Improved).... .10 25 75 2.50 
Success .......:..... -10 30 85 3.00 
Wilt Resistant....... 10 25 -75 2.50 
Wisdom Tomato...... -10 .35 1.00 3.50 
Pear Shaped Red..... .10 .30 1.00 yee 
Pear Shaped Yellow.. .10 30 =1.00 Bee 
Yellow’ Plum......... 10 30 = 1.00 aniae 
Ae SR ean I KIEV NOH Ae CUI SONU 
Our special strain of Bonny Best has 
Bonny Best become a favorite among large grow- 
ers for the early market. It is truly so superior to the 
ordinary stocks that it might rightfully be considered a 
new variety. It is earlier than Chalk’s Early Jewel, and 
within two or three days as early as Earliana. Very pro- 
lific, with liberal foliage to protect the fruit from the sun. 
The beautiful scarlet-red fruit is set in clusters of 5 or 
more. Its great characteristic is that it ripens each set- 
ting of fruit nearly all at once, and ripens evenly all over 
up to the stem. 
I want to say a word of praise for your special strain 
of Bonny Best Tomato. For heavy cropping, large size, 
and earliness and smoothness, it can not be beat. It will 
suit any critical market gardener if he wants the best 
strain obtainable. I have been growing Bonny Best To- 
matoes for 20 years and have paid as much as $5.00 per 
ounce, but I must say that you have about the best strain 
I ever used. They are extra fine. 
Geo. T. Robinson, 
3 Ripens 10 days later than 
Chalk’s Early Jewel sparks’ Earliana, but more 
desirable for home use, as fruits are thicker through and 
more solid, comparing favorably with the later maturing 
sorts. Color bright scarlet and quality very best. 
A second early variety, maturing 10 days 
John Baer later than the King of the Earlies. Fruit 
, Md. 
is borne in clusters of 3, of bright red color, averaging 3 
inches across and 2% inches from stem to: blossom end. 
Bonny Best Tomatoes 
