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J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. 



SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 



CELERY 



French Golden Self-Blanching Celery 



CORN SALAD 



1 ounce will sow 20 square feet: 6 pounds to the acre. 

 AcltBY Sttlad Large Seeded Dutch. A vegetable used as 

 a salad. It is sown in the opening of 

 spring in rows 1 foot apart, and is fit to use in 6 or 8 weeks 

 from sowing. If wanted in early spring, sow in September; 

 cover with straw as soon as cold weather sets in. Can be 

 grown in cold frames, covered with straw mats or shutters, 

 and used any time during the winter. 



POP CORN 



Japanese HulleSS The most popular variety. The 

 r pearly white grains pop free 



from hull. 



Queen's Golden Yellow Jt | ops perfectly white, 



^ and produces very large 



flakes. 



Variety 



PRICES 



Pkt. 



Oz. 



%Lb. 



Lb. 



CELERY 



Columbia 



Easy Bleacher 



Evan's New Triumph.. 

 French Golden Yellow. 



Giant Pascal 



Golden Heart 



$ .10 



10 



10 



10 



10 



10 



$ .20 

 .20 

 .20 

 .50 

 .20 

 .20 

 .50 

 .35 

 .35 

 .25 

 .20 



$ .50 

 .60 

 .50 



1.50 

 .60 

 .60 



1.50 

 .90 

 .90 

 .75 

 .50 



$1.75 

 2.00 

 1.75 

 5.00 

 2.00 

 2.00 

 5.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 2.50 

 1.75 



Golden Self-Blanching. 

 Silver Self-Blanching.. 

 White Plume 



10 



10 



Winter Queen 



10 



CORN SALAD 

 Ackersalad 



10 



.15 



.40 



1.25 



POP CORN 











Japanese Hulless 









.15 



1 ounce to 1,000 plants. 



Celery seed is very slow to germinate and therefore should 

 be started indoors in boxes from February to April or sown 

 out of doors in a finely prepared seed bed during April. See 

 that the seed is not covered too deep and that the bed is 

 kept moist, almost wet until the seeds germinate. When the 

 plants are about two inches high thin out and transplant to 

 a distance of two or three inches apart each way. These 

 must be kept entirely free from weeds and when they are 

 four inches high the tops may be cut off so that the plants 

 will grow more stocky. The plants are usually set out in 

 the permanent bed when five inches high and it is usually 

 best to do this during July or the first of August. In some 

 sections best results are obtained by transplanting in June. 



The permanent beds should be thoroughly prepared and 

 well enriched with rotted manure, which should be spaded 

 in deeply, the rows being spaced 3 to 4 feet apart. Cut off 

 some of the root and set the plants 8 to 12 inches apart in 

 the rows, firming the soil tightly, and cultivate them fre- 

 quently for a period of six weeks. Celery needs plenty of 

 moisture. 



When the plants are nearly full grown they should be 

 blanched. This is done by drawing the soil closely about 

 the plants to about two-thirds of their height, being careful 

 not to allow any of the earth to fall between the leaves. 

 Repeat this process every few days until only the top of the 

 leaves are visible. Do not disturb the plants while they are 

 wet or the soil is damp as this is liable to result in injury 

 from rust. 



Clnliten Plume T h is new strain of Golden Self- 

 \JUIUVII riUlllV Blancning has been pr0 nounced by 



authorities to be the best of all the early varieties. It 

 matures two or three weeks earlier than any other sort, 

 blanches more quickly and shows less tendency to blight or 

 crown-rot. Distinctly larger and ranker in growth than 

 Golden Self-Blanching; more plainly ribbed and does not 

 grow hollow. The crisp, tender stalks are very broad and 

 the large full plumed centers are displayed to advantage. 

 Combining the assets of earliness, finest quality and appear- 

 ance Golden Plume offers a splendid opportunity to Market 

 Gardeners. Celery Growers in New York and New Jersey 

 have met with tremendous success using this variety. 



French Golden Yellow Self -Blanching 



(Originator's Stock.) Our strain of this very popular sort 

 cannot be excelled in quality or appearance. The plants 

 are of medium size, compact and stocky, with yellowish 

 green foliage. The stalks are solid, crisp, tender, free from 

 strings and of a fine nutty flavor. 



7?ff«H RIf>n/>hf>r Two weeks later than Golden Self- 

 EsUi>y niCULner B]anching Blanches readily and is a 

 great favorite with Southern growers who usually plant a 

 full crop of this one sort. Vigorous in growth and a splen- 

 did keeper. 



Winter Queen ^ meclium height, an excellent winter 



™ keeping sort, producing thick creamy 



white stalks which are broad, very solid and crisp. The 

 hearts are large and it blanches well. 



Golden Heart £ distinct . variety of sturdy dwarf 

 habit. It is solid, and an excellent 

 keeper, and of fine nutty flavor. When blanched, the heart, 

 which is large and full, is of a light yellow, making it ex- 

 ceedingly showy and desirable for either market or private 

 use. 



Columbia A " exceptionally fine, early variety. The 

 plant is of medium height, but very stocky, 

 foliage is a light shade of green with yellow tinge, and the 

 stalks are thick, almost round, and resemble Giant Pascal in 

 shape, but are of a rich, yellow color. 



fiinnf Pneffil A superior keeping sort. The stalks 

 u-tu/tt ru»Liu are very large> thickf solidj crisp and 



of rich nutty flavor; it blanches very easily and quickly, 

 and retains its freshness a long time. 



CELERY PLANTS 



All Leading Varieties 

 Ready During July and August 



SEE PAGE 36 



USE A 



FELINS VEGETABLE TYING MACHINE 



Described on Page 61 



