SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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



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EGG PLANT 



1 ounce will produce 1,000 plants. 



Sow in March in hotbeds, and transplant when 2 inches high into a second 

 hotbed, or let them remain and thin out to 4 inches apart. When the weather 

 becomes settled, transplant into the open ground 3 feet apart each way. Good 

 culture is quite as important as good seed. Work the ground deep, make it rich 

 with well-rotted manure and hoe often. 



Mammoth Smooth Stem ^$^^TS^, "ii? »^^5! 



The plants are large and vigorous, leaves of a light green shade, stem smooth, 

 fruit large, oval, early and of a fine deep purple. 



Black Beauty The most beautiful and earliest of all large Egg Plants. 



Very vigorous and productive; of upright growth 

 holding the fruit well off the ground; color light 



Florida High Bush 



purple of oblong shape. 



New York Improved Purple %* ^T^™^ 5 ' dark purp,e 



Black Beauty Egg Plant 



KOHLRABI 



Early White Vienna 



1 ounce will produce 1,500 plants. 



This forms a bulb above the ground and its flavor is 

 somewhat similar to Cabbage. Sow in April in rows IS 

 inches apart, thinning out to 8 inches between the plants. 

 Excellent for forcing 

 and of fine quality. The 

 bulbs grow to the size of an apple when ready for use, 

 and are a pale whitish green. 



ENDIVE 



1 ounce to 100 feet of drill, 3 pounds to the acre. 

 Ever White Curled plants moderately dense; 



ever rvnueisiiiieu leaves coarser than those 



of the Green Curled, but the mid-rib is yellow and the 

 leaves almost white. 



Broad-leaved Batavian b ? s ^ rol a ^ d ^ e m ; e s s t 



plain; color light green. 



Green Curled This If the hardiest variety, and 

 ^ very desirable for the home and 



market garden. The deep green leaves are beautifully 

 cut and curled, easily blanched and become very crisp, 

 tender and fine flavored. 



LEEK 



1 ounce to 50 yards of drill. 



Sow early in the spring in drills 1 inch deep and 12 

 inches apart, when about 6 inches high transplant into 

 deep, rich soil, 5 inches apart; use a dibble and plant 

 deeply, close to their leaves. 



Monstrous Carentan Leek 



I nvno T nnrfnn Finn A favorite market variety, of 



Large Lonaon tiag enormous size , leaves large 



and broad; flavor mild and pleasant. 



Monstrous Carentan °? *g*£ ge c ™ I0 t £ 



leaves are fan-shaped, of a dark green color; the edible 

 stem is 6 to 8 inches long and 3 inches in diameter. 



FENNEL (Florence) 



(Finocchia) In great demand with Italian trade and de- 

 serves to be more generally used. The leaf stalks are clus- 

 tered in a bulb-like formation, and when these are about 1% 

 inches wide, the plants should be hilled up to about half 

 their height. 



KALE 



Broadcast, 2 to 3 pounds per acre; 1 ounce to 200 feet of drill. 



The Kales are more hardy than Cabbage, and make excellent greens for 

 winter and spring use. For early spring use, sow broadcast in September and 

 protect during winter. It may also be sown in April or May for later use. 



Extra Curled Long Standing %^£^&i«i^~&™ 



fully curled, of strong, vigorous habit, perfectly hardy and slow shooting to seed. 



PRICES 

 Variety Pkt, 



EGG PLANT— Black Beauty $ .10 



Florida High Bush 10 



New York Improved Purple 10 



Mammoth Smooth Stem 10 



ENDIVE — Broad-leaved Batavian 10 



Ever White Curled 10 



Green Curled 10 



FENNEL — Florence 10 



KALE — Extra Curled Long Standing 10 



Siberian Kale (Extra Early) 



KOHLRABI— Early White Vienna .10 



LEEK — Large London Flag 10 



Monstrous Carentan 10 



Oa. 



^4 Lb. 



Lb. 



$ .40 



$1.25 



$4.50 



.30 



1.00 





.40 



1.25 



4.50 



.40 



1.25 



4.50 



.20 



.40 



1.25 



.20 



.40 



1.25 



.20 



.40 



1.25 



.20 



.60 



2.00 





.30 



1.00 





.15 



.40 



.20 



.60 



1.75 



.20 



.60 



1.75 



.20 



.60 



1.75 



Kale, Extra Curled — Long Standing 



