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J. MANNS & CO.'S CHOICE SEEDS. 



LETTUCE* — Continued* 



' Golden Yel- 

 1 o w Stone- 

 liead. — A fiiie 

 varietj', verj- solid 

 heads of great 

 beaut}-. As earl}' 

 as the White Ten- 

 nis Ball, has larger 

 heads and unsur- 

 passed for table 

 use. We recom- 

 mend it most high- 

 ly for forcing or 

 Premium Cabbage. early Spring crop. 



Package, oc; oz., loc; X ^b., 40c.; lb., $1.25. 



y'' Premium Cabbage. — Well-formed, good size, close 



and a little flattened. Package, oc; oz., 10c. ; X ^b., 35c.; 



lb., $1.00. 



riELON. — Musk, or Cantaloupe. 



1 oz. for 60 hills; 25 to the acre. 



All Melons thrive best in a light, dry. sandy soil. Sow after 

 I all daueer of frost is past, in hills six feet each way. ten seeds / 

 I in a hill. When the plants have made the second pair of leaves, S 

 I and all danger of insects is past, thin out four to a hill. If the ? 

 plants grow very rank the tips of the leading shoots should be ■ 

 ' pinched off when about three feet long. 



Baltimore Tfutineg. 



^ISaltimore Nutmeg". — This is without doubt the 

 best Cantaloupe for table use and market purposes. It is 

 slightl}' ribbed, beautiful, heavity netted, green skin, oval 

 shape, flesh thick, green, very fine flavored and sweet, very 

 prolific. X lb , 15c.; lb., 40c. 



A^enny Lintl.- — An extra early green-fleshed melon, 

 and one of the sweetest flavor. Fruits small, globular, 

 oval, little flattened, ribbed and covered with shallow net- 

 ting. One of the best small melons for hotel and restaur- 

 ant use. 34^ lb., 15c.; lb., ;36c. 



^Emerald Gem. 



— Fruit small to me- 

 dium - sized, globular 

 or slightly flat- 

 t e n e d at the ends, 

 only slightly netted 

 and" ribbed.' Skin 

 deep green while 

 young, becoming 

 tinged with yellow as 

 the fruit matures, 

 flesh deep salmon 

 yellow, thick, ripen- 

 ing close to the ■ rind, 

 Emerald Greeu. 



flavored. }{ lb., 15., 1 lb., 40c. 

 — -^^^Liarge Hackeusack, or Turk's Cap. — Very pop- 

 ular variety. It attains a large size, is round in shape and 

 flattened at the ends. Skin green, and thickly netted. 

 Flesh is also green, rich and sugary in flavor. It is very 

 productive and largely grown by market gardeners. Oz., 

 lOc; X lb., 15c.; lb.,' 50c. 



•c. 



Netted Gem. 



— " Rocky For d, or 

 j^'S etted Gem.— 



This has become one of 

 the most popular o f 

 small or basket melons. 

 The fruit is oval, slightly 

 ribbed, densely covered 

 with coarse netting. 

 Flesh thick, green, verj' 

 sweet and high flavored. 

 We offer an exception- 

 alh- fine stock of this 

 sort, the fruit being 

 wonderfully uniform in 

 shape and quality. ^{ 

 lb., 15c.; lb., 40c. 



Paul Rose, or Petoskey.— This new melon is a 

 cross of the Osage with Netted Gem. It possesses the fine 

 netting of the Gem, and averages about the same size, but 

 owing to the great thickness of its beautiful salmon-cov- 

 ered flesh will weigh at least one-third more than a Netted 

 Gem of the same size. The size is much more convenient 

 for packing in baskets than the Osage, while as a shipper 

 and long keeper it surpasses all other red-fleshed melons. In 

 some Western cities, where there is a good demand for red 

 or salmon-fleshed varieties, the Paul Rose sells at double 

 the price of other sorts. Market gardeners who grow red- 

 fleshed melons will find the Paul Rose their most profitable 

 sort, while for the home table nothing better could be de- 

 .sired or obtained. X lb., 15c.; lb., 40c. 



-^ — Extra Piarly Hacken sack. — We off er under this 

 name a very distinct stock, different and much superior to 

 that often sold as Extra Early Hackensack. The fruit is 

 medium sized, nearly round with deep ribs and very coarse 

 netting. The flesh is green, a little coarse but very juicy 

 and sweet. Pkt., 5c. X lb., 15c.; lb., 40c. 



Extra Early Jenny I>ind. 



- — «-Tlie Extra Early Jenny Llnd Musk Melon. — 



The Early Jenny Lind has been for many years most popu- 

 lar with market growers, on account of its extreme earli- 

 ness and great productiveness. We now offer an improved 

 strain of this fine melon obtained from a leading grower of 

 South Jerse}', where melons command the highest market 

 prices by reason of their handsome appearance and deU- 

 cious flavor. The fruit of the regular Jenny Lind is well 

 flattened at both stem and blossom ends, ribbed and heavily 

 netted, but in this fine type there is a distinct nub or " but- 

 ton ' ' growing out of the blossom end, as if the fruit had 

 attempted to make a second growth. This extra growth is 

 a peculiarit}' of the earliest ripening strain, as well as an 

 indication of finest flavor, and is eagerly sought for by 

 buyers in the Eastern cities. The flesh of these melons is 

 uniformly sweet and melting, but the small nub or button 

 has a concentrated sweetness not found in any other melon, 

 and furnishes a dehcious morsel to finish the eating of one 

 of these fine fruits. Our seed has all been saved from speci- 

 mens ha^-ing a well-developed nub or " button," and can be 

 depended upon not only for the earliest ripening, but also 

 to produce fruits of verv' uniform size and finest quality. 

 The majority will show the nubs, as illustrated above, well 

 developed. 'Pkt., 5c.; X lb., 25c.; lb., 75c. 



