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J. MANNS &, CO.'S CHOICE SEEDS. 



Kaffir Corn. 



One of the best forage plants. The heads contain small 

 white seeds, which make an excellent fiotn-. The heads 

 are greedily eaten by horses and cattle, and make splendid 

 food for poultry, fed either in the grain or ground and 

 cooked. The foliage and stalks make excellent forage. 

 Cultivate the same as common Corn, requiring fovir or five 

 pounds of seed per acre. 100 lbs., $3.00. 



Dwarf Essex Rape. 



This plant is extensively grown for forage, especially 

 for sheep, and for green manure, for which purpose there is 

 perhaps no plant better adapted where a quick, rank growth 

 is desired. Farmers .who raise much stock and desire to get 

 young cattle, sheep or lambs into favorable condition can 

 do it most cheaply by growing this Rape. Prepare the 

 ground as for Turnips and sow in June or July with a Tur- 

 nip drill, in rows two and a half feet apart at the rate of two 

 and a half pounds of seed per acre. Our stock is the true 

 Essex Dwarf, and not the worthless annual. 100 lbs., $5.00. 



FLOWER 



Our Flower Seeds Are Selected with Great Care from the Best English, French and 

 German Seeds. A Trial will Satisfy You as to Their Superiority. 



TERMS AND ABREVIATIONS. 



Flowers"raised from seed are known as Anntials, Biennials and Perennials. The Annuals live and bloom for one 

 season; the Biennials bloom the secojid year after planting, and the Perennials, after becoming once established, bloom 

 annually. Hardy Annuals, Biennials and Perennials may be sown in open ground early in the Spring, if desired. They 

 require but little protection in Winter. Half-hardy varieties need Winter protection. 



As an aid to ihe proper understanding of the varieties comprising the following list, each name will be followed by 

 the letter a, b, pi, or p3, according to their nature or habits, the letters having the following significance: 

 '^'-^(a) Annuals, which live and bloom one season, and perish. 



(b) Biennials, which do not bloom until the second season after sowing. 

 "Z. Z iP^) Perennials, which, once established, bloom annually. 



(p^) Perennials, which require to be grown in a greenhouse :or window during the Winter, and transferred to the 

 garden in Summer. 



ABUTILON. 



Flowering Maple or Chinese Bell Flower. Universally 

 admired; few are aware how easily they can be raised from 

 seed, and;:how beautifully they flower the first season if 

 seed is sown early; should be started in the house and the 

 young plants set out in the garden, but not until the 

 weather is warm and settled. They grow rapidly, and make 

 fine large shrubs, bearing elegant bell-shaped flowers. They 

 bloom freelv in Winter in the house. Roval Prize, mixed, 

 Pkt., 5c. 



AMARANTHUS. 



The varieties are of two types, one of which is valued for 

 the brilliant coloring of the leaves, while the other has 

 large feathery plumes or sprays of rich crimson coloring. 

 Plants are of quick growth, and seed may be sown early in 

 Spring where the plants are to stand, or young plants may 

 be started in a seed-bed and transplanted to the flower-beds. 



Caudatus {'' Lme-Lies-Bleed- 

 ing " ). -Plants of .stiff , erect growth 

 three to four feet in height, with 

 numerous pendant feathery spraj-s 

 of rich deep crimson. Pkt., 5c. 



Splendens (' 'Rainhoic 

 Plant"). ^Oi stiff, erect growth, 

 with a single stalk three to four 

 feet in height. When plants 

 are fully grown the terminal leaves 

 take on beautiful colorings of yel- 

 low, crimson, and scarlet in most 

 showy blending. Pkt., 5c. 



Salicifollus {'^Fountain 

 Plant" ) .—Grows two to three feet 

 in height, freelv branching and of 

 tove-Lies-Bleedmg. pyramidal form'. Both stems and 

 narrow leaves are of a deep purple coloring, uniform with 

 the slender feathery spikes. The slender branches grow in 

 a slightly drooping manner, producing a graceful effect, 

 and suggesting the resemblance to the fine spray of a 

 fountain. Pkt., 5c. 



Ti'icolar {''Joseph's Coat"). — This is similar to Splen- 

 dens, having a single erect stalk and brilHantly colored 

 leaves when of full growth. The rich yellow and red color- 

 ing are rendered distinct by contrasting dark green of the 

 strong foliage. Pkt., 5c. 



SWEET ALYSSUM.-moeniga. 





(a) One of the earliest and most attiactne Spring 

 flowers. Very fine for beds of edging. Of easy culture, 

 and blooms freely the whole season. 



Sweet Alyssum. — The ordinary variety grows 

 eight to ten inches in height, producing spikes of small, 

 fragrant, white flowers. Pkt., 5c. ; oz., 20c. 



Little Gem. — Verj' compact growth, three or four 

 inches high, but a single plant will cover a space up to 

 three feet in circumference. Grows quick from seeds and 

 will bloom when quite young. The abundance of flowers 

 is simply enormous, 300 blossoms having been counted on 

 a single plant. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 25c. 



