MANNS & CO.'S CHOICE SEEDS. 



Asparagus. 



J'pargel. 



S Tu grov 



1 oz. for 00 feet drill ; 400 plants. 



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)\v plants li'om seed, sow in April or May, in drills about one inch deep, 



rows a foot apart. Keep the soil mellow and free from weeds. During the 



Summer "thin out," and the following- Spring the plants may be set out in beds, 



6x6 feet wide, with a path two feet wide on each side ; set the plants about a toot 



apart each way, with the plants four inches below the surface. The deeper the 



soil and the more manure used, the greater the crop. Annually after the tirst 



cutting, the bed should be given a liberal top dressing of manure, ashes and 



salt, which should be well cultivated into the soil. As soon as the tops turn 



yellow in the Fall they should be cut and removed from the beds, and just before 



f Winter cover the beds with four inches of coarse strawy manure or leaves, which \ 



} should be removed in the Spring. ( 



Jv Colossal. — The standard variety . The shoots are of the largest size; very 

 productive and of the best qualit}'. 5c. a package ; 15c. % lb. ; 40c. lb. 



/Tlie Palmetto. — This variety is not only much earlier, but is also a better 

 yi^Wer, and is more even than the Old Favorite. The Palmetto has now been 

 planted in all parts of the country, and the reports we hear indicate that it is equalh' 

 well adapted for all sections. North and South. Package, 5c.; ;4 ^^■' i^c; lb., 40c.'; 

 10 lbs., $8.50. 



ASPARAGUS R00T5. 



Any variety, two-,vear-old, per 100, 75c.; by mail, $1.00; per 1000, $4.00. 



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«# V« * 1*^ • ,:^ Varieties. 



One quart will plant 100 feet of drill : 1 to 1>^ bushels to tlie 

 acre. We supply ii peck at iieck rates. 



/ Plant as soon as the ground is warm and dry in drills two S 

 / and one- half feet apart, and drop the beans three inches apart. S 

 ( For a succession sow every three weeks until the 15th of August. > 

 ( Hoe often, but never when wet with dew or rain, as earth will ^ 

 ? rust the leaves and in.iure the crop. ) 



the Valentine; the pods averaging one-third larger than the 

 latter variety ; it is nearly a week later than Extra Early 

 Valentine if planted at the same time. The plants are of a 

 strong growth, very productive, pods 5-G inches long, light 

 green, slightl}- curved and verj- meaty. The ver}- round 

 pods are brittle and stringless at all stages, and of mild 

 flavor. Ot., 20c.; peck, $1.00 ; bush., $3.50. 



^ New Stringless Qreen Pod. 



This Bean, of recent introduction, has already found 

 first place in the list of Short Snap varieties. The pods are 

 a rich green, very round and straight, five inches long, 

 solidly meaty and' broad, deeply saddle-backed, or creased 

 along'the back, caused by the rounded swell of the flesh}- 

 sides. The pods are tender, brittle, and of finest flavor; 

 always entirely stringless even when fully matured. It 

 combines in itself the chief merits of all the other varieties, 

 viz.: unusual hardiness, extreme earliness and productive- 

 ness. Qt., 20c.; peck, $1.25.; bush., $4.00. 



Giaut Stringless Green Pod.— This new variety 



should not be compared with New Stringless Green Pod, 

 rom which it is entirely distinct, resembling more closely 



Hopkins' Improved Red Valentine. 



At least 10 days earlier than Early \'alentine, and 

 usually ready to pick in 35 days after planting. Pods 

 round, thick, fleshy, of finest quality, and unequalled in 

 uniformity of ripening ; one of the most profitable sorts for 

 gardeners. Ot., 20c.; peck, fl.OO; bush., $3.50. 



