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J. MANNS & CO.’S CHOICE SEEDS. 
SIgg Plan f. Eierfrucht. 
1 oz. will produce 1000 plants. 
Sow in March in hot bed, and transplant when two inches high | 
into a second hot bed, or let them remain and thin out to four 
inches apart. When the weather becomes settled, transplant into 
the open ground three 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. 
===" Black Beauty.—The | 
most beautiful and earliest | 
ofalllarge Egg Plant. Pkg., 
109% 02., 75c. | 
¥ New York Im-| 
proved Purple.—Oval | 
shape, thornless, dark purple | 
color and rich flavor. Pkg., | 
LOC) OZ.5 ROCs AyD; OC | 
lb., $3.00. 
f/f New Mammoth 
Smooth Stem.—This su- 
perior strain is a decided. 
improvement on the New | 
York Large Purple in qual- | 
ity, size and great beauty. | 
The plants are large and vig- 
orous, leaves ofa light green | 
shade, stem smooth, fruit 
Pkg., 10c.. 0z., 25c.; / Ib., 90¢.;1b., $3.00. 
raed 
Gndivien. 
1 oz. to 100 feet of drill; 38 to acre. | 
It may be sown at any time. Formaincrop sow in June or July | 
in rows 16 inches apart. When nearly full grown it is blanched, to 
destroy bitterness, in the following form: When dry gather up the | 
leaves and tie them by their tips in a conical shape, or lay clean 
boards right over the plants, which thereby excludes the light 
and air fromthe inner leaves, which then blanch to a beautiful 
yellowish white. After 14 days or three weeks they will be ready | 
for use. Tie upatdifferent times,as it only keeps a short time | 
after blanching. It makesa splendid salad and is very useful, as it | 
comes in after lettuce is gone. 
\} Ever White Curled.—By far the most beautiful 
variety. Plants moderately dense; leaves coarser than those 
of the Green Curled, but the mid rib is yellow and the 
leaves frequently almost white, so that the plants are very 
attractive and always bring highest prices on the market. 
Pkg., 6c.; oz., 15c.; 4% lb., 40c.; Ib., $1.25. 
Green Curled.--This is 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. Pkg., 5c., | 
oz., 15c.; % Ib., 40.; lb., $1.25. 
large, oval, early and of a4 
K a le. Blatterkohl. 
For broadcast, 2 to 3 lbs. per acre. For transplanting, 1 oz. 
to 200 feet of drill. 
[Po 
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SSS = 
oe Standing, or New American Kale.— 
This beautiful, deeply green, curled variety combines two 
important features— hardy as the Siberian, and extra curled, 
like the well-known curled Scotch. Superior to all other 
sorts and will stand longer without shooting to seed than 
any other. 1b, 10c.; 1b., 25c. 
LCurled German.—Curly, dwarf, hardy and rapid 
grower. ¥ lb., 10c.; lb., 25c. 
;} Dwarf Green Scotch.—lIs very dwarf and spread- 
ing. The leaves are beautifully curled and of a bright 
green. Y lb., 15c.; lb., 40c. 
/ Brussels Sprouts. 
Sow in May and manage as Winter Cabbage. In the fall 
the leaves should be broken down, so that the little Cabbages 
will have more room to grow. 
This is one of the most deli- 
cious of all vegetables, and of 
. easy growth. Produces on the 
astem small heads resembling 
miniature Cabbages. The sprouts 
are used as greens and become 
Z very tender when touched by 
the frost. Oz., 20c.; / Ib., 60c. 
Bore Cole. 
é stalks attain a height of two feet 
and will produce continually throughout 
¥the season, the lower leaves being gath- 
red for use before they become old. 
FThe broad leaves are light green with a 
smooth centre. The edges of 
leaves are beautifully crimped 
and curled, the entire plant be- 
ing most distinct in character. 
It is very hardy and will furnish 
a new growth of Sprouts of 
finest quality in the early spring. 
About Baltimore it issown in May and transplanted like 
Cabbage. Oz., 15c.; 1% lb., 30c.; 1b.,$1.00. 
Impr. Kohl-Rabi. 
_ Kohl-Raben. 
1 oz. will produce 1500 plants. 
This formsa bulb above the ground 
and its flavor mingles in the pecutiari- 
ties of the Cabbage. Sow in April in 
rows eighteen inches apart, thinning 
j out to eight inches between the plants. 
as f Early White Vienna.—Ex- 
Yeellent for forcing and of fine quality. 
The bulbs grow to the size of an apple 
when ready for use, and are of a pale 
whitish green. They are of delicate 
cabbage-like flavor. Pkg.,5c.;0z., 15c.; 
YY Ib., 40c.; lb., $1 25. 
