SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. 17 
EGG PLANT he 
1 ounce will produce 1,000 plants. 
Sow in March in hotbeds, and transplant when 2 inches high into a second hot- 
bed, 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 deéép, make it rich with well- 
rotted manure and hoe often. 
A decided improvement on the New 
Mammoth Smooth Stem York Large Purple in quality, size and 
beauty. The plants are large and vigorous, leaves of a light green shade, stem 
smooth, fruit large, oval, early and of a fine deep purple. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; 
14 Ib., $1.25; lb., $4.50. 
) The most beautiful and earliest of all large Egg Plants, 
Black Beauty pxt.,"10c; oz., 40c; 14 Ib., $1.25; Ib., $4.50. 
D ° Very vigorous and productive; of upright growth 
Florida High Bush jolding the fruit well of the ground: color light 
te 
purple of oblong shape. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; 14 ib., $1.00. : Black Beauty Egg Plant 
Oval shaped, thornless, dark ] 
New York Improved Purple 23, 2a Gen davon Pkt. Lbcs KOHLRABI 
oz., 40c; 14-Ib., $1.15; lb., $4.00. 1 oz. will produce 1,500 plants. 
This forms a bulb above the ground and its flavor is somewhat similar to 
Cabbage. Sow in Aprilin rows 18 inches apart, thinning out to 8 inches 
the plants. 
Early White Vienna 
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 sreen. 
They are of delicate cabbage- 
like flavor. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 15c; 
14 Ib., 60c; Ib., $2.00. 
ENDIVE 
1 ounce to 100 feet of drill, 
3 lbs. to the acre. 
Ever White Curled 
Plants moderately dense; leaves 
coarser than those of the Green 
Curled, but the mid-rib is yel- 
low and the leaves almost 
white. Pkt. 10c; oz., 20c; 14 
Ib. 40c; Ib., $1.25. 
Broad-leaved Bata- 
° (Escarolle) Leaves 
vian broad and almost 
plain; color light green. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 20c; 14 Ib., 40c; 
<a a = Ib., $1.25. 
aluehvailes 
Ever White Curled Endive Green Curled ;,%;2 
hardiest variety, and very de- 
| Y sirable for the home and market 
garden. The deep green leaves are beautifully cut and curied, easily blanched and become 
very crisp, tender and fine flavored. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; 14 lb., 40c; lb., $1.25. Early White Vienna 
A favorite market variety, of 
LEEK Large London Flag enormous size, leaves large and 
a) april cein broad: flavor mild and pleasant. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 Ib., 
oz. to yards of drill. 75c; Ib., $2.50. 
Sow early in the spring in drills 1 inch deep and 12 inches apart; Monstrous Carentan Of SCOTCH  CHAMEION. 
when about 6 inches high transplant into deep, rich soil, 5 inches ny Home, BIB Ged: Gn Glas OG pice Base he Heaven. 
apart; use a dibble and plant deeply, close to their leaves. machealowe peas vaches in diameter. Pkt.,10c; 141b.,75c; Ib.,$2.50 
FENNEL (Florence) 
(Finocchia) In great demand with Ital- 
ian trade and deserves to be more generally 
used. The leaf stalks are clustered in a 
bulb-like formation, and when these are 
about 14% in. wide, the plants should be 
hilled up to about half their height. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 141b. 40c; Ib. $1.25. 
KALE 
Broadcast, 2 to 3 lbs. per acre. 1 oz. to 
200 feet of drill. 
The Kales are more hardy than Cabbage, 
and make excellent greens for winter and 
spring use, and are improved by frost. For 
early spring use, sow broadcast in Septem- 
ber and protect during winter. It may also 
be sown in April or May for later use. 
Extra Curled ment’ on the 
° well-known 
Long Standing German Extra 
Curled Kale; beautifully curled, of strong, 
vigorous habit, perfectly hardy and slow 
gacotine to seed. Pkt., 10c; 14 lb., 20c; 1b., 
Ce 
Siberian Kale #2?” 5!» 
Kale, Extra Curled-Long Standing Monstrous Carentan Leek 
