SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 
J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. 7 
BORECOLE 
Superior to the ordinary Kale in quality 
and extensively grown in this section for 
marketing during the winter months, when 
other vegetabies are scarce. Borecole 
should be grown like cabbage, the seed 
being sown from early spring to the middle 
of August. It is customary to pull off 
the lower leaves and let the plant grow 
on to furnish a continuous supply. 
This variety is 
Hardy Winter the most salable 
and profitable sort for either the home or 
market gardener. The plant attains a 
height of 18 inches and produces an abund- 
ance of beautiful light green leaves, which 
are densely curled and crimped. It is 
extremely hardy and has the additional 
advantage of putting forth a second crop 
of leaves after the first have been gathered 
or have fallen off. This new growth of 
sprouts is of the finest quality and is 
ready for market during the winter months 
and early spring, when it commands a 
fancy price in the markets. It is better 
not to cut or handle the plants while 
frozen but if this is unavoidable, thaw 
them out in cold water. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
20c; 4 Ib., 60c; Ib., $2.00. 
Mossbach A half dwarf, white rib- 
bed variety of very dis- 
tinct appearance. Its gracefully curled 
light green leaves are self-folding which 
causes the heart to blanch to a beautiful 
yellow. It matures very early and_ is 
superior to all other varieties in quality 
and flavor for fall use. It is not hardy 
however, and should be gathered before frost or protected. 
10c; oz., 20c; 14 Ib., 60c; Ib., $2.00. 
Dwarf Green Scotch This excellent sort is low spread- 
ing and compact in its nature 
of growth, forming a mass of leaves which are beautifully curled 
and mosslike in appearance. The color is an attractive bright 
green and the quality is excellent. Being quite hardy, the plants 
will remain green throughout the entire winter where the temper- 
ature does not fall below zero. This strain is also called Norfolk 
Kale and is extensively grown in this section and farther South 
or the Northern markets. Pkt., 10c; 4 Ib., 30c; Ib., $1.00. 
BROCCOLI 
Large White French Grown for the cauliflower-like 
heads and for greens; easily 
marketed among the French and Italian trade. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
50c; --lb., $1.75. 
Pkt., 
Swiss Chard—Lucullus. 
Borecole—Dwarf Green Scotch. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
- 1 oz. will sow 500 ft. of drill or 3,000 plants. 
Brussels Sprouts are grown for use during the fall and winter 
months. An abundance of sprouts, resémbling minaiture cab- 
bages are produced over the entire stem from tip to the ground. 
When the young sprouts are well formed the lower leaves should 
be stripped off to aid. the formation of the heads. Sow the seed 
thinly in drills in April for early crop or in early June for a late 
fall crop. After the plants are 6 inches high transplant to rows 
which are 3 to 4 feet apart and 18 to 24 inches apart in the rows. 
The plants are hardy and in this section will live out through the 
winter without protection. The sprouts are improved in quality 
and flavor by frost. ere i he TS N thar 
. O oun to e the est variety ot In 
Danish Prize quality and productiveness. The sprouts 
develop very evenly over the entire stem, the lower sprouts being 
as tightly folded and as solid as those higher up. Consequently 
a large crop can be gathered. Unsurpassed in quality. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 30c; 14 Ib., 90c; Ib., $3.00. 
SWISS CHARD 
or Spinach Beet 
This excellent vegetable is grown for its large, broad leave® 
which make a delicious dish when prepared like spinach or aspar- 
agus. The increasing demand proves conclusively that this variety 
is finally receiving the attention its many valuable characteristics 
deserve. It produces all tops and no edible root, the leaves stand- 
2 to 244 feet high, growing well even in hot weather when spinach 
fails altogether. It soon sprouts again after cutting and gives 
several crops each year. 
Plant the seeds the same as ordinary beet seeds but thin out at 
first to 6 inches apart, later to 1 foot apart. Ready for use in about 
a Sede The! large | le yell 
s s e large leaves are pale yellow- 
Large Ribbed White ish-green in color, having very 
broad, white, tender midribs which are prepared and served like 
asparagus. The leafy portion is cooked similar to spinach. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 14 Ib., 25c; Ib., 75c. 
Lu ull Ss An improved type of Chard, being of more up- 
Cc U right growth. The leaves are dark green with 
white mid-rib and veins: very much crumpled and curled. The 
stalks are thick and broad and as large as rhubarb. Pkt., 5c3 
4 Ib., 25c; Ib., 75c. 
COLLARDS 
This is a tall, loose leaved kale-like plant grown throughout 
the South for table use and for stock feeding purposes. Collards 
usually succeed in locations where cabbage cannot be grown to 
perfection. One ounce of seed will sow 300 feet of drill; two 
pounds per acre. 
. he chief th- 
Georgia, Southern or Creole 7° ¢hici South. 
greens, growing 2 to 3 feet high and forming a large, loose, open 
head or cluster of leaves with a rather long stem. Quality is 
improved by a light frost. Pkt., 5c; 14 lb., 25c; Ib., 75c. 
CHIVES 
Chives are a small hardy perenial plant, resembling: the onion 
in appearance and growing in clusters. They are grown for the 
young leaves, which are produced freely from early in the spring 
and give a mild onion flavor to sausages, salads and various diahes. 
Pkt., 10c. oz. 60c. 
