SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. 15 
EGG PLANT ee. 3 
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 deep, 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; 
Y Ib., $1.25; Ib., $4.50. 
The most beautiful and earliest of all large Egg Plants: 
Black Beauty pxt.)10c; oz., 40c; 1 Ib., $1.25; Ib., $4.50. 
e ° Very vigorous and| productive; of upright growth 
Florida High Bush holding the fruit well off the pround: colen light s a < 
purple; of oblong shape. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; 14 Ib., $1.00. Black Beauty Egg Pl 
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ant 
Oval shaped, thornless, d 1 
New York Improved Purple 23, aon hae? Gre Purple KOHLRABI 
oz., 40c; 14-Ib., $1.15; Ib., $4.00. 1 oz. will produce 1,500 plants. 
This forms a bulb above the ground and its flavor is somewhat similar te 
Cabbage. Sow in April in rows 18 inches apart, thinning out to 8 inches 
between 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 green. 
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 Ibs. 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; 
Ib., $1.25. 
plus hwins 
Ever White Curied Endive Green Curled ;,‘1,: 
hardiest variety, and very de- 
sirable for the home and market 
garden. The deep green leaves are beautifully cut and curled, easily blanched and become 
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very crisp, tender and fine flavored. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., 40c; Ib., $1.25. Early White Vienna ; 
A favorite market variety, o 
LEEK Large London Flag enormous size, leaves large and 
pros a Begs mild and pleasant. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 14 Ib., 
5 rill. c; Ib., $1.50. 
1.07; £0 BU yards of d or SCOTCH CHAMPION. 
Sow early in the spring in drills 1 inch deep and 12 inches apart; W{onstrous Carentan Of eee Sa 
f > ‘ - ° ge size; the leaves 
when about 6 inches high transplant into deep, rich soil, 5 inches ans (omen, Gio) ads pcan Gale Ge Conse Ge Oe 
apart; use a dibble and plant deeply, close to their leaves. inches long and 3 inches in diameter. Pkt.,10c; 14Ib.,50c; Ib..$ 1.75 
KALE 
Broadcast, 2 to 3 Ibs. 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. 
New Floradale Savoy ?!,"°% 
height, with long deep curled green leaves, 
and is one of the handsomest Kales ever 
developed. Its graceful leaves are un- 
marked by frost. It is late seeding, and 
will be found in good condition after all 
other varieties have lost their usefulness. 
Pkt., 5c; 14 Ib., 40c; Ib., $1.00. 
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Extra Curled 42, improve: 
on 
A well-known 
Long Standing German Extra 
Curled Kale; beautifully curled, of strong, 
vigorous habit, perfectly hardy and slow 
phoceing to seed. Pkt., 5c; 14 Ib., 20c; lb., 
IC. 
Siberian Kale {20> 15% lb. 
Kale, Extra Curled-Long Standimy Monstrous Carentan Leek 
