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SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. 1! 
Egg Plant , 
1 ounce will produce 1,000 plants. 
Sow in March in hotbeds, and transplant when 2 inches high 
into a second hotbed, 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. 
This superior strain is a decided im- 
Mammoth Smooth Stem provement on the New 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; % Ib., $1.25; Ib., $4.50. r 
The most beautiful and earliest of all large Egg 
Black Beauty Plants. Pkt., 10¢; oz., 40c; %4 Ib., $1.25; Ib., $4.50. 
New York Improved Purple pursic “color,” ana’ rich” favor. 
«, Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; %4 Ib., $1.15; lb., $4.00. 
e Florida High 
Bush = Vigor 
upright 
growth, hold- 
ing the fruit 
well off the 
ground; color 
light purple; 
of oblong 
shape. Pkt., 
loc; oz., 30c; )- 7a Biack|i Beauty: 
¥% Ib., $1.00. a 
| Endive 
1 ounce to 100 feet of drill; 3 lbs. to the acre. 
Endive may be sown at any time. For main crop 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 from the inner leaves, which then blanch to a beautiful yellowish 
white. After 14 days or 3 weeks they will be ready for use. Tie 
up at different times, as it only keeps a short time after blanching. 
4 A : | It makes a splendid salad, and is very useful, as it comes in after 
| Sa a iiti20is; lettuce is gone. 
. . Q By far the most beautiful variety. 
Ever White Curled Endive. Ever White Curle 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 
Kale are very attractive and always bring the highest prices on 
i the market. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 20e; % Ib., 30c; Ib., $1.00. 
Broadcast, 2 to 3 lbs. per acre. 1 0z. to 200 feet of drill. G C | d This is the hardiest variety, and very de- 
The Kales are more hardy than Cabbage, and make reen Uurie sirable for the home and market garden. 
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excellent greens for winter and spring use, and are The deep green leaves are beautifully cut and curled, easily 
improved by frost. For early spring use, sow broad- blanched and become very crisp, tender and fine flavored. 
cast in September and protect during winter. It Pkt., 5c; 0z., 20c; % lb., 30c; Ib., $1.00. 
must also be sown in April or May for later use. a! 
Of medium height, with long 
New Floradale Savoy deep curled green leaves, and Kohlrabi 
is one of the handsomest Kales ever developed, Its 1 oz. will produce 1,500 plants. 
graceful leaves are unmarked by frost. It is late This forms a bulb above the 
seeding, and will be found in good condition after ground and its flavor is some- 
all other varieties have lost their usefulness. Pkt., what similar to Cabbage. Sow 
5e; % Ib., 40c; Ib., $1.00. ‘ rie vA 
y ’ ’ in April in rows 18 inches 
7 b An improvement on the apart, thinning out to 8 inches 
American Long Standing well sere German Ex- | between the plants. 
ra Curle ale; beauti y curled, of strong, vigor- ° D 
ous habit, perfectly hardy and slow shooting to seed. Early White Vienna tee 
Pkt., 5c; %4 Ib., 20c; Ib., 50c; 10 Ibs., $4.50. ing 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., 0c; oz., lace; % 
Ib., 30¢; Ib., $1.00. 
Leek 
1 oz. to 50 yards of drill. 
Sow early in the spring in drills 
1 inch deep and 12 inches apart; 
when about 6 inches high trans- 
plant into deep, rich soil, 5 inches 
apart; use a dibble and plant 
deeply, close to their leaves, 
A favorite 
Large London Flag foci? va- 
riety, of enormous size, leaves 
large and broad; flavor mild 
and pleasant. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 
Y, Ib., 50c; Ib., $1.50. 
Monstrous Carentan or Scotch 
Of extra large size; 
Champion the leaves are fan- 
shaped, of a dark green color; 
the edible stem is 6 to 8 inches 
long and 3 inches in diameter. 
Pkt., 5¢; % Ib., 50c; Ib., $1.75. Monstrous Carentan  Leeh. 
